#34

Tony Pierce Jr.

Senior defensive lineman for Colorado State. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 31 tackles.

DL · Colorado State · Sr. · #34

6′1″ · 250 lb · Lake Alfred, FL

CFB Index 33 · #306 of 418 edge rushersLow confidenceColorado State 2023 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Colorado State. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 31 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to North Dakota State in 2018.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

SDE recruit

No. 2495 nationally · Signed with North Dakota State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

One season at Colorado State, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

2018

Signed with North Dakota State2-star out of Auburndale

202310 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2495 national

CFB

College

Colorado State

2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Colorado State5-7HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

33Below cohort / limited sample #306 of 418?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#421 / 2842 · 84th pct

2.5

Tackles for loss#635 / 2842 · 76th pct

4.5

QB hurries#574 / 2842 · 74th pct

Tackles#1248 / 2842 · 55th pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Solo tackles#1508 / 2842 · 45th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Jim Mora

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

33 · #306 of 418 edge rushers

Two-star recruit. Now #306 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Colorado State	31	14	4.5	2.5	--	--	--
Career		31	14	4.5	2.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2023

W 41–20

vs Utah Tech

1 TOT · 1 QB HUR

Dominant 21-point win at home against Utah Tech.

With B. Fowler-Nicolosi — 462 yds · 4 TD · 2 INT · QBR 75.4 · 27 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · T. Horton — 10 rec · 227 yds · 3 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 24-50vs Washington State	1	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 3	L 35-43@ Colorado	3	3	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 4	W 31-23@ Middle Tennessee	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 41-20vs Utah Tech	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 31-30vs Boise State	6	1	0.5	0.0	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 8	L 23-25@ UNLV	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 13-30vs Air Force	4	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 15-24@ Wyoming	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 22-19vs San Diego State	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 30-20vs Nevada	5	4	0.5	0.5	—
Total		31	14	4.5	2.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology