Jelan Pearson

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Jelan Pearson
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    170
  • Hometown:
    Ellenwood, Ga.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Eagles' Landing
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    0.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2022: Pearson appeared in nine games with three starts at running back.  He ran the ball 10 times for five yards.  Pearson was most productive on kick and punt returns.  He had 11 punt returns for 32 yards with a long return of 10 yards.  He brought nine kickoffs back for 202 yards - a 22.4 yard per kick average.  He had a long return of 32 yards at Tusculum (Oct. 8). 

2021: In an injury-hampered campaign, Pearson appeared in six games with one start in Carson-Newman's backfield. He carried the ball 33 times for 143 yards and a touchdown.  He had his best game against Mars Hill when he tallied nine carrie for 51 yards and a score. His long rush of the year came at Tusculum when he tallied an 18-yard carry.  Pearson caught two passes for six yards. 

2020: Did not appear in the UVA Wise game during Carson-Newman's spring season. 

2019: Did not appear in any games.

HIGH SCHOOL: Pearson helped Eagles' Landing to four state championships in football and one for track.  

PERSONAL: The son Ron and Mary Pearson. He plans to study sports medicine at Carson-Newman.  He was a member of the Eagles' Landing honor roll. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles - -
Assists - -
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 3 3 1.0 2 0 - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 5 1 0.2 3 0 - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 1 0
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 1 2 2.0 2 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 3 56 18.7 20 0 - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - 2 9 4.5 5 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 1 31 31.0 31 0 3 10 3.3 10 0
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 2 56 28.0 31 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 1 32 32.0 32 0 1 4 4.0 4 0
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 1 26 26.0 26 0 4 10 2.5 8 0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 1 1 1.0 1 0 - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 1 3 - - 56 59
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 1 1 - 9 - 10
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 1 - - 10 31 41
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 1 - - -1 56 55
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 1 - - 4 32 36
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 1 - - 10 26 36
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 1 -1 - - 1 0
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 1 2 - - - 2
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 0 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 30 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 33 143 23.8 4.3 1 18 1 0
2022-23 9 10 5 0.6 0.5 0 3 1 0
2023-24 7 11 77 11.0 7.0 0 22 1 0
2024-25 8 15 83 10.4 5.5 1 27 1 0
Total 30 69 308 10.3 4.5 2 27 4 0
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 2 0.3 6 1.0 3.0 0 10
2022-23 9 - - - - - - -
2023-24 7 2 0.3 9 1.3 4.5 0 6
2024-25 8 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Total 30 4 0.1 15 0.5 3.8 0 10
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 9 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 7 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 8 - - - - - - - 0
Total 30 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 9 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 7 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 8 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 1 0 0.0 0 0 4 32 8.0 0 19
2022-23 9 202 22.4 0 32 11 32 2.9 0 10
2023-24 12 275 22.9 0 34 1 7 7.0 0 7
2024-25 6 128 21.3 0 31 - - - - -
Total 28 605 21.6 0 34 16 71 4.4 0 19
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 - - - - - 0 -
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
2021-22 6 143 6 32 0 181 30.2
2022-23 9 5 - 32 202 239 26.6
2023-24 7 77 9 7 275 368 52.6
2024-25 8 83 0 - 128 211 26.4
Total 30 308 15 71 605 999 33.3
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 6 1.0 1 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 0 - 0 0 - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
2024-25 6 0.8 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Total 12 0.4 2 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 9 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 8 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 30 1 0 1.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 9 10 5 0.6 0.5 0 3 1 0
Conference 7 2 1 0.1 0.5 0 2 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 5 1 0.3 0.2 0 3 - -
Away 5 5 4 0.8 0.8 0 2 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 6 3 0.8 0.5 0 3 - -
Losses 5 4 2 0.4 0.5 0 2 1 0
Month
September 4 8 4 1.0 0.5 0 3 - -
October 3 1 -1 -0.3 -1.0 0 0 1 0
November 2 1 2 1.0 2.0 0 2 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 9 202 22.4 0 32 11 32 2.9 0 10
Conference 6 146 24.3 0 32 9 23 2.6 0 10
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 57 28.5 0 31 9 29 3.2 0 10
Away 7 145 20.7 0 32 2 3 1.5 0 4
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 26 26.0 0 26 6 19 3.2 0 8
Losses 8 176 22.0 0 32 5 13 2.6 0 10
Month
September 6 143 23.8 0 31 6 18 3.0 0 10
October 3 59 19.7 0 32 5 14 2.8 0 8
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 9 5 - 32 202 239 26.6
Conference 7 1 - 23 146 170 24.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 4 1 - 29 57 87 21.8
Away 5 4 - 3 145 152 30.4
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 3 - 19 26 48 12.0
Losses 5 2 - 13 176 191 38.2
Month
September 4 4 - 18 143 165 41.3
October 3 -1 - 14 59 72 24.0
November 2 2 - - - 2 1.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 0 - 0 0 - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 - 0 0 - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 0 - 0 0 - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 - 0 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 0 - 0 0 - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - 0 0 - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 0 - 0 0 - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 - 0 0 - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 9 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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