Christian Pierce
S · Senior
6'1" · 205 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #6: Deshonne Redeaux (RB)
Background
- Hometown
- Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
- High school
- Rancho Cucamonga HS
Recruiting
- Rating
- 4-star (0.8923 247 composite)
- National rank
- #427
- Class
- 2023
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
defensive
Season by season
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Pierce will return as an integral piece of the Trojan secondary as a senior in 2026.
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Pierce recorded 64 tackles, including 2.5 for loss of 12 yards (with 1 sack for minus 10 yards), 3 PBUs, 1 INT and 1 forced fumble while appearing in 13 games with 9 starts as a junior safety in 2025. He had 3 tackles, including 1 for loss of 2 yards, and 1 PBU against Missouri State. He tallied 3 tackles versus Georgia Southern and 5 tackles, including 1 for loss of 10 yards (with 1 sack for minus 10 yards) against Purdue. Pierce recorded 4 tackles versus Michigan State and had 6 tackles and 1 fumble recovery against Illinois. He notched 2 tackles versus Michigan and 8 against Notre Dame. He tallied 3 tackles versus Nebraska and had 3 tackles and 1 PBU against Northwestern. He recorded 7 tackles versus Iowa and 9 tackles against Oregon. He collected 5 tackles and 1 PBU versus UCLA. He had 6 tackles, including 0.5 a tackle for loss at the line of scrimmage for 0 yards, and 1 INT in the Alamo Bowl versus TCU.
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Pierce saw action in 13 games, mostly on special teams, as a sophomore in 2024. He recorded 8 tackles. He had 1 tackle against LSU. He recorded 1 tackle against Utah State. He tallied 3 tackles against Rutgers. He had 1 tackle against Nebraska. He recorded 2 tackles in the Las Vegas Bowl against Texas A&M.
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Pierce, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2023 after graduating a semester early from high school, saw action in 10 games (all except Colorado, Arizona and the Holiday Bowl versus Louisville), mostly on special teams, as a true freshman in 2023. He recorded 7 tackles. He had 1 tackle against Nevada, Stanford and Notre Dame. He collected 3 tackles versus Oregon and 1 tackle in the Holiday Bowl against Louisville. HIGH SCHOOL: He was named to the
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and selected as the League Defensive MVP: as a safety at Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) HS. In 2022, he recorded 65 tackles with 4.5 for loss and 3.0 sacks. He also tallied 3 INTs, 4 PBUs and 1 fumble recovery. As a junior, he was named to the
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after he led the varsity team with 103 tackles and 1.0 for loss with 1.0 sack. He also tallied 9 INTs, 5 PBUs and 1 fumble recovery. PERSONAL: He is majoring in American Popular Culture at USC. His brother, Carrington, is a redshirt sophomore cornerback on the USC football team. His other brother, Camren, played basketball at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. His father, Colby, played basketball at Austin Peay.
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CAREER: Through his three-year career, Pierce has recorded 79 tackles, including 2.5 for loss of 12 yards (with 1 sack for minus 10 yards), 3 PBUs, 1 INT and 1 forced fumble while appearing in 36 games with 9 starts.
2026: Pierce will return as an integral piece of the Trojan secondary as a senior in 2026.
2025: Pierce recorded 64 tackles, including 2.5 for loss of 12 yards (with 1 sack for minus 10 yards), 3 PBUs, 1 INT and 1 forced fumble while appearing in 13 games with 9 starts as a junior safety in 2025.
He had 3 tackles, including 1 for loss of 2 yards, and 1 PBU against Missouri State. He tallied 3 tackles versus Georgia Southern and 5 tackles, including 1 for loss of 10 yards (with 1 sack for minus 10 yards) against Purdue. Pierce recorded 4 tackles versus Michigan State and had 6 tackles and 1 fumble recovery against Illinois. He notched 2 tackles versus Michigan and 8 against Notre Dame. He tallied 3 tackles versus Nebraska and had 3 tackles and 1 PBU against Northwestern. He recorded 7 tackles versus Iowa and 9 tackles against Oregon. He collected 5 tackles and 1 PBU versus UCLA. He had 6 tackles, including 0.5 a tackle for loss at the line of scrimmage for 0 yards, and 1 INT in the Alamo Bowl versus TCU.
2024: Pierce saw action in 13 games, mostly on special teams, as a sophomore in 2024. He recorded 8 tackles.
He had 1 tackle against LSU. He recorded 1 tackle against Utah State. He tallied 3 tackles against Rutgers. He had 1 tackle against Nebraska. He recorded 2 tackles in the Las Vegas Bowl against Texas A&M.
2023: Pierce, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2023 after graduating a semester early from high school, saw action in 10 games (all except Colorado, Arizona and the Holiday Bowl versus Louisville), mostly on special teams, as a true freshman in 2023. He recorded 7 tackles.
He had 1 tackle against Nevada, Stanford and Notre Dame. He collected 3 tackles versus Oregon and 1 tackle in the Holiday Bowl against Louisville.
HIGH SCHOOL: He was named to the
2022 All-Baseline League: and selected as the
League Defensive MVP: as a safety at Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) HS.
In 2022, he recorded 65 tackles with 4.5 for loss and 3.0 sacks. He also tallied 3 INTs, 4 PBUs and 1 fumble recovery.
As a junior, he was named to the
2021 All-CIF Southern Section Division 3 team: after he led the varsity team with 103 tackles and 1.0 for loss with 1.0 sack. He also tallied 9 INTs, 5 PBUs and 1 fumble recovery.
PERSONAL: He is majoring in American Popular Culture at USC. His brother, Carrington, is a redshirt sophomore cornerback on the USC football team. His other brother, Camren, played basketball at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. His father, Colby, played basketball at Austin Peay.