Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 47-17vs Texas State | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 1 | 7 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 48-21@ South Florida | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 10 | 31 | 3.4 | 1 | 7 |
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Merek Pierce
Senior running back for SMU. 2019: 31 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD.
5′9″ · 200 lb · Frisco, TX
SMU 2019 alumnus
The story
4 running back for SMU. 2019: 31 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMerek Pierce
Merek Pierce has played for two head coaches in three seasons at SMU. One game to point at: 19 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Texas State — Week 3, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at SMU, 103 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
SMU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
2 coaches2017
SMU
Coaching transition mid-career: Chad Morris → Sonny Dykes. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2019 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2017SMU7-6HC: Chad Morris · Balanced
2018SMU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2019SMU10-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 15.5 YDS/g, 3.4 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology