#19

Chris Pierce

Senior wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2021: 57 catches, 654 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · Vanderbilt · Sr. · #19

6′4″ · 231 lb · Smithfield, VA

CFB Index 58 · #126 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceVanderbilt 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 1527 nationally · Signed with Vanderbilt

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2021: 57 catches, 654 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Vanderbilt, 1,378 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 113 yds at Ole Miss.Ole Miss · L 17-312021

20173 games

Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Smithfield

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1527 national

CFB

College

Vanderbilt

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2020

Derek Mason

Vanderbilt

2021

Clark Lea

Vanderbilt

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Derek Mason → Clark Lea. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Vanderbilt5-7HC: Derek Mason · Balanced, slow tempo

2018Vanderbilt6-7HC: Derek Mason · Balanced

2019Vanderbilt3-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced, slow tempo

2020Vanderbilt0-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced

2021Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

58Quality starter #126 of 468?

High confidence5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (86th percentile). Concern: long catch (14th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#77 / 557 · 86th pct

Rec yards#117 / 557 · 79th pct

654

Rec TDs#278 / 557 · 42nd pct

Yards / catch#409 / 557 · 26th pct

11.5

Long catch#474 / 557 · 14th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.6	53.1	11.7	0.1
Road5g	5.0	56.4	11.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.4	48.3	10.7	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	5.2	63.2	13.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Clark Lea

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

58 · #126 of 468 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #126 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Vanderbilt	57	654	11.5	2	--
2020	Vanderbilt	25	371	14.8	5	--
2019	Vanderbilt	14	245	17.5	1	--
2018	Vanderbilt	12	108	9.0	1	--
2017	Vanderbilt	--	--	--	--	--
Career		108	1,378	12.8	9	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 24–21

at Colorado State

4 rec · 76 yds · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

With H. Smith — 45 AVG · 6 IN 20 · 66 LONG · K. Seals — 238 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 48.9

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · East Tennessee State · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +3.67K.Seals pass complete to VAN 34. Catch made by C.Pierce at VAN 34. Gain of 31 yards. Tackled by ETSU at ETSU 35.
Week 11 · Kentucky · 4&8 · Q3 · EPA +3.30Mike Wright pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 8 yds for a TD, (Mike Wright pass to Cam Johnson for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 8 · Mississippi State · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.13Mike Wright pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 24 yds to the MisSt 24 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · East Tennessee State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.09M.Wright pass complete to ETSU 38. Catch made by C.Pierce at ETSU 38. Gain of yards. C.Pierce for yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on VAN-T.Steen, Ineligible Downfield Pass, 5 yards, accepted. No Play.
Week 11 · Kentucky · 3&11 · Q4 · EPA +3.06Mike Wright pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 13 yds to the Kent 38 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Ole Miss · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +2.44Mike Wright pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 20 yds to the Vandy 47 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Tennessee · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.37Mike Wright pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 14 yds to the Vandy 42 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Stanford · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.37Ken Seals pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 14 yds to the Vandy 44 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Ole Miss · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +2.26Mike Wright pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 10 yds to the Vandy 46 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Kentucky · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.24Ken Seals pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 13 yds to the Vandy 44 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 3-23vs East Tennessee State	4	53	13.3	0	31
Wk 2	W 24-21@ Colorado State	4	76	19.0	1	25
Wk 3	L 23-41vs Stanford	6	52	8.7	0	14
Wk 4	L 0-62vs Georgia	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 5	W 30-28vs UConn	9	103	11.4	0	26
Wk 6	L 0-42@ Florida	5	25	5.0	0	11
Wk 7	L 20-21@ South Carolina	2	23	11.5	0	14
Wk 8	L 6-45vs Mississippi State	2	35	17.5	0	24
Wk 9	L 28-37vs Missouri	4	54	13.5	0	21
Wk 11	L 17-34vs Kentucky	6	69	11.5	1	25
Wk 12	L 17-31@ Ole Miss	10	113	11.3	0	26	Season-high 113 yds
Wk 13	L 21-45@ Tennessee	4	45	11.3	0	23
Total		57	654	11.7	2	31

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Chris Pierce

20173 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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