Brandon Pierre

Position:
LB
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 240
Hometown:
Horn Lake, Miss.
High School:
Horn Lake
Prev. College:
Northwest Mississippi CC

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2020)

2019 (JUNIOR): Did not see any action and was redshirted ... Non-scholarship player who joined team in the fall.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Started every contest at middle linebacker as a sophomore ... Finished second on the team with 72 total tackles ... Led team with nine tackles for loss and six quarterback hurries ... Registered three sacks on the season ... Record a season-high 11 tackles vs. Copiah-Lincoln ... Tallied two forced fumbles against Itawamba ... Earned second team All-MACJC honors, as well as was named to the MACJC All-Academic Team in 2018 ... Started all 11 games at middle linebacker as a freshman ... Fourth on the team with 65 tackles, seven tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks and an interception ... Had a season-high 12 tackles in a 61-38 rout of East Mississippi ... Had his lone interception in a season-opening win at Pearl River ... MACJC All-Academic Team, NJCAA All-Academic third team in 2017.

HIGH SCHOOL: Helped lead Horn Lake to a 9-3 finish his senior year, the second-best record in program history ... Earned first team all-region and all-district honors as a senior ... Named district defensive MVP in 2016 ... Earned team’s linebacker of the year ... Recorded a career-best 18 tackle game (five TFL) vs Lafayette ... Coached by Brad Boyette.

PERSONAL: Son of Jean and Lisa Pierre ... Full name is Brandon Cristian Pierre ... Born: June 6, 1999 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in spring 2020 ... Exercise science major.