Pierce joined the SJSU staff as a graduate assistant in 2023 after being an offensive quality control coach at Eastern Washington in 2022. Pierce was also a student football assistant at Eastern Washington for the 2021 season.
Pierce played running back EWU from 2016-2020 and was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team five times and voted team captain twice.
Pierce graduated from EWU with a BA in Psychology, a BS in Health Psychology and a minor in communication in 2021. He was on the Dean's List three times.