DeAndre Pierce: DB · Arizona State · #2.
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DeAndre Pierce
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against UCLA — Week 5, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arizona State | 62 | 38 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | Arizona State | 24 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | Boise State | 19 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Boise State | 23 | 13 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Boise State | 83 | 52 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | Boise State | 13 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 224 | 137 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 9 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-14vs Southern Utah | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs UNLV | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-27@ No. 23 BYU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-13vs Colorado | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-23@ No. 20 UCLA | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 28-10vs Stanford | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-35@ Utah | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-34vs Washington State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-16vs USC | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-30@ Washington | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-24@ Oregon State | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-15vs Arizona | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 35 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL62 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Herm Edwards
Pass share
39.5%
313 pass / 479 run
Plays / game
66.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
340 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
62 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #56 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Boise State and Arizona State, 224 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 46 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Bryan Harsin and Herm Edwards.
