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| No. 3 – Seattle Sea Dragons | |||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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| Born: | April 25, 1998 Bradenton, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Charles W. Flanagan High School | ||||||
| College: | Western Kentucky (2017–2020) Ole Miss (2021) | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career XFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Jahcour Pearson (born April 25, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL. He played college football at Western Kentucky before transferring to Ole Miss.
College career
Western Kentucky
Pearson was a 3-star recruit coming out of high school with offers from 5 schools. Pearson would eventually commit to Western Kentucky. After redshirting in 2016, Pearson finished the 2017 season with seven receptions for 40 yards. He appeared in eight games in 2018, starting in two of them. He caught 13 passes for 132 yards. In his final full season at WKU, Pearson had a breakout campaign. He caught 75 passes for 804 yards and seven touchdowns. In 2020, he played in two games for WKU before announcing he would be transferring to Ole Miss. In his career at Western Kentucky with 105 receptions, 1,072 receiving yards, and 7 receiving touchdowns, as well as rushing for 11 yards.[1]
Ole Miss
During the 2021 season, Pearson played in 10 games, catching 26 receptions for 392 receiving yards.[1] Pearson also made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring of 2021.[2] After the season, Pearson declared for the 2022 NFL Draft.
College statistics
| Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | |||||||||||
| 2016 |  Redshirted
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| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 132 | 10.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 7 | 75 | 804 | 10.6 | 7 | 5 | -12 | -2.4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Ole Miss Rebels | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 392 | 15.1 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Career | 42 | 20 | 130 | 1,464 | 11.3 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 2.1 | 0 | |
Professional career
2022 season: Free agency
After going undrafted in 2022, Pearson was invited to Mini Camp with the New York Giants but was not signed.[3] He eventually tried out for the XFL.
Seattle Sea Dragons
2023 season
Pearson was selected in the 4th round of the 2023 XFL Draft by the Seattle Sea Dragons.[4] In his first game, Pearson caught his first career receiving touchdown. During the Dragons' Week 6 game, Pearson was one yard shy of having his first 100-yard receiving game. In Week 7, Pearson caught his second touchdown pass of the season. In Week 8, he had a career-high 12 receptions on 14 targets for 95 yards. Through the first eight weeks of the season, Pearson leads the league in receptions (50) and targets (70).[5]
XFL career statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Punt returning | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2023 | SEA | 8 | 8 | 70 | 50 | 513 | 10.3 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Career | 8 | 8 | 70 | 50 | 513 | 10.3 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Personal Life
Pearson is the Son of Jamal Pearson and Candice McKenzie.[6] Pearson has appeared in multiple videos on famous YouTuber, Deestroying's, YouTube Channel.
References
- ^ a b "Jahcour Pearson College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Jahcour Pearson - Football". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "2022 NFL draft: Giants undrafted rookie free agent scorecard". Giants Wire. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "XFL Seattle Sea Dragons Draft Selection List". XFL News and Discussion. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "XFL Player Stats". www.xfl.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Jahcour Pearson - Football". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved 2023-03-09.