2013 TCU Football Fact Book

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2013 TCU FOOTBALL

2 013 RETURNING PL AYERS PERRY’S CAREER STATS PUNTING Year Att. Yds Avg Lng 2012 63 2804 44.5 64 Totals 63 2804 44.5 64

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SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Punts: 9 at West Virginia in 2012 Average (3 or more atts): 52.0 vs. Iowa State in 2012 Long: 64, 2x; last vs. Oklahoma in 2012 50+ Yard Punts: 5 vs. Oklahoma in 2012 Punts Inside Opponent’s 20: 4 at SMU in 2012

DAVION PIERSON TACKLE // SO-1L // 6-2 // 305 57 DEFENSIVE Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood) CAREER HONORS 42012 CollegeFootballNews.com All-Freshman Second Team 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 | REDSHIRT SEASON Redshirted in his first season at TCU. HIGH SCHOOL Rated by Rivals.com as the No. 1 defensive tackle prospect in Oklahoma and the No. 24 overall player in the state ... a 2A All-State selection ... totaled 129 tackles, including 34 for loss, with 11 sacks and five fumble recoveries ... also had an interception ... chose TCU over Kansas State. PERSONAL Mother is Keesha Pierson ... major is psychology.

PIERSON’S CAREER STATS DEFENSE Year 2012 Totals

DAVID PORTER RECEIVER // JR-2L // 6-0 // 197 14 WIDE DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto) 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, 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. HIGH SCHOOL Ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 45 wide receiver nationally and No. 9 in the state of Texas ... listed as the No. 61 prospect in Texas ... a 5A District 11 first-team selection as a sophomore, junior and senior ... was third-team all-state his junior and senior years ... totaled 70 receptions for 905 receiving yards and seven touchdowns as a senior ... had 63 catches for 1,033 yards and nine scores his junior year ... recorded 31 receptions for 255 yards as a sophomore ... DeSoto’s Most Valuable Player his senior year ... named the Wide Receiver of the Year as a junior ... a three-year football letterman who also lettered three years in track and field ... an honorable-mention academic all-state honoree his senior year ... a member of the National Society of High School Scholars ... chose TCU over Cincinnati, Iowa State, Virginia and Wake Forest. PERSONAL Parents are David Porter Jr. and Deana Porter ... major is social work.

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 Totals 26/0 9 127 14.1 2 33 Tackles: 4 solo (last; at West Virginia in 2012)

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Receptions: 2, 2x last vs. Louisiana Tech in 2011 Receiving Yards: 33 at Wyoming in 2011 Long Receptoin: 33 yards at Wyoming in 2011 Receiving Touchdowns: 1, 2x; last at Air Force in 2011

GP/S UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU FR FF 13/11 14 22 36 7.5-26 3.5-18 0 0 1 1 13/11 14 22 36 7.5-26 3.5-18 0 0 1 1

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Total Tackles: 5 at Kansas in 2012 Solo Tackles: 2, 2x; last vs. Iowa State in 2012 Sacks: 1.0 vs. Texas Tech in 2012 Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 2x; last at Oklahoma State in 2012 Fumbles Recovered: 1 vs. Virginia in 2012

joey rowe // FR-RS // 5-11 // 205 34 LINEBACKER Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy College Prep) 2012 | REDSHIRT SEASON Redshirted in his first season on campus. HIGH SCHOOL Lettered two years in football. PERSONAL Parents are Jeff and Nancy Rowe ... major is journalism.

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