| No. 3 – Seattle Sea Dragons | |||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | April 25, 1998 Broward County, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Charles W. Flanagan | ||||||
| College: | Western Kentucky (2017–2020) Ole Miss (2021) | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||
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| Career XFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Jahcour Pearson (born April 25, 1998) 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.
High school career
Pearson was Ranked as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and a two-star by Scout.com and Rivals.com. Pearson helped win Flanagan High School's first state championship, as well as recording 43 catches for 645 yards and 6 touchdowns. He was also selected to the All-Broward team in his senior season.[1] Pearson would eventually commit to Western Kentucky.[2]
| US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Jahcour Pearson WR |
Pompano Beach, FL | Charles W. Flanagan | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jan 29, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 68 | ||||||
College career
Western Kentucky
After redshirting in 2016, Pearson finished the 2017 season with seven receptions for 40 yards.[3] Pearson appeared in eight games in 2018, starting in two of them. He caught 13 passes for 132 yards.[3] In his final full season at WKU, Pearson had a breakout campaign. He caught 75 passes for 804 yards and 7 touchdowns.[3] In 2020, he played in 2 games for WKU before announcing he would be transferring to Ole Miss. He ended his career at Western Kentucky with 105 receptions, 1,072 receiving yards, and 7 receiving touchdowns.[4]
Ole Miss
Using the extra year of eligibility given to players from the 2020 COVID-19 season, Pearson played in 10 games in 2021, catching 26 receptions for 392 receiving yards.[4] Pearson also made the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the spring of 2021.[5] After the season, Pearson declared for the 2022 NFL Draft.
College statistics
| Season | GP | Receiving | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | |||||
| 2016 | 0 |  Redshirted | |||
| 2017 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 13 | 132 | 10.2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 76 | 804 | 10.6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 0 |
| Ole Miss Rebels | |||||
| 2021 | 10 | 26 | 392 | 15.1 | 0 |
| Career | 40 | 131 | 1,464 | 11.2 | 7 |
Professional career
2022 NFL Draft
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
178 lb (81 kg) |
29+7⁄8 in (0.76 m) |
8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) | 4.42 s | 1.56 s | 2.52 s | 3.94 s | 7.19 s | 37 in (0.94 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 13 reps | |
| All values from Ole Miss Pro Day. | ||||||||||||
After going undrafted in 2022, Pearson was invited to Mini Camp with the New York Giants but was not signed.[6]
Seattle Sea Dragons
Pearson was selected in the 4th round of the 2023 XFL Draft by the Seattle Sea Dragons.[7] During the Dragons' Week 1 game, Pearson was five yards shy of having his first 100-yard receiving game and caught 12 passes on 14 targets. In his second game, Pearson caught his first career receiving touchdown. In Week 9, Pearson had his first career 100-yard game when he caught seven receptions on eight targets for 115 yards and one touchdown. Pearson finished the season playing in all ten games, starting nine, while leading the league in receptions (60), targets (80), receiving yards (670), and receptions for first downs (32).[8] Pearson was also selected to the First-Team All-XFL.[9]
After the 2023 XFL Season, Pearson tried out for the Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons, and the Indianapolis Colts.[10]
XFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Led the league | |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Punt returns | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2023 | SEA | 10 | 9 | 84 | 60 | 670 | 11.1 | 68 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 10 | 9 | 84 | 60 | 670 | 11.1 | 68 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Punt returns | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2023 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Personal life
Pearson is the Son of Jamal Pearson and Candice McKenzie.[5]
References
- ↑ "Jahcour Pearson - Football". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ↑ "Pearson commits to Hilltoppers". 247Sports. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- 1 2 3 "jahcour pearson western lentucky - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- 1 2 "Jahcour Pearson College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "XFL leading receiver Jahcour Pearson invited to try out for Colts, Falcons". Yahoo Sports. 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ↑ "Broncos invite XFL star Jahcour Pearson to try out for team". Broncos Wire. 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-07.