2014 Football Roster
Casey Pierce
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Parma, Ohio
- High School:
- Normandy
Career
โข Ranks eighth in career touchdown catches at Kent State with 11
โข Ranks 11th in career receptions with 97
โข Ended career with two or more catches in 18 straight games and three or more catches in 12 consecutive games
2014 Senior Season
โข Earned MACย Distinguished Scholar Athlete award
โข Named to Academic All-MAC Team
โข Led the team in catches (60) receivingย yards (641) and touchdowns (6)
โข Set Kent State's record for catches in a season by a tight end with 60 (previous record was 47)
โข Named All-MAC Second Team
โข His 60 grabs were the most by any Kent State player since 2004
โข His 641 receiving yards were the most by any Kent State player since 2010
โข Recorded career-highs of 12 catches and 127 receiving yards at Bowling Green
โข Named John Mackey Tight End of the Week after two touchdown catches against Army. Also earned Honorable Mention CFPA Tight End of the Week
โข Team captain
โข Named to Hampshire Honor Society
โข Earned CFPA Tight End of the Week Honorable Mention after 80 receiving yards and a touchdown against South Alabama
โข Co-recipient of the Matt Ramser Award in spring given for courage, dedication attitude and commitment
โข Burlsworth Trophy nominee
โข Named to College Football Performance Awards Tight Ends Watch List
โข Named to John Mackey Award Preseason and Midseason Watch Lists
โข Started all 11 games
2013 Junior Season
โข Made 33 grabs, the most by a Kent State tight end since 1999
โข Led the team with five touchdown catches
โข Ranked third on the team with 364 receiving yards
โข One of 53 nominees for Burlsworth Trophy, given to the nationโs best player that started his career as a walk-on
โข Matched a career-high of five catches at Akron
โข Earned College Football Perfromance Awards Honorable Mention for his performance against Buffalo
โข Career highs of five catches and 71 receiving yards against Buffalo
โข Caught his second touchdown pass in as many games, a 12 yard grab, against Bowling Green
โข Recorded his first career touchdown reception in the victory against Liberty
2012 Sophomore Season
โข Played in 13 games, making three starts
โข Caught one pass for 10 yards
โข Made first career start in 23-7 victory at Buffalo
2011 Redshirt Freshman Season
โข Made first career appearance at Alabama
โข Appeared in 10 games
2010 Freshman Season
โข Redshirted
Prior to Kent State
โข Finished his Invader career with 22 touchdowns, 1,400yards rushing, 1,500 yards passing, 125 tackles and threeinterceptions
โข Earned first-team all conference honors twice
โข Lettered in basketball and football
โข MVP of Cuyahoga County East v. West All-Star game
Personal
โข Son of Ann and Doug Pierce
โข Older brother Justin attended Kent State
โข Born Aug. 21, 1991
