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Player Dossier
2020-2025Northern Illinois
Pierce Oppong
DE • 6'3" • 264 lbs • Bloomington, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Pierce Oppong shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 0 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
0
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
12
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
Pierce Oppong built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive end from Bloomington, MN wearing No. 8, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Pierce Oppong's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Pierce Oppong, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Pierce Oppong shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 0 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 64
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Pierce Oppong quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · DE
- Career Tackles
- 64
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Jefferson Senior · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Jefferson Senior · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 16 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 8 | 11 | - | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45 |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 43.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
Related Context
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Pierce Oppong played DE for Northern Illinois. Across 6 tracked seasons, Pierce Oppong recorded 2 receiving yards and 64 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 4 primary output with 17.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
0
Usage
0
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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1 games
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Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
0 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/18 | @ Ohio | L 21-48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Pierce Oppong story
Pierce Oppong built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive end from Bloomington, MN wearing No. 8, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Pierce Oppong's career was his defensive production: 64 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Pierce Oppong's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2020-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 17.8 | 6.2 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 6 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1.5 | 7.6 | 3.5 | -4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 12.5 | 2.7 | -1.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 6.5 | 16 | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6.5 | 16 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Fresno State
Week 1 · W 28-20 · Postseason
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 15 · L 33-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
66.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Kent State
Week 14 · W 41-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Georgia Tech
Week 1 · W 22-21
2
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Ball State
Week 12 · L 25-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
4 primary output · 17.8 efficiency · 6.2 usage
49
#2
2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
45
0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2.7 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
43.5
6.5 primary · 16 efficiency · 5.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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