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