Receiver, Vanderbilt, 2017–⁠21

Chris Pierce

Number
No. 19
Height
6′4″
Weight
231 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Smithfield, VA
Born
Nov 2, 1998

Chris Pierce played receiver at Vanderbilt (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

10catches, career highat Ole Miss, 2021133receiving yards, career highat Purdue, 20192receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Florida, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Vanderbilt121089.0117
2019Vanderbilt1424517.5175
2020Vanderbilt2537114.8558
2021Vanderbilt5765411.5231
Career1081,37812.8975

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2017Vanderbilt4300000
2018Vanderbilt3200000
2019Vanderbilt2200000
2020Vanderbilt1100000
2021Vanderbilt2200100
Career121000100

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Vanderbilt19WRYr 1
2018Vanderbilt19WRYr 2
2019Vanderbilt19WRYr 3
2020Vanderbilt19WRYr 4
2021Vanderbilt19WRSr. (Yr 5)6′4″231

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Vanderbilt18-0.17––-3.0–
2019Vanderbilt210.82––17.34%
2020Vanderbilt480.4030th (n=346)0.5519.18%
2021Vanderbilt770.4723rd (n=410)0.6736.310%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Vanderbilt 12 games, 57 catches, 654 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksIntPD
Sep 4vs.East Tennessee StateL 3–⁠234530––––
Sep 11atColorado StateW 24–⁠214761––––
Sep 18vs.StanfordL 23–⁠4165201000
Sep 25vs.GeorgiaL 0–⁠62160––––
Oct 2vs.UConnW 30–⁠28910301000
Oct 9atFloridaL 0–⁠425250––––
Oct 16atSouth CarolinaL 20–⁠212230––––
Oct 23vs.Mississippi StateL 6–⁠452350––––
Oct 30vs.MissouriL 28–⁠374540––––
Nov 13vs.KentuckyL 17–⁠346691––1–
Nov 20atOle MissL 17–⁠31101130––––
Nov 27atTennesseeL 21–⁠454450––––
2020 Vanderbilt 8 games, 25 catches, 371 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksIntPD
Sep 26atTexas A&ML 12–⁠1721001000
Oct 3vs.LSUL 7–⁠411190––––
Oct 31vs.Ole MissL 21–⁠544461––––
Nov 7atMississippi StateL 17–⁠246761––––
Nov 14atKentuckyL 35–⁠383531––––
Nov 21vs.FloridaL 17–⁠384972––––
Nov 28atMissouriL 0–⁠412250––––
Dec 12vs.TennesseeL 17–⁠423450––––
2019 Vanderbilt 9 games, 14 catches, 245 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksIntPD
Aug 31vs.GeorgiaL 6–⁠301160––––
Sep 7atPurdueL 24–⁠42313311000
Oct 5atOle MissL 6–⁠313200––––
Oct 12vs.UNLVL 10–⁠34290––––
Oct 19vs.MissouriW 21–⁠14180––––
Nov 2atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠24160––––
Nov 9atFloridaL 0–⁠5611201000
Nov 23vs.East Tennessee StateW 38–⁠01190––––
Nov 30atTennesseeL 10–⁠281220––––
2018 Vanderbilt 8 games, 12 catches, 108 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksIntPD
Sep 1vs.Middle TennesseeW 35–⁠71171––––
Sep 8vs.NevadaW 41–⁠102210––––
Sep 29vs.Tennessee StateW 31–⁠271110––––
Oct 6atGeorgiaL 13–⁠41150––––
Oct 13vs.FloridaL 27–⁠3721502000
Oct 27atArkansasW 45–⁠311501000
Nov 10atMissouriL 28–⁠333270––––
Nov 24vs.TennesseeW 38–⁠13170––––
2017 Vanderbilt 3 games, 4 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksIntPD
Oct 14atOle MissL 35–⁠57–––1000
Nov 4vs.Western KentuckyW 31–⁠17–––1000
Nov 11vs.KentuckyL 21–⁠44–––2000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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