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Jersey Number 97
AJ Pierce
- Position:
- DT
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 327
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dothan, Ala.
- High School:
- Northview HS
Bio
2022 (Junior): Played in 13 games and recorded nine tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks … Had a pair of stops behind the line plus a sack in Troy's win against Marshall and followed two weeks later with a sack against Southern Miss … Had a pair of tackles, including a half TFL in Troy's Cure Bowl victory over UTSA
2021 (Sophomore): Played in five games and finished with six tackles … All six tackles came in final two games; two against App State and four at Georgia State
2020 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games and started the final two contests of the year … Recorded five tackles and a tackle for loss in Troy’s shutout victory in the Battle for the Belt at South Alabama ... Finished the year with 13 tackles, a sack and four tackles for loss … Made a pair of stops behind the line, including a sack, at App State … Recorded a tackle for loss in four different games, including 3-of-4 after returning from a mid-season injury
2019 (RS-Freshman): Played in five games as a reserve interior defensive lineman … Finished the year with five tackles and added a tackle for loss against South Alabama … Had at least one tackle in 4-of-5 games played
2018 (Freshman): Did not see game action … Member of scout team … Redshirted
High School: As a senior, recorded 43 tackles and six tackles for loss in 10 games ... Tallied 39 tackles (18 solo) in 10 games his junior year ... Added nine tackles for loss and two sacks as a junior … Rated as the No. 65 overall player in the state of Alabama and as one of the top 140 defensive tackles in the country by 247 Sports – rated a three-star recruit
Personal: Full name is Anthony Pierce, Jr. … Born June 6, 2000 … Son of Linda and Anthony Pierce, Sr. ... Majoring in psychology, on track to graduate this fall
2021 (Sophomore): Played in five games and finished with six tackles … All six tackles came in final two games; two against App State and four at Georgia State
2020 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games and started the final two contests of the year … Recorded five tackles and a tackle for loss in Troy’s shutout victory in the Battle for the Belt at South Alabama ... Finished the year with 13 tackles, a sack and four tackles for loss … Made a pair of stops behind the line, including a sack, at App State … Recorded a tackle for loss in four different games, including 3-of-4 after returning from a mid-season injury
2019 (RS-Freshman): Played in five games as a reserve interior defensive lineman … Finished the year with five tackles and added a tackle for loss against South Alabama … Had at least one tackle in 4-of-5 games played
2018 (Freshman): Did not see game action … Member of scout team … Redshirted
High School: As a senior, recorded 43 tackles and six tackles for loss in 10 games ... Tallied 39 tackles (18 solo) in 10 games his junior year ... Added nine tackles for loss and two sacks as a junior … Rated as the No. 65 overall player in the state of Alabama and as one of the top 140 defensive tackles in the country by 247 Sports – rated a three-star recruit
Personal: Full name is Anthony Pierce, Jr. … Born June 6, 2000 … Son of Linda and Anthony Pierce, Sr. ... Majoring in psychology, on track to graduate this fall
Josh Lauer Postgame Press Conference - Jackson State
Saturday, September 06
Gerad Parker Postgame Press Conference - No. 8 Clemson
Saturday, September 06
Troy at No. 8 Clemson (Full Highlights)
Saturday, September 06
Behind the Wall - S10, E1
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