Chris Pierce

#19 · WR · Sr. · Vanderbilt6′4″ · 231 lb · Smithfield, VA

Chris Pierce: WR · Vanderbilt · #19.

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Chris Pierce

WR · Vanderbilt · Sr · #19

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Vanderbilt. One game to point at: 113 receiving yards and 10 receptions against Ole Miss — Week 12, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Vanderbilt in the news

Vanderbilt injury report releasedOn3 Oct 25
Vanderbilt receiver arrested, dismissedPennLive Oct 17

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Vanderbilt	57	654	11.5	2	31
2020	Vanderbilt	25	371	14.8	5	58
2019	Vanderbilt	14	245	17.5	1	75
2018	Vanderbilt	12	108	9.0	1	17
2017	Vanderbilt	--	--	--	--	--
Career		108	1,378	12.8	9	75

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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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 No. 2 Georgia	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 5	W 30-28vs UConn	9	103	11.4	0	26
Wk 6	L 0-42@ No. 20 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@ No. 10 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	11.5	2	31

Signature game

Week 12 · 2021

L 17-31

at Ole Miss

10 rec · 113 yds

With M. Wright — 241 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 57.2 · 61 rush yds (13 car) · H. Smith — 44.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · East Tennessee State · 3rd and 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 · 4th and 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 · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.13Mike Wright pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 24 yds to the MisSt 24 for a
Week 1 · East Tennessee State · 1st and 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 · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.06Mike Wright pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 13 yds to the Kent 38 for a
Week 12 · Ole Miss · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.44Mike Wright pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 20 yds to the Vandy 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · Tennessee · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.37Mike Wright pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 14 yds to the Vandy 42 for a
Week 3 · Stanford · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.37Ken Seals pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 14 yds to the Vandy 44 for a
Week 12 · Ole Miss · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.26Mike Wright pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 10 yds to the Vandy 46 for a
Week 11 · Kentucky · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.24Ken Seals pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 13 yds to the Vandy 44 for a

Teams and coaches

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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 58 (#126 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2021 season

58Quality starter #126 of 468 · 2021?

5 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2021, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

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

2021 season

Head Coach

Clark Lea

Pass share

47.4%

408 pass / 453 run

Plays / game

71.8

12 games

Team sack rate

6.2%

436 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

57 catches in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

58 · #126 of 468 WRs · 2021

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

Chris Pierce

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Style of play

Fans

Vanderbilt in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

57 catches in 12 games

Five seasons at Vanderbilt

2017 3 games