Trey Pierce

Class:
Junior
Position:
DL
Height:
6-2
Weight:
310
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Brother Rice

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 3 - vs. New Mexico (Aug. 30, 2025)
• Solos: 2, 3x - last vs. New Mexico (Aug. 30, 2025)
• Asst: 1, 6x - last at Oklahoma (Sept. 6, 2025)
• TFLs: none
• Sacks: none
• Int: none
• FR: none
• PBUs: none

At Michigan
• Two-time letter winner (2023-24)

Junior (2025)
• Started and delivered three tackles with one quarterback hurry against New Mexico (Aug. 30)
• Credited with two tackles in a start at Oklahoma (Sept. 6)

Sophomore (2024)
• Appeared in 13 games with one start along the defensive line; made seven tackles to earn his second varsity letter
• Played along the defensive line and on special teams against Fresno State (Aug. 31)
• Earned snaps along the defensive line against Texas (Sept. 7), Northwestern (Nov. 23), at Washington (Oct. 5), at Ohio State (Nov. 30)
• Assisted on one tackle playing along the interior against Arkansas State (Sept. 14)
• Assisted on one tackle playing inside at Illinois (Oct. 19)
• Made two solo tackles playing along the inside against Michigan State (Oct. 26)
• Delivered two solo stops against Oregon (Nov. 2)
• Assisted on one tackle playing along the interior at Indiana (Nov. 9)
• Started against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)

Freshman (2023)
• Appeared in 13 games including seven along the defensive line; made two tackles to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his U-M debut against ECU (Sept. 2) along the defensive line
• Made one solo tackle playing along the defensive line against UNLV (Sept. 9)
• Played along the defensive line against Bowling Green (Sept. 16), Indiana (Oct. 14), at Nebraska (Sept. 30), at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• Assisted on one tackle playing along the defensive interior at Michigan State (Oct. 21)
• Contributed on special teams against Purdue (Nov. 4), Ohio State (Nov. 25), at Penn State (Nov. 11), against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2), against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1), against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

Prep
• Attended Brother Rice High School (2023) coached by Casey Quedenfeld
• Reached the Class 7A quarterfinal with the Crusaders his senior year with a 7-5 overall record
• Helped lead Brother Rice to a 10-3 record and a playoff appearance in his junior season

Key Statistics
• As a senior, notched 58 tackles with 19 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of three stars; the No. 550 overall player nationally, the No. 59 defensive lineman and the No. 9 player in the state of Illinois
• Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 51 defensive lineman and the No. 9 player in the state of Illinois
• Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 63 player in the region, the No. 49 player at his position and the No. 12 player in the state of Illinois
• Rivals.com four-star prospect, the No. 16 defensive lineman in the nation and the No. 7 player in Illinois
• On3.com three-star consensus prospect, the No. 579 overall player, the No. 61 defensive lineman nationally and the No. 11 player in Illinois
• On3.com three-star prospect, the No. 116 defensive lineman in the nation and the No. 20 player in Illinois
• Chicago Sun-Times All-Area team (2022)
• Daily Southtown Football All-Area team (2022)
• CCL/ESCC Blue All-Conference honoree (2022)
• CCL/ESCC Blue Co-Lineman of the Year (2022)

Personal
• Roderick (Trey) Pierce was born Dec. 14, 2004
• Son of Roderick and Kelly Pierce