Troy Pikes
- position DT
- height 6-3
- weight 290
- class Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
- High school Mays
- Previous School Georgia Southern
- position DT
- height 6-3
- weight 290
- class Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
- High school Mays
- Previous School Georgia Southern
Troy Pikes Bio
Transfer defensive tackle who joined the squad in the summer after spending two years at Georgia Southern… figures to contend for a role in the middle of the Carolina defensive front in his first year in Columbia.
2024 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in all 13 games, starting one for Georgia Southern… saw action on 331 plays including 299 on defense… credited with 13 tackles including a half tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry… lone start came against South Carolina State… talled a season-best three tackles against Troy… also had two stops at Nevada, at Ole Miss, and Old Dominion… credited with a half-tackle for loss against James Madison and a QB hurry against Appalachian State.
2023 (Freshman)
Appeared in one game, getting eight snaps in the season opener against The Citadel… credited with an assisted tackle… redshirted… named to the honor roll in the fall.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Tony Slaton at Mays High in Atlanta, Ga… was a first-team all-state performer as a senior… named first-team All-Region 5-5A twice… logged 109 tackles, including eight sacks, along with two forced fumbles as a senior..
PERSONAL
Troy Charleston Dejon Pikes was born on March 15… is a services management major.
