Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2014Kansas
Tony Pierson
WR • 5'10" • East St. Louis, IL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Tony Pierson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
40
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
26
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Tony Pierson built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a wide receiver from East St. Louis, IL wearing No. 3, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Tony Pierson's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Kansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Tony Pierson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Kansas. Tony Pierson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 871
- Receptions
- 75
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Tony Pierson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 871
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · East St. Louis · Kansas
- High school pipeline
- East St. Louis · 40 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 203 receiving yards · WR 469th (top 50%) · Big 12 53rd (top 37%) · National 598th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Kansas | 11 | 8 | 44 | 3 | 23.8 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Kansas | 11 | 21 | 291 | 6 | 66 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Kansas | 6 | 24 | 333 | 1 | 78.8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 22 | 203 | 3 | 46.6 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Tony Pierson
Tony Pierson played WR for Kansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tony Pierson recorded 1,642 rushing yards, 871 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
Kansas paired 333 primary output with 73.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 46.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2014 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southeast Missouri State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
16.9
Efficiency
46.6
Usage
15
Consistency
28.8
Best Game by takeover score
Southeast Missouri State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southeast Missouri State: 95. Duke: 17. Central Michigan: 12. Texas: 31. West Virginia: 8. Oklahoma State: 28. Texas Tech: 0. Baylor: 1. Iowa State: -7. TCU: 0. Oklahoma: 8. Kansas State: 10
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southeast Missouri State: 4 by 100. Duke: 2 by 56.7. Central Michigan: 3 by 26.7. Texas: 3 by 68.9. West Virginia: 2 by 26.7. Oklahoma State: 2 by 93.3. Baylor: 1 by 6.7. Iowa State: 2 by 0. Oklahoma: 1 by 53.3. Kansas State: 2 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins33.3 · Games = 3 · +21.9 vs Losses
Losses11.4 · Games = 9 · -21.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Southeast Missouri State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Southeast Missouri State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Kansas State | L 13-51 | — | 2 | 10 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Oklahoma | L 7-44 | — | 1 | 8 | 0.5 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs TCU | L 30-34 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Iowa State | W 34-14 | — | 2 | -7 | 4.9 | -3.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Baylor | L 14-60 | — | 1 | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Texas Tech | L 21-34 | — | — | — | 4.5 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Oklahoma State | L 20-27 | — | 2 | 28 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ West Virginia | L 14-33 | — | 2 | 8 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Texas | L 0-23 | — | 3 | 31 | 8.5 | 10.30 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Central Michigan | W 24-10 | — | 3 | 12 | 14.8 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Duke | L 3-41 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 34-28 | — | 4 | 95 | 19.9 | 23.80 | 1 | 67 |
Player Story
Tony Pierson story
Tony Pierson built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a wide receiver from East St. Louis, IL wearing No. 3, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Tony Pierson's career was his backfield work: 1,642 rushing yards, 284 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 871 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 871 receiving yards and 117 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tony Pierson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kansas
2011-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Kansas | 44 | 35 | 10.4 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Kansas | 291 | 68.7 | 22.6 | 247 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Kansas | 333 | 73.5 | 25.7 | 42 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kansas | 203 | 46.6 | 15 | -130 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs TCU
Week 3 · L 6-20 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
100 takeover
99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Texas Tech
Week 6 · L 16-54 · Conference game
118
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Southeast Missouri State
Week 2 · W 34-28
95
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
95 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Rice
Week 3 · L 14-23
95
Receiving Yards
91.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
95 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Missouri
Week 13 · L 10-24 · Conference game
31
Receiving Yards
88.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
31 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · Kansas
333 primary output · 73.5 efficiency · 25.7 usage
78.8
#2
2012 Regular Season · Kansas
66
291 primary · 68.7 efficiency · 22.6 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Kansas
46.6
203 primary · 46.6 efficiency · 15 usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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