Dameon Pierce was an underutilized RB for the Florida Gators.
Played at Gainesville from 2018-’21.
Ran for 1,806 yards and 23 TDs on 329 carries over his time there.
A bowling ball of a back with explosive power, Pierce clocked in at 5’9″, 235.
He’d be selected in the 4th round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans.
Pierce went on to have a fine rookie season for an otherwise terrible offense.
Had his first 100+ yard game running for 131 yards on 14 carries in week 4 against the Chargers.
Pierce was starting to make rumblings as a potential dark horse rookie of the year candidate, but his rookie season ended abruptly in Week 14 after he suffered an ankle injury.
All in all Pierce compiled a fine rookie campaign with 939 yards rushing on 220 carries, and 4 TDs.
He suffered the notorious sophomore slump in 2023 as he struggled with nicks and tears, along with an adjustment to a ZBS.
Supplanted in the lineup, he ran for 416 yards and 2 TDs.
In a bright spot however, he put his time in as a returner on special teams, and returned a kickoff 98 yards for a TD in a loss to the Browns.
NOTES:
Well the market for Dameon cratered so I took advantage of the the situation to pick up an autograph of his. I really tried hard to digest the ’22 Texans campaign with Pierce and Pitre standing out as players I kicked the can on getting a jersey of. I was surprised that Pierce didn’t adapt to the ZBS, but I like him to stick it out as a change of pace back for the franchise.
