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COLLEGIATE HONORS
2021 (Senior): Saw action at running back in all 13 games while drawing the start vs. Vanderbilt (Oct. 9), rushing 100 total times for 574 yards and 13 touchdowns while catching 19 passes for 216 yards and three scores… His 13 rushing touchdowns and 16 total scores rank tied-for-fifth and tied-for-sixth in a single season at Florida… Rushed 13 times for 57 yards and one touchdown while catching one pass for minus-one yard in the Gasparilla Bowl vs. UCF (Dec. 23)… Had a season-high 12 carries vs. FSU (Nov. 27), totaling 62 yards on the ground with one touchdown… Carried the ball seven times for seven yards and one touchdown at Missouri (Nov. 20)… Found the end zone three times against Samford (Nov. 13), rushing seven times for 78 yards and two touchdowns with three receptions for 48 yards and one receiving touchdown… Had six carries for 39 yards and caught one pass for five yards at South Carolina (Nov. 6)… Rushed nine times for 69 yards including three runs of 10-plus yards vs. Georgia (Oct. 30)… Finished with five carries for 24 yards and two rushing touchdowns while catching four passes for 55 yards and one receiving touchdown at LSU (Oct. 16)… Ran seven times for 12 yards and two touchdowns while hauling in a 61-yard touchdown grab vs. Vanderbilt… Carried the ball eight times for 54 yards and hauled in one reception for eight yards at Kentucky (Oct. 2)… Rushed eight times for 62 yards while adding two catches for two yards against Tennessee (Sept. 25)… Carried the ball seven times for 24 yards while tying his career high with two rushing touchdowns vs. Alabama (Sept. 18), bringing his season total to five rushing touchdowns (t-9 FBS, t-1 SEC)… Rushed five times for 55 yards and one touchdown including a 20-yard rush and added one reception for 13 yards against South Florida (Sept. 11)… Appeared as a reserve running back in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic (Sept. 4), rushing six times for 31 yards and a career-high two touchdowns while catching a career-high five passes for 25 yards.
2020 (Junior): Played in all 12 games, starting in 10 of those contests... Led the team in rushing with 503 yards and four touchdowns... Caught 17 passes for 156 yards and one touchdown... Started against Georgia (Nov. 7) and carried the ball 15 times for 52 yards and a touchdown and had two catches for 41 yards... Started against Missouri (Oct. 31) and racked up 39 yards rushing on nine carries and 45 yards receiving on two receptions... Started against Texas A&M (Oct. 10) and scored a touchdown on a one-yard pass from Kyle Trask... Earned a start in the season opener against Ole Miss (Sept. 26), rushing for 54 yards on nine carries... Went for 51 yards and a touchdown on nine carries against South Carolina (Oct. 3)... Ran for a touchdown in the SEC Championship game vs. Alabama (Dec. 19)... Had 11 rushes for 60 yards with two catches totaling 20 yards in the Cotton Bowl against Oklahoma (Dec. 30).
2019 (Sophomore): Made appearances in 12 games as a reserve running back and key contributor to UF’s run game… Totaled 54 carries for 305 rushing yards and four touchdowns, averaging 5.6 yards per carry… Caught four passes for 30 yards … Finished second on the team in rushing yards and rushing TDs… Tallied six tackles on special teams… Scored a touchdown on 11 carries for 39 yards against Tennessee (Sept. 21)… Rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on six carries against Towson (Sept. 28)… Matched a career-high performance with 87 rushing yards and a touchdown, including a career-long rush of 75 yards, on seven carries at South Carolina (Oct. 19)… Recorded a career-long catch of 18 yards, totaling two receptions for 27 yards against Vanderbilt (Nov. 9)… Rushed for 34 yards on six carries in the Capital One Orange Bowl against Virginia (Dec. 30).
2018 (Freshman): Played in all 13 games as a reserve running back and key member of Florida’s special teams units… Totaled 69 carries, 424 rushing yards, two touchdowns and averaged 6.1 yards per carry… Caught five passes out of the backfield for 20 yards and one touchdown… Notched four tackles on special teams… Carried the ball nine times for 75 yards in his collegiate debut against Charleston Southern (Sept. 1)… Tallied a season-high 87 rushing yards against Colorado State (Sept. 15), including a 68-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of the game… Recorded seven carries for 63 yards at Tennessee (Sept. 22), including a 48-yard score to ice the game in the fourth quarter… Scored his lone receiving touchdown in the third quarter against Idaho (Nov. 17) on a four-yard pass from classmate Emory Jones... Garnered SEC Freshman of the Week honors after his aforementioned performance in Knoxville against the Volunteers… After that game against UT, Pierce was the Gators leading rusher with 228 yards on 21 attempts and he was averaging 10.7 yards per attempt.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
A four-year starter for Bainbridge, Pierce compiled 6,779 yards on the ground while finding the end zone 92 times in his career including two receiving touchdowns… Led his team to a 8-4 record his senior year and a berth in the 5A State Playoffs… Senior season: rushed for 2,123 yards on 227 carries, averaging 9.4 yards per carry and 193.0 yards per game while scoring 32 rushing touchdowns… Also, caught four passes for 124 yards and a touchdown… On October 20th, passed Herschel Walker on GHSAA’s All-Time rushing list… Finished his career in the top 10 in the state’s rushing list… 2017 Class 5A All-State… Junior season: rushed for 1,686 yards on 243 carries, averaging 6.9 yards per carry and 168.6 yards per game while scoring nine rushing touchdowns. Also, had 20 receptions for 248 yards and a touchdown… 2016 Class 5A All-State… Broke a school record when he rushed for 330 yards and four touchdowns on Oct. 1, 2016 against Rickards HS (Fla.)… Sophomore season: rushed for 2,060 yards on 308 carries, averaging 6.7 yards per carry and 147.1 yards per game while scoring 33 rushing touchdowns. Also caught the ball 13 times for 148 yards… Freshman season: rushed for 910 yards on 164 carries, averaging 5.5 yards per carry and 82.7 yards per game while scoring seven rushing touchdowns. Also, caught eight passes for 51 yards… Played for Coach Jeff Littleton… Chose Florida over Alabama, Florida State, Miami, Georgia, South Carolina and Auburn.
