Receiver, Kansas, 2011–14
Tony Pierson
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hometown
- East St. Louis, IL
Tony Pierson played receiver at Kansas (2011–14).
Career highs
202rushing yards, career highat Texas Tech, 20122rushing touchdowns, career highvs. South Dakota State, 20129catches, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 2013118receiving yards, career highvs. Texas Tech, 2013Receiving
Rushing
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kansas | 48 | 0.39 | 14th (n=341) | 0.81 | 18.8 | 12% | – |
| 2014 | Kansas | 95 | 0.01 | 1st (n=496) | 0.52 | 0.6 | 12% | 0.11 |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2014 Kansas 12 games, 22 catches, 203 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 34–28 | 4 | 95 | 1 | 67 | 44 |
| Sep 13 | at | L 3–41 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 24–10 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 77 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 0–23 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 14–33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 20–27 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 26 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 21–34 | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 14–60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 34–14 | 2 | −7 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 30–34 | – | – | – | – | 33 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 7–44 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | −2 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 13–51 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
2013 Kansas 6 games, 24 catches, 333 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 31–14 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 25 | 47 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 14–23 | 4 | 95 | 1 | 77 | 3 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 13–10 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 29 | 27 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 16–54 | 6 | 118 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 6–42 | 2 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 31–19 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | −4 |
2012 Kansas 11 games, 21 catches, 291 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 31–17 | – | – | – | – | 124 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | L 24–25 | – | – | – | – | 120 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | L 6–20 | 6 | 99 | 0 | 26 | 35 |
| Sep 22 | at | L 23–30 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 15 | 30 |
| Oct 6 | at | L 16–56 | 6 | 63 | 1 | 19 | 10 |
| Oct 20 | at | L 7–52 | – | – | – | – | 67 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | L 17–21 | – | – | – | – | 51 |
| Nov 3 | at | L 14–41 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| Nov 10 | at | L 34–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 23–51 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 37 | 73 |
| Dec 1 | at | L 10–59 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 30 |
2011 Kansas 11 games, 396 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 42–24 | – | – | – | – | 73 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 45–42 | – | – | – | – | 37 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 24–66 | – | – | – | – | 18 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 34–45 | – | – | – | – | 46 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 28–70 | – | – | – | – | 54 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 17–47 | 1 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 21–59 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 37 |
| Oct 29 | at | L 0–43 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 30–31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 70 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 7–61 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 10–24 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 33 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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