#97

AJ Pierce

DT · Troy · Sr. · #97

Troy 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

AJ Pierce

DT · Troy · Sr · #97

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Troy
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
2022
Jon Sumrall
Troy
era →
2023
Jon Sumrall
Troy

Coaching transition mid-career: Chip Lindsey → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Troy5-7HC: Chip Lindsey · Balanced
2022Troy12-2HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
2023Troy11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Troy1351.00.51----
2022Troy833.52.0------
2021Troy640.00.0------
Career27124.52.51----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2023

W 35–17

at Southern Miss

2 TOT

How he plays

Play style

Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Nose Anchor

The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Ka'Darian Hill’s 2022 season.

Ole Miss · 2022

#2

Herbert Gums Jr.

Boise State · 2023

86%
#3

Cam Goode

Michigan · 2023

86%
#4

Lawrence Johnson

Purdue · 2022

85%
#5

Jamykal Neal

Houston · 2022

84%

Matches Ka'Darian on

Class year
Weight
Sack rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Albert Regis's senior season at Texas A&M (2025).

Albert Regis

89%match

Texas A&M · 2025

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 17
#2

Cam Goode

Michigan · 2023

84%
#3

Josh Fuga

Virginia Tech · 2023

81%
#4

Wykevious Thomas

South Alabama · 2023

79%
#5

Naejuan Barber

Coastal Carolina · 2024

79%

Matches Albert on

Class year
Sack rate
Weight