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DAVION PIERSON
DEFENSIVE TACKLE JUNIOR I 6-2 I 305 I 2L
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Millwood HS 2013 | SOPHOMORE SEASON Started the opening seven games while playing in 11 of 12 contests ... had a season-best 11/2 tackles for loss at Oklahoma State ... it was part of a midseason stretch that saw him record a tackle for loss in four out of five games ... contributed to a sack among a season-best four stops against Kansas ... also had four tackles versus Baylor ... recorded a tackle for loss and two quarterback hurries at Oklahoma. 2012 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Appeared in all 13 games, starting 11 of them ... had 36 tackles on the year, 14 of which are solo ... was been a common sight in opposing backfields, racking up 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks ... also recovered a fumble and forced a fumble ... assisted on a tackle for loss in the season opener ... had a season-best five stops at Kansas, including half of a sack ... made two assisted tackles and had a fumble recovery against Virginia ... posted three tackles against SMU and Iowa State ... made two tackles at Baylor with half of a sack ... one of his three tackles against Texas Tech was a sack for a loss of five yards ... posted a tackle for loss among his two tackles at Oklahoma State ... had a half of a sack to go along with three tackles in the win at Texas ... saved his best game for last by recording nine tackles, a sack, another tackle-for-loss, and a forced fumble against Michigan State. 2011 | FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirted in his first season at TCU.
GP/S UT 13/11 14 11/7 13 24/18 27
PORTER’S CAREER STATS
RECEIVING Year GP/S Rec Yds Avg TD Long 2011 13/0 7 109 15.6 2 33 2012 13/0 2 18 9.0 0 14 2013 12/5 26 435 16.7 5 75 Totals 38/5 35 562 16.1 7 75
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 8 vs. West Virginia in 2013 Receiving Yards: 118 vs. Kansas in 2013 Touchdown Receptions: 2 vs. West Virginia in 2013
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JAMES POWER
SNAPPER
SENIOR I 6-3 I 235 I 1L
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.
PIERSON’S CAREER STATS DEFENSE Year 2012 2013 Totals
including a 21-yard score at Air Force ... enjoyed a season-long 33-yard grab at Wyoming ... also had a catch for six yards in the regular-season finale against UNLV ... caught two passes in the Poinsettia Bowl ... contributed on special teams.
AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU FR FF 22 36 7.5-26 3.5-18 0 0 1 1 11 24 4.5-11 0.5-4 0 0 0 0 33 60 12.0-37 4.0-22 0 0 1 1
Myrtle Beach HS/Marshall 2013 | JUNIOR SEASON Started all 12 games as a deep snapper in his first season of competition for the Horned Frogs.
POWER’S CAREER STATS Games Played/Started: 12/12 (12/12 in 2013)
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Total Tackles: 5 at Kansas in 2012 Solo Tackles: 3, 2x; last at Iowa State in 2013 Tackles For Loss: 1.5, 2x; last at Oklahoma State in 2013 Sacks: 1.0 vs. Texas Tech in 2012 Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Virginia in 2012
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DAVID PORTER WIDE RECEIVER
SENIOR I 6-0 I 197 I 3L
DESOTO, TEXAS DeSoto HS 2013 | JUNIOR SEASON Had a team-best five receiving touchdowns while his 435 yards were a close second to Josh DoctsonClick here to hear it (440) ... tied for fourth with 26 receptions ... had 18 catches over the final five games after totaling just eight grabs in the opening seven contests ... posted his first 100-yard receiving game in the win over Kansas with a then career-high four receptions for 118 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown on the first play of the second half ... it was also TCU’s longest play from scrimmage on the season ... came back with a new career-high of eight receptions for 72 yards, including scoring grabs of 12 and 3 yards, against West Virginia ... had a touchdown catch in each of the final two games with a 51-yard reception at Kansas State and a 22-yard grab versus Baylor ... totaled five catches for 74 yards against the Bears for his second-best output of the season ... had at least one catch in nine of 12 games, including a 45-yard gain at Oklahoma on his only reception of the contest. 2012 | SOPHOMORE SEASON Played all 13 games at wide receiver and on special teams ... made a four-yard catch in the season opener against Grambling State and a 14-yard grab in the win at Baylor ... posted solo tackles against Grambling State and West Virginia. 2011 | FRESHMAN SEASON Appeared in all 13 games at wide receiver ... finished the season with seven receptions for 109 yards ... averaged 15.6 yards per catch ... found the end zone in the first two games ... scored his first career touchdown, on his first collegiate snap, on a 19-yard strike against Baylor in the season opener ... it pulled the Frogs within 47-45 in the fourth quarter ... came back the next week with two catches for 29 yards,
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MATT PRYOR
OFFENSIVE LINE
RS FRESHMAN I 6-7 I 350 I RS
LONG BEACH, CALIF. Lakewood HS 2013 | FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirted in his first season at TCU.
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TY SLANINA
WIDE RECEIVER
SOPHOMORE I 6-0 I 193 I 1L
EAST BERNARD, TEXAS East Bernard HS 2013 | FRESHMAN SEASON Played in all 12 games with starts against Kansas and West Virginia ... placed sixth on the Horned Frogs with 19 receptions ... recorded at least one catch in eight of his 12 contests ... his lone touchdown was a 20-yard grab to provide the go-ahead score in the third quarter of a 48-17 win over SMU ... totaled three receptions for 63 yards against the Mustangs ... had a career-high and team-best six receptions for 38 yards at Oklahoma, including an 8-yard snag on a 4th-and-6 at the OU 18 to keep a TCU scoring drive alive ... recorded three catches for 40 yards against West Virginia while adding two receptions against both Oklahoma State and Texas ... had an 8-yard reception against LSU in his first collegiate game.