Artavis Pierce

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
208
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lake Alfred, Fla.
High School:
Auburndale HS

CAREER
• Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bears after the 2020 NFL Draft
• Played in 44 games, making 13 starts
• Concluded his career with 2,127 rushing yards, which ranks 10th all-time at Oregon State. Averaged 5.8 yards per carry (366 overall), which is tied for the best mark in program history
• Scored 15 rushing touchdowns
• Caught 74 passes for 578 yards and two touchdowns
• 2017 and 2018 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention selection

2019 (SENIOR)
• Played in all 12 games, making seven starts
• Carried the ball 146 times for a team-best 873 yards, averaging 6.0 per carry
• Scored six rushing touchdowns and one through the air
• Caught 23 passes for 169 yards
• Surpassed 100 yards rushing three times, including a season-best 141 versus Stanford. Scored two touchdowns versus the Cardinal
• Also scored two rushing touchdowns in the second game of the season at Hawai’i
• Carried the ball 21 times for 119 yards and one score in the win at UCLA. Posted a 53-yard rush versus the Bruins, his longest of the season
• Ran for 114 yards and one touchdown on 15 carries against Arizona
• Caught a season-high eight passes versus Washington
• Caught a touchdown pass and tallied four receptions for 34 yards in the win at California

2017 (JUNIOR)
• Played in nine games, making three starts
• Carried the ball 54 times for 408 yards, averaging 7.6 yards per rush. Tallied 15 catches for 149 yards. Scored four rushing touchdowns
• Opened the season with 168 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries at Ohio State. Finished with separate runs of 80 and 78 yards, respectively
• Rushed for 91 yards on 11 carries in the home opener versus Southern Utah. Scored one touchdown
• Ran the ball three times at Stanford, finishing with 46 yards
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

2017 (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all 12 games, making two starts, against Minnesota and Arizona
• Carried the ball 68 times for 323 yards, an average of 4.8 per rush. Scored one touchdown
• Caught 15 passes for 128 yards
• Served as a returner on kickoffs. Totaled 27 returns, finishing with 540 yards, an average of 20 per
• Ran the ball 12 times for 60 yards against USC, scoring once
• Rushed 10 times for 52 yards versus Colorado, adding two receptions for 43 yards
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

2016 (FRESHMAN)
• Played in 11 games as a true freshman
• Showed an ability to make an immediate impact early in fall camp at Bend
• Awarded the backup running back spot during fall camp
• Posted 98 carries for 523 yards and four touchdowns, all marks good for second on the team
• Proved to be a capable three-down back, registering 21 receptions
• Recorded season-highs with 18 carries for 73 yards and two touchdowns to go with six receptions for 37 yards in his first career start at UCLA
• Scored his first career touchdown in the Beavers’ overtime win over California
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team by Athlon
• Signed a National Letter of Intent to play football in February 2016

AUBURNDALE HIGH SCHOOL
• Rivals and 247Sports three-star recruit
• Rated among the top 100 running back prospects in the nation
• Played in the Blue-Grey All-Star game in Tampa in January
• Offensive MVP of the Blue-Grey Super Combine in June 2015 in Daytona Beach
• Four-year starter and two-time team captain
• Two-time all-county selection including first team as a junior
• All-region second team as a senior
• Associated Press 5A All-State Honorable Mention as a sophomore and junior
• 2,076 career rushing yards and 18 touchdowns
• Sprinter on the track team (200 meters)
• A small forward on the basketball team

PERSONAL
• Son of Arthur and Delores Pierce
• Has two sisters, Artesha and Danisha
• Enjoys playing basketball
• Volunteers for the Lake Alfred youth football league
• First in his family to go to college. Calls the class “Death and Dying” - an overview around historical attitudes and practices around end of life and dying - his favorite at Oregon State
• Studying sociology