Christian Pierce holds the FS · Starter spot in USC Trojans’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Christian Pierce is a safety from Fontana, California who enrolled at USC in spring 2023 after graduating early from Rancho Cucamonga High School. As a junior in 2025, Pierce appeared in 13 games with 9 starts, recording 64 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 3 pass breakups, 1 interception, and 1 forced fumble. Through three seasons, he has compiled 79 tackles, including 2.5 for loss with 1 sack, 3 pass breakups, 1 interception, and 1 forced fumble in 36 games. Pierce returns as a senior in 2026 as a key member of the Trojan secondary.

USC2023 — present