Jesiah Pierre OLB/ILB UCF 2025 Tropical Bowl

R-SENIOR (2023) at Texas Tech

Honorable mention All-Big 12 pick at linebacker as senior by vote of league coaches
Returned to inside linebacker slot, position he played two seasons at Florida and in high school, after playing outside linebacker for first time in his career in 2022
Played in 11 games, starting seven times
Ranked fourth in tackles with 66, to go with 1.5 TFL, half a sack, one quarterback hurry and a fumble recovery
Had team-high 13 stops in regular-season finale at Texas
Tallied career-high and team-leading 14 tackles in first start of season at Wyoming
Also had team-best 12 tackles vs. West Virginia, seven vs. Kansas State
Helped team to 7-6 record following 34-14 Independence Bowl win vs. California.

R-JUNIOR (2022) at Texas Tech

Emerged as Texas Tech defensive standout as junior
Appeared in all 13 games with 10 starts at outside linebacker
Recorded 40 tackles (24 solo), including 7.0 for loss and 4.5 sacks
Had one pass breakup, a forced fumble and three quarterback hurries
Entire tackle for loss and sack totals came during Big 12 play
Notched at least one tackle in 11 of 13 games and had multiple stops in 10 of those contests
Eighth on team in total tackles and second in outside linebackers room
Fourth overall for tackles for loss and third for sacks
Credited with 622 defensive snaps which led outside linebackers
Made first tackle in league play with one stop at Kansas State
Notched first sack of season at Oklahoma State as part of five tackles
Followed with two tackles and pass breakup in win over West Virginia and then five stops in back-to-back games vs. Baylor and at TCU

R-SOPHOMORE (2021) at Texas Tech

Showed his potential as sophomore linebacker in debut season as Red Raider
Appeared in 11 games with three starts, all during Big 12 play
Finished with 27 tackles overall (15 solo)
Bulk of tackles came over front half of the season after recording 21 in first six games
Missed two games late in season due to injury
Appeared in 239 snaps defensively and 93 on special teams
Member of kickoff return unit and also saw
Time as part of kickoff coverage and field-goal block units opened Red Raider career by making five tackles, including one assisted stop that
Went for loss, in come-from-behind victory over Houston
Combined for six stops over two remaining non-conference games with two vs. Stephen F. Austin and four vs. Florida International
Opened Big 12 play with two tackles at Texas and three at West Virginia
Put together his best performance of season vs. TCU, setting career high with six tackles, included an assisted tackle for loss
TCU game was second of three consecutive starts at linebacker, which covered West Virginia and Kansas wins as well
Notched two tackles at Oklahoma and then his final three vs. Oklahoma State
Injury forced him out of final two wins of year vs. Iowa State and then Mississippi State in AutoZone Liberty Bowl

R-FRESHMAN (2020) at Florida

Appeared in 13 games over his time in Gainesville, totaling eight tackles during redshirt freshman season
Made career-high four tackles in win at Vanderbilt, which included shared takedown for four-yard loss
Also had tackles at Missouri and Tennessee and two vs. Kentucky

FRESHMAN (2019) at Florida

High School

Attended Mount Dora Christian Academy in Mount Dora, Florida
Played on both sides of ball during prep career
Defensive Player of the Year by Leesburg Daily Commercial following both junior and senior seasons