Dale Pierson

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-2
Weight:
249
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bakersfield, Calif.
High School:
Independence

Awards and Honors
Second-Team All-Big 12 – Coaches, Phil Steele (2015)
Lombardi Award Watch List (2015)
Ted Hendricks Award Watch List (2015)
College Gridiron Showcase (2015)
Arthur Floyd Scott Outstanding Defensive Lineman (2015)

2015
Second Team All-Big 12 by the Coaches and Phil Steele … member of the watch lists for the Lombardi Award and Ted Hendricks Award … invited to play in the College Gridiron Showcase … one of the most improved players and leaders on defense, starting all 12 games … led all ISU down linemen in tackles with 41 … tied ISU’s school record for sacks in a season with 8.5, ranking third in the Big 12 and 28th nationally … second on the team in TFL (12.5), ranking 10th in the Big 12 … also had an interception and forced fumble … had a monster game in the season-opening win over UNI, registering five tackles, 3.0 sacks, 3.5 TFL and one interception … followed that game with a seven-tackle, two-sack performance vs. Iowa … had three tackles and a sack vs. Kansas … vs. Baylor, had five tackles, 1.5 TFL, a sack and a forced fumble … notched a career-high 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL and a sack vs. Oklahoma State … ended career with 70 tackles, 17.0 TFL and 10.5 sacks.

2014
Played in all 12 games, starting the final two contests … recorded 29 tackles and ranked fourth on the team with 4.5 TFL … led the team and ranked fourth in the Big 12 with two fumble recoveries … also had one forced fumble … in his last four games, recorded 22 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble … had four tackles vs. Oklahoma State … posted seven tackles, one sack and a fumble recovery vs. Texas Tech … forced a fumble and recovered a fumble vs. West Virginia … tallied a season-high eight tackles and a sack vs. TCU.

Junior College
Chose Iowa State over California, Illinois, Arizona and Indiana … ranked as the 10th-best defensive end in junior college by 247Sports … listed as the seventh-best strongside defensive end by JCgridiron.com ... a two-time All-Northern Conference selection, earning first-team honors in 2013 … First-Team All-Region IV pick … led the conference and region in sacks in 2013 with 11.5, tying for second in the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) … posted 48 tackles, including 19.0 tackles for loss … accounted for 104 yards of loss yardage in 2013 … tallied seven QBH, two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles … had 64 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks as a freshman in 2012 … ended career with 14.0 sacks and 28.0 tackles for loss … coached by Fred Fimbres.

High School
Team was a two-time state playoff qualifier … voted region lineman of the year.

Personal
Born Sept. 2, 1993 … son of Gary and Valerie Pierson … liberal studies major … enjoys camping and fishing.