Pierce Walsh holds the TE · Backup spot in Minnesota Golden Gophers’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Pierce Walsh logged a 1.8% overall usage rate in 2025.

Pierce Walsh is a redshirt junior tight end at Minnesota who hails from Downers Grove, Illinois, where he attended Benet Academy. A three-star recruit, Walsh made his collegiate debut in 2025 after redshirting in 2023 and missing 2024 with an injury. In his first season of action, he appeared in all 13 games, recording two receptions for 17 yards with a long of 10 yards and one kickoff return for 13 yards. Walsh has earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in both 2024 and 2025.

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