Christian Pierce

CAREER: Through his two-year career, Pierce has recorded 9 tackles while appearing in 23 games, mostly on special teams. 2025: Pierce will compete for playing time at safety as a junior in 2025. 2024: Pierce saw action in 13 games, mostly on special teams, as a sophomore in 2024. He recorded 8 tackles. He had 1 tackle against LSU. He recorded 1 tackle against Utah State. He tallied 3 tackles against Rutgers. He had 1 tackle against Nebraska. He recorded 2 tackles in the Las Vegas Bowl against Texas A&M. 2023: Pierce, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2023 after graduating a semester early from high school, saw action in 10 games (all except Colorado, Arizona and the Holiday Bowl versus Louisville), mostly on special teams, as a true freshman in 2023. He recorded 7 tackles. He had 1 tackle against Nevada, Stanford and Notre Dame. He collected 3 tackles versus Oregon and 1 tackle in the Holiday Bowl against Louisville. HIGH SCHOOL: He was named to the 2022 All-Baseline League and selected as the League Defensive MVP as a safety at Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) HS. In 2022, he recorded 65 tackles with 4.5 for loss and 3.0 sacks. He also tallied 3 INTs, 4 PBUs and 1 fumble recovery. As a junior, he was named to the 2021 All-CIF Southern Section Division 3 team after he led the varsity team with 103 tackles and 1.0 for loss with 1.0 sack. He also tallied 9 INTs, 5 PBUs and 1 fumble recovery. PERSONAL: He is majoring in American Popular Culture at USC.