Jahcour Pearson
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
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| current_team = St. Louis Battlehawks
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|04|25|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Broward County, Florida, U.S.
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| height_ft = 5
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| weight_lb = 178
| high_school = Charles W. Flanagan (Pembroke Pines, Florida)
| college = Western Kentucky (2016–2020)
Ole Miss (2021)
| undraftedyear = 2022
| pastteams =
- Seattle Sea Dragons ({{XFL Year|2023}})
- St. Louis Battlehawks ({{UFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
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- All-XFL Team (2023)
- XFL receptions leader (2023)
- XFL receiving yards leader (2023)
- Second-team All-CUSA (2019)
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| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
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| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
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Jahcour Pearson (born April 25, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Western Kentucky before transferring to Ole Miss.
Early life
Pearson was ranked as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and a two-star by Scout.com, Rivals.com, and ESPN. Pearson helped win Charles W. Flanagan High School's first state championship, as well as recording 43 catches for 645 yards and six touchdowns. He was also selected to the All-Broward Team in his senior season.{{Cite web |title=Jahcour Pearson - Football |url=https://olemisssports.com/sports/football/roster/jahcour-pearson/3325 |access-date=June 7, 2023 |website=Ole Miss Athletics |language=en}} Pearson would eventually commit to Western Kentucky.{{Cite web |title=Pearson commits to Hilltoppers |url=https://247sports.com/college/western-kentucky/Article/Pembroke-Pines-Fla-Flanagan-wide-receiver-Jahcour-Pearson-commits-to-WKU-75014233/ |access-date=June 7, 2023 |website=247Sports |language=en}}
{{College athlete recruit start | 40 = no | collapse = no | year = 2016 }}
{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Jahcour Pearson
| position = WR
| hometown = Pompano Beach, Florida
| highschool = Charles W. Flanagan
| feet = 5
| inches = 8
| weight = 170
| 40 =
| commitdate = 1/29/16
| scout stars = 2
| rivals stars = 2
| 247 stars = 3
| espn stars = 2
| espn grade = 68
}}
|}
College career
=Western Kentucky=
After redshirting in 2016, Pearson finished the 2017 season with seven receptions for 40 yards.{{Cite web |title=jahcour pearson western lentucky - Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=jahcour+pearson+western+lentucky |access-date=June 7, 2023 |website=www.google.com}} Pearson 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. He ended his career at Western Kentucky with 105 receptions, 1,072 receiving yards, and seven receiving touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=Jahcour Pearson College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jahcour-pearson-1.html |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}
=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. Pearson also made the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the spring of 2021.{{Cite web |title=Jahcour Pearson - Football |url=https://olemisssports.com/sports/football/roster/jahcour-pearson/3325 |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=Ole Miss Athletics |language=en}} After the season, Pearson declared for the 2022 NFL draft.
= College statistics =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| Season ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="4"| Receiving | |||||
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|border=2}}"| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | |||||
| 2016
| 0 || colspan="4" |File:Redshirt.svg 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 | |||||
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ole Miss Rebels|border=2}}"| Ole Miss Rebels | |||||
| 2021
| 10 || 26 || 392 || 15.1 || 0 | |||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jahcour-pearson-1.html Career] | 40 | 131 | 1,464 | 11.2 | 7 |
Professional career
=Pre-draft=
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 7 3/8
| weight = 178
| dash = 4.42
| ten split = 1.56
| twenty split = 2.52
| shuttle = 3.94
| cone drill = 7.19
| vertical = 37
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 1
| bench = 13
| arm span = 29 7/8
| hand span = 8 1/4
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from Ole Miss Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1018109&DraftYear=2022 |title=Jahcour Pearson College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=May 28, 2024}}
}}
After going undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft, Pearson was invited to mini-camp with the New York Giants and New York Jets but was not signed.{{Cite web |date=April 30, 2022 |title=2022 NFL draft: Giants undrafted rookie free agent scorecard |url=https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2022/04/30/2022-nfl-draft-new-york-giants-undrafted-rookie-free-agent-scorecard/ |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=Giants Wire |language=en-US}}{{cite web |last1=Heath |first1=Jon |title=Broncos invite XFL star Jahcour Pearson to try out for team |url=https://broncoswire.usatoday.com/2023/06/04/denver-broncos-news-wr-jahcour-pearson-tryout-for-team/ |website=Bronco Wire |date=June 4, 2023 |access-date=December 6, 2023}}
=Seattle Sea Dragons=
Pearson was selected by the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL in the fourth round of the 2023 XFL draft.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=November 18, 2022 |title=XFL Seattle Sea Dragons Draft Selection List |url=https://xflboard.com/news/xfl-seattle-sea-dragons-draft-selection-list/ |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=XFL News and Discussion |language=en-US}} 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 (84), receiving yards (670), and receptions for first downs (32).{{Cite web |title=XFL Player Stats |url=https://www.xfl.com/stats/player-stats |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=www.xfl.com |language=en}} Pearson was also selected to the All-XFL Team after the season.{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2023 |title=XFL leading receiver Jahcour Pearson invited to try out for Colts, Falcons |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/xfl-leading-receiver-jahcour-pearson-175521596.html |access-date=June 7, 2023 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US}}
After the 2023 XFL season, Pearson tried out for the Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons, and the Indianapolis Colts,{{Cite web |date=June 4, 2023 |title=Broncos invite XFL star Jahcour Pearson to try out for team |url=https://broncoswire.usatoday.com/2023/06/04/denver-broncos-news-wr-jahcour-pearson-tryout-for-team/ |access-date=June 7, 2023 |website=Broncos Wire |language=en-US}} but was not signed. The Sea Dragons folded when the XFL and United States Football League (USFL) merged to create the United Football League (UFL), terminating his contract with the team.{{Cite web |last=Seifert |first=Kevin |date=January 1, 2024 |title=Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches |url=https://www.espn.com/xfl/story/_/id/39222541/newly-formed-united-football-league-sets-8-markets-tabs-coaches |access-date=January 15, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}}
=St. Louis Battlehawks=
Pearson was selected by the St. Louis Battlehawks with the second overall pick in Phase 2 of the 2024 UFL dispersal draft.{{cite web |last1=Semler |first1=Gavin |title=St. Louis Battlehawks Select Jahcour Pearson in UFL Dispersal Draft |url=https://pfnewsroom.com/news/battlehawks-select-jahcour-pearson-ufl-dispersal-draft/ |website=PFNewsroom |date=January 5, 2024 |access-date=January 5, 2024}} He was placed on injured reserve on March 6.{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Anthony |title=St. Louis Battlehawks Star Receiver Avoids Disaster with Knee Injury |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/ufl/news/st-louis-battlehawks-receiver-jahcour-pearson-knee-injury-update |website=SI.com |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=7 March 2024}} He was activated on April 15, 2024.{{cite tweet |number=1780052378521080008 |user=UFL_PR |title=The United Football League has announced the following transactions: |date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2024}} He re-signed with the team on August 26, 2024.{{Cite tweet |user=UFL_PR |title=The #UFL has announced the following transactions |number=1828183136485683452 |date=August 26, 2024 |access-date=August 27, 2024}}
Professional career statistics
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Legend |
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| League
! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Receiving ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="5"| Kick returns ! colspan="5"| Punt returns ! colspan="2"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | |
| XFL | 2023 | SEA
| 10 || 9 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 60 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 670 || 11.1 || 68T || 4 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 3 || 20 || 6.6 || 14 || 0 || 1 || 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| colspan="3"| XFL career | 10 | 9 | 60 | 670 | 11.1 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| rowspan="2"| UFL | 2024 | STL
| 6 || 4 || 26 || 216 || 8.3 || 28 || 1 || 2 || 10 || 5.0 || 8 || 0 || 1 || 30 || 30.0 || 30 || 0 || 7 || 64 || 9.1 || 16 || 0 || 2 || 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | STL
| 2 || 2 || 9 || 91 || 10.1 || 33 || 0 || 2 || 14 || 7.0 || 8 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || style="background:#cfecec;"| 6 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 100 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 16.7 || 26 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| colspan="3"| UFL career | 8 | 6 | 35 | 308 | 8.8 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 164 | 12.6 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
=Postseason=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"| League
! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Receiving ! colspan="2"| Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | |
| XFL | 2023 | SEA
| 1 || 1 || 6 || 56 || 9.3 || 26 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||
| colspan="3"| XFL career | 1 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| UFL | 2024 | STL
| 1 || 0 || 2 || 12 || 6.0 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||
| colspan="3"| UFL career | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
=XFL records=
==Seattle franchise records==
Personal life
Pearson is the son of Jamal Pearson and Candice McKenzie.
In 2017, Pearson was charged with criminal trespass while enrolled at Western Kentucky University.{{cite web |title=Six Players Indicted For Frat House Attack |url=https://www.tmz.com/2017/06/01/wku-football-attack-charged/ |website=TMZ Sports |access-date=December 6, 2023}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://wkusports.com/sports/football/roster/jahcour-pearson/284 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers bio]
- [https://olemisssports.com/sports/football/roster/jahcour-pearson/3325 Ole Miss Rebels bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Ole Miss Rebels football players
Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football players