Mason Pierce | |
Image Upright: | 1 |
Team: | Toronto Argonauts |
Number: | 28 |
Position1: | Defensive back |
Birth Date: | 20 March 1999 |
Birth Place: | Bulverde, Texas, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lbs: | 185 |
College: | Colorado Mines |
High School: | Smithson Valley High |
Playing Years1: | –present |
Playing Team1: | Toronto Argonauts |
Status: | Active |
Import: | yes |
Cfl: | mason-pierce/167855/ |
Mason Pierce (born March 20, 1999) is an American professional football defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Pierce played college football for the Colorado Mines Orediggers from 2018 to 2022.[1] [2] He played in 49 games where he recorded 180 tackles, 53 pass deflections, and six interceptions while also returning 40 punts for 638 yards.[1]
Pierce signed with the Toronto Argonauts on May 8, 2023.[3] Following training camp, he began the 2023 season on the practice roster, but made his professional debut on September 4, 2023, in the Labour Day Classic against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he recorded four defensive tackles.[4] Due to injuries to teammates DaShaun Amos and Robertson Daniel, he made his first professional start on September 15, 2023, against the Montreal Alouettes where he had eight defensive tackles.[4] He played in nine regular season games, starting in seven, where he had 32 defensive tackles, three pass knockdowns, one sack, one forced fumble, and three interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown.[5]