Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-12vs Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 17-10vs Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#95
Trey Pierce
Senior defensive tackle on Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 310 lb · Evergreen Park, IL · Brother Rice
CFB Index 41 · #209 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Michigan 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.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 5 tackles · 2 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Oklahoma
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on Michigan's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan in 2023.
Trey Pierce
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Trey Pierce has been at Michigan through four head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Western Michigan, Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2023
- Signed with Michigan3-star out of Brother Rice
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coaches2023
Michigan
2025era →
Biff Poggi
Michigan
Played under 4 different head coaches: Jim Harbaugh, Sherrone Moore, Biff Poggi, and Kyle Whittingham. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Michigan8-5HC: Sherrone Moore · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Michigan9-4HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning
2026Michigan2-0HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBreakout
Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
41 · #209 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #209 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #42 of 69 Big Ten DLs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 17–10
vs Oklahoma
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With C. Brown — 42 AVG · 6 IN 20 · 51 LONG · B. Underwood — 111 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.4 · 87 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Michigan
Returning around him
- 6 Michigan players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -16 net (17 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan · Last season: 9-4 (AP #18) · Talent rank #11 · 2026 recruiting class #12
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Josh Fuga’s 2021 season.
Matches Josh on
Weight
Hurry rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Braden Marceau-Olayinka's junior season at Stanford (2025).
86%match
Matches Braden on
Class year
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Trey Pierce
Background
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS CAREER HIGHS • Tackles: 6 - vs. Ohio State (Nov. 29, 2025) • Solos: 3, 2x - last vs. Ohio State (Nov. 29, 2025) • Asst: 3 - vs. Ohio State (Nov. 29, 2025) • TFLs: 0.5, 2x - last vs. Ohio State (Nov. 29, 2025) • Sacks: none • Int: none • FR: none • PBUs: none At Mich...
The defensive line · Michigan
- #90John Henry Daley17.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Dominic Nichols5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #17Enow Etta2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Jonah Lea'Ea2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Trey Pierce1 tackle for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology