Pierce Withers: DB · Florida International · #15.
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Pierce Withers
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. On tape: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Southern Miss, Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Florida International | 32 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Texas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 34 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs Long Island University | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-54@ Texas Tech | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-34vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-38@ Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-50@ Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-49vs North Texas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-37@ Southern Miss | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 32 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL32 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Davis
Pass share
51.0%
378 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
61.8
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Texas State and Florida International, 34 tackles — the college career is complete.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Everett Withers, Jake Spavital, Butch Davis and Mike MacIntyre.
