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On the field, ‘he’s absolutely fearless.’ Off it, he found his passion from a scare.

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Tackling guys who might weigh 75 pounds more than him is not scary for DeAndre Pierce.

Neither is challenging a potential first-round NFL quarterback.

But animated zombies? Well, that scared him right into finding his major at Boise State.

“Last year, I was playing Resident Evil 7, and I didn’t think something like a video game could make me so scared, but it looked so real,” Pierce said.

Pierce was only a casual gamer growing up, playing mainly — surprise — football games. After he conquered the survival horror game, he was captivated by the action-adventure title Uncharted 4.