DeAndre Pierce

Photo by: John Kelly

Height:
5-11
Weight:
174
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Long Beach, Calif.
High School:
Long Beach Poly HS

All-Mountain West Honorable Mention (2017)
2x Academic All-Mountain West (2016-17)

BOISE STATE CAREER
SENIOR (2019): Was limited to six games, all of which he started, due to injuries...broke up a pass, made 19 tackles, including one for loss..made three tackles (two solo) against Hawai'i (Oct. 12)...had three solo tackles at BYU (Oct. 19)...broke up a pass and made five tackles at San José State (Nov. 2).

JUNIOR (2018): Started the first four games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury at Wyoming (Sept. 29)...at the time of injury, was the Broncos' leading tackler with 23, including a sack and a tackle-for-loss...matched his career high with 12 tackles (seven solo), a team high, in the season opener at Troy (Sept. 1)...had a sack among his five tackles at Wyoming (Sept. 29).

SOPHOMORE (2017): Named All-Mountain West Honorable Mention...started all 14 games...fourth on the team with 83 tackles (52 solo), along with 4.0 tackles-for-loss and an interception...made two solo tackles against Troy (Sept. 2)...broke up a pass and made six tackles (two solo) with one going for loss at Washington State (Sept. 9)...made a career-high 12 tackles (eight solo), including 2.5 tackles-for-loss, against New Mexico (Sept. 14)...had nine tackles (five solo) against Virginia (Sept. 22)...hauled in first career interception, returned it for 46 yards vs. Wyoming. Also tallied four total tackles (two solo) (Oct. 21)...Made nine total tackles (five solo), including one for a loss at Utah State (Oct. 28)...Made a team-high 10 tackles (six solo) vs. Nevada (Nov. 4)...collected six total tackles (for solo) and was credited with one pass breakup at Colorado State (Nov. 11)...tallied five tackles (four solo) vs. Air Force (Nov. 18)...collected eight tackles (four solo) at Fresno State (Nov. 25)...tallied four tackles (three solo) vs. Fresno State (Dec. 2).

FRESHMAN (2016): Appeared in 12 games, making one start...broke up two passes, made a tackle-for-loss, made 19 tackles (14 solo)...shared a tackle in his collegiate debut at Louisiana (Sept. 3)...made a tackle against Washington State (Sept. 10)...had three tackles (two solo) against Utah State (Oct. 1)...made two tackles (one solo) at New Mexico (Oct. 7)...had four tackles (three solo) at Hawai'i (Nov. 12)....broke up a pass and made a tackle-for-loss against UNLV (Nov. 18).

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports.com...selected to the USA Football U19 National Team that defeated Canada, 33-0, in the International Bowl on Jan. 31...made a solo tackle and broke up a pass in the contest...helped take Long Beach Poly to the PAC-5 semifinals in 2014...intercepted a pair of passes and recorded 54 tackles (37 solo) with 2.0 sacks and 8.5 tackles-for-loss as a senior...picked off a pair of passes as a junior along with 73 tackles (64 solo), 3.0 sacks and 6.5 TFL...knocked down a combined 13 passes over his final two seasons...played at Poly under his father, Antonio Pierce, ESPN analyst and former Pro Bowl linebacker and Super Bowl XLII champion with the New York Giants.