UNCP Athletics

AS A JUNIOR AT UNCP (2024): Saw action in one game ... Redshirted ... MEC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE AT UNCP (2023): Saw action in four games ... Threw for 447 yards and three touchdowns ... Threw for 259 yards and a touchdown in season-opening win over Fayetteville State ... Passed for 165 yards, two touchdowns, and added a rushing touchdown against West Virginia State. 

AS A FRESHMAN AT CHOWAN (2022): Played in six games … Threw for 773 yards and five touchdowns on 59-of-97 (.608) passing with five touchdowns and three interceptions … Also ran for 77 yards and one additional score on 35 carries … Threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns on 14-of-18 passing with one interception in his collegiate debut against Johnson C. Smith … Also carried the ball 13 times for 65 yards against the Bulls … Performance against Johnson C. Smith was rewarded with CIAA Quarterback of the Week honors … Completed 17 passes (26 attempts) for 187 yards and a touchdown in win over Winston-Salem State … Threw for 227 yards and one touchdown on 19-of-31 passing in regular season matchup with Fayetteville State.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Hillsborough High School for coach Earl Garcia … Earned second consecutive offensive player of the year laurels as a senior after registering 807 passing yards (54-for-102) and five touchdowns, as well as 116 rushing yards on 17 carries … Threw for 1,951 yards and 17 touchdowns during junior campaign on 107-for-196 passing … Also ran for 52 yards and one additional score … Also lettered in track & field for the Terriers.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Shana Dees and Josh Pierce … Has two younger sisters, Emerson and Eleanor, and three younger brothers – Cohen, Cade and Jack … Maintained a 3.6 cumulative grade point average at Hillsborough High School … Hobbies include hunting, fishing, working out and going to the beach … Names his dad as his hero … Favorite movie is The Wolf of Wall Street and his favorite sports team is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers … Favorite food is steak and eggs.