PRONUNCIATION

2022 Burlsworth Trophy Nominee
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
2021 Academic All-Big Ten
2021 Mark Mills Second Effort Award

2023 (Junior): Named Preseason All-Big Ten (fourth team) by Athlon Sports (5/23).

2022 (Sophomore): Started all 12 games at right tackle ... named a candidate for the Burlsworth Trophy (11/2), which honors the most outstanding football player who began career as a walk-on and has shown outstanding performance on the field ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/9) for the second time ... helped the offense total 460 yards at Michigan State (11/12) ... part of unit that allowed no sacks and held the ball for 38:53 in the win over Indiana (10/22) ... helped offense rush for 212 yards in win at Boston College (9/3).

2021 (Freshman): Played in all 13 games with 12 starts at right tackle ... earned Academic All-Big Ten honors (12/14) ... started at right tackle in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl versus No. 20 Wake Forest (12/31) ... offense rushed for 218 yards and five touchdowns in the win at Indiana (11/13) ... helped offense rush for 230 yards and allowed no sacks in the win at Illinois (10/30) ... made first career start at Syracuse (9/11) ... earned the Mark Mills Second Effort Award (5/20) as the most improved offensive player during spring practice.

2020 (Freshman): Played in one game ... made collegiate debut on the field goal protection unit in the win at Purdue (11/28).

Prior to Rutgers: Played postgraduate season in 2019 at Fork Union Military Academy (Va.) for coach Frank Arritt … played on the offensive and defensive lines for coach Greg Hyslop at Trenton Central High School … also a member of the varsity basketball team.

Hollin Pierce