2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Trey Pierce
Played for four head coaches at Michigan: Jim Harbaugh, Sherrone Moore, Biff Poggi and Kyle Whittingham. On tape: 5 tackles against Minnesota, Week 5, 2026.
16 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-12vs Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-10vs No. 11 Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-17vs UTEP | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-20vs No. 17 Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-20@ Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 21-18vs Penn State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21@ Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 7 · 2026
W 21-18
vs Penn State
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
3%0 sacksHurry rate
19%3 hurries16 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
39.5%
192 pass / 294 run
Plays / game
60.8
8 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
217 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #151 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #42 of 69 Big Ten DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 27 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jim Harbaugh, Sherrone Moore, and Kyle Whittingham. Multi-era developmental context.
