Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
#28
Carrington Pierce
Sophomore cornerback on USC's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 185 lb · Rancho Cucamonga, CA · Etiwanda HS / Chaffey / Oklahoma State
Transferred Oklahoma State → USC for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 42 nationally · Joined Oklahoma State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore cornerback on USC's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oklahoma State in 2025.
- Transferred from Oklahoma State to USC in 2026.
Carrington Pierce
Carrington Pierce arrived at USC from Oklahoma State. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Fresno State, Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Oklahoma State3-star out of Chaffey College
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
USC
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to USC
2025Oklahoma State
2026USC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | USC | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 39–0
vs Fresno State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026USC4-0HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
47.3%
129 pass / 144 run
Plays / game
68.2
4 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
137 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2026: Pierce, who transferred to USC in January of 2026 from Oklahoma State, looks to compete for playing time at cornerback as a junior in 2026. OKLAHOMA STATE: Pierce saw action in 1 game but did not record any stats as a sophomore in 2025. CHAFFEY COLLEGE: As a freshman in 2024, he recorded…
The secondary · USC
- #6Christian Pierce19 tackles · 2026
- #9Kennedy Urlacher11 tackles · 2026
- #16Prophet Brown8 tackles · 2026
- #7Alex Graham8 tackles · 2026
- #28Carrington Pierce2 tackles · 2026
17 more on the roster · USC team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology