Jelan Pearson

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Jelan Pearson
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    170
  • Hometown:
    Ellenwood, Ga.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Eagles' Landing
  • gp
    6
  • yds
    143
  • yds/g
    23.8
  • td
    1
Bio

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
Rushes 33 31
Yards 143 142
Yards per game 23.8 28.4
Yards per rush 4.3 4.6
Touchdowns 1 1
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 0 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 2 1 0.5 2 0 - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 5 16 3.2 5 0 1 0
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 9 51 5.7 14 1 - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 10 48 4.8 9 0 - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 7 27 3.9 18 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 1 10 10.0 10 0 - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - 4 32 8.0 19 0
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 1 1 - - - 1
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 1 16 - 32 - 48
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 1 51 - - 0 51
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 1 48 10 - - 58
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 1 27 -4 - - 23
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 0 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 6 1 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - 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 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 6 33 143 23.8 4.3 1 18 1 0
Conference 5 31 142 28.4 4.6 1 18 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 21 100 33.3 4.8 1 14 - -
Away 3 12 43 14.3 3.6 0 18 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 10 48 48.0 4.8 0 9 - -
Losses 5 23 95 19.0 4.1 1 18 1 0
Month
September 2 7 17 8.5 2.4 0 5 1 0
October 2 9 51 25.5 5.7 1 14 - -
November 2 17 75 37.5 4.4 0 18 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 6 2 0.3 6 1.0 3.0 0 10
Conference 5 2 0.4 6 1.2 3.0 0 10
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 1 0.3 10 3.3 10.0 0 10
Away 3 1 0.3 -4 -1.3 -4.0 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 1 1.0 10 10.0 10.0 0 10
Losses 5 1 0.2 -4 -0.8 -4.0 0 0
Month
September 2 - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - -
November 2 2 1.0 6 3.0 3.0 0 10
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 6 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 2 - - - - - - - 0
October 2 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 6 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 1 0 0.0 0 0 4 32 8.0 0 19
Conference 1 0 0.0 0 0 4 32 8.0 0 19
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
Away - - - - - 4 32 8.0 0 19
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 0 0.0 0 0 4 32 8.0 0 19
Month
September - - - - - 4 32 8.0 0 19
October 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 6 143 6 32 0 181 30.2
Conference 5 142 6 32 0 180 36.0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 3 100 10 - 0 110 36.7
Away 3 43 -4 32 - 71 23.7
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 1 48 10 - - 58 58.0
Losses 5 95 -4 32 0 123 24.6
Month
September 2 17 - 32 - 49 24.5
October 2 51 - - 0 51 25.5
November 2 75 6 - - 81 40.5
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 6 1.0 1 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
Conference 6 1.2 1 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 2.0 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 1.2 1 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0
October 6 3.0 1 - 0 - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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