Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | L 21-48@ Ohio | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
#8
Pierce Oppong
Senior defensive end on Northern Illinois's 2025 roster.
6′3″ · 264 lb · Bloomington, MN
CFB Index 5 · #423 of 426 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to Northern Illinois for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
SDE recruit
No. 2450 nationally · Signed with Northern Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end on Northern Illinois's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northern Illinois in 2020.
Pierce Oppong
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. This is his sixth year in the same defensive front at Northern Illinois.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20206 games
- Signed with Northern Illinois3-star out of Jefferson Senior
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Northern Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
1 coach2020–2025
Northern Illinois
Played his entire career under Thomas Hammock.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
6 seasons under Thomas Hammock — 30-40 over that span.
2020Northern Illinois0-6HC: Thomas Hammock · Balanced
2021Northern Illinois9-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2023Northern Illinois7-6HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2024Northern Illinois8-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2025Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
5 · #423 of 426 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #423 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 19 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 15 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 16 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 64 | 33 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Northern Illinois
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Northern Illinois
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -15 net (7 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northern Illinois · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #126 · 2026 recruiting class #82
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Damian Jackson’s 2022 season.
89%match
Matches Damian on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Quashon Fuller's graduate season at Maryland (2024).
87%match
Matches Quashon on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Pierce Oppong
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology