Tony Pierce Jr.: DL · Colorado State · #34.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tony Pierce Jr.
Wins the gap play after play. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Boise State — Week 7, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Colorado State | 31 | 14 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Career | 31 | 14 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-50vs Washington State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-43@ No. 18 Colorado | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-23@ Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-20vs Utah Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-30vs Boise State | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 23-25@ UNLV | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-30vs No. 19 Air Force | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 15-24@ Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 22-19vs San Diego State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-20vs Nevada | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 14 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%4 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
6%2 hurries31 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
60.4%
501 pass / 328 run
Plays / game
69.1
12 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
502 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #306 at the position.
How it ended
One season at Colorado State, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
