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Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-4
Weight:
273
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Pike

2016
Played in nine games, starting three … recorded 19 tackles and 1.0 TFL … equaled career highs in tackles with five against TCU and Baylor … ended career with 45 tackles and 2.5 TFL.

2015
A key reserve on the defensive line, registering 20 tackles and 0.5 TFL in 10 games played … posted a career-high five tackles vs. Toledo … credited with three tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. Iowa … posted four tackles vs. Kansas.

2014
Played in seven games, registering six tackles ... tallied two tackles vs. North Dakota State and Oklahoma … posted his first career TFL vs. Oklahoma.

2013
Squad member.

2012
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School
Chose Iowa State over offer from Minnesota … three-star recruit according to rivals.com … started on the offensive line, with a limited role on defense due to injuries on the Red Devils’ offense … posted 23 tackles, three for loss, three sacks and recovered a fumble on the defensive side of the ball as a senior … started at tight end as a junior … caught three passes for 55 yards for Pike … coached at Pike by Derek Moyers … attended Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas before moving to Indianapolis prior to his junior season.

Personal
Born Nov. 18, 1994 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire … son of Rose-Marie and Albert Yezaio … full name is Pierre Jean-Baptiste Nicholas Florian Aka … liberal studies major ... graduated in the spring of 2016 ... member of Iowa State's Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) in 2016-17.