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, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Kansas8445.5016
2012Kansas2129113.9242
2013Kansas2433313.9177
2014Kansas222039.2167
Career7587111.6477

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Kansas713965.6347
2012Kansas1177606.5469
2013Kansas241636.8050
2014Kansas723234.5274
Career2841,6425.8974

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2011Kansas2340
2012Kansas4830
Career61170

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Kansas3WR
2012Kansas3WR
2013Kansas3WR
2014Kansas3WR5′10″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Kansas480.3914th (n=341)0.8118.812%–
2014Kansas950.011st (n=496)0.520.612%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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 6vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 34–⁠2849516744
Sep 13atDukeL 3–⁠41217014–
Sep 20vs.Central MichiganW 24–⁠103120877
Sep 27vs.TexasL 0–⁠233310163
Oct 4atWest VirginiaL 14–⁠332804−4
Oct 11vs.Oklahoma StateL 20–⁠2722802426
Oct 18atTexas TechL 21–⁠34––––9
Nov 1atBaylorL 14–⁠60110131
Nov 8vs.Iowa StateW 34–⁠142−700101
Nov 15vs.TCUL 30–⁠34––––33
Nov 22atOklahomaL 7–⁠441808−2
Nov 29atKansas StateL 13–⁠51210095
2013 Kansas 6 games, 24 catches, 333 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.South DakotaW 31–⁠1423202547
Sep 14atRiceL 14–⁠234951773
Sep 21vs.Louisiana TechW 13–⁠1098202927
Oct 5vs.Texas TechL 16–⁠5461180393
Nov 9atOklahoma StateL 6–⁠422−60087
Nov 16vs.West VirginiaW 31–⁠19112012−4
2012 Kansas 11 games, 21 catches, 291 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.South Dakota StateW 31–⁠17––––124
Sep 8vs.RiceL 24–⁠25––––120
Sep 15vs.TCUL 6–⁠2069902635
Sep 22atNorthern IllinoisL 23–⁠3033601530
Oct 6atKansas StateL 16–⁠5666311910
Oct 20atOklahomaL 7–⁠52––––67
Oct 27vs.TexasL 17–⁠21––––51
Nov 3atBaylorL 14–⁠413140918
Nov 10atTexas TechL 34–⁠411000202
Nov 17vs.Iowa StateL 23–⁠5113713773
Dec 1atWest VirginiaL 10–⁠5914204230
2011 Kansas 11 games, 396 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.McNeeseW 42–⁠24––––73
Sep 10vs.Northern IllinoisW 45–⁠42––––37
Sep 17atGeorgia TechL 24–⁠66––––18
Oct 1vs.Texas TechL 34–⁠45––––46
Oct 8atOklahoma StateL 28–⁠70––––54
Oct 15vs.OklahomaL 17–⁠471−40020
Oct 22vs.Kansas StateL 21–⁠59140437
Oct 29atTexasL 0–⁠4318085
Nov 12vs.BaylorL 30–⁠31140470
Nov 19atTexas A&ML 7–⁠6121033
Nov 26vs.MissouriL 10–⁠2423101633

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

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