Jelan Pearson

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Jelan Pearson
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    170
  • Hometown:
    Ellenwood, Ga.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Eagles' Landing
  • gp
    8
  • yds
    83
  • yds/g
    10.4
  • td
    1
Bio

2023: Pearson appeared in seven games with two starts as a jack-of-all-trades back for C-N.  Pearson rushed 11 times for 77 yards on the season with a long carry of 22 yards at Erskine (Oct. 14). That was his most productive day on the ground when he tallied a season-high 33 yards rushing.  He caught two passes for nine yards as well and returned 11 kicks for 275 yards.  He had a long return of 34 yards at Limestone (Sep. 16).  He returned his only punt of the year seven yards against the Saints.  

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
Rushes 15 14
Yards 83 75
Yards per game 10.4 10.7
Yards per rush 5.5 5.4
Touchdowns 1 1
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 0 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 1 8 8.0 8 0 - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 1 0
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 2 33 16.5 27 0 - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 4 12 3.0 7 0 - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 6 28 4.7 17 1 - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 1 8 8.0 8 0 - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 0 0 - 0 0 - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 2 40 20.0 27 0 - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 2 51 25.5 31 0 - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 2 37 18.5 20 0 - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 1 8 - - - 8
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 1 -6 - - - -6
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 1 33 - - - 33
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 1 12 0 - - 12
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 1 28 - - 40 68
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 1 - - - 51 51
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 1 8 - - 37 45
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 6 1 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 8 15 83 10.4 5.5 1 27 1 0
Conference 7 14 75 10.7 5.4 1 27 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 8 61 20.3 7.6 1 27 - -
Away 5 7 22 4.4 3.1 0 8 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 10 63 10.5 6.3 1 27 1 0
Losses 2 5 20 10.0 4.0 0 8 - -
Month
September 1 1 8 8.0 8.0 0 8 - -
October 4 7 39 9.8 5.6 0 27 1 0
November 3 7 36 12.0 5.1 1 17 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 8 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Conference 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 5 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
Month
September 1 - - - - - - -
October 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 6 128 21.3 0 31 - - - - -
Conference 4 91 22.8 0 31 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 40 20.0 0 27 - - - - -
Away 4 88 22.0 0 31 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 91 22.8 0 31 - - - - -
Losses 2 37 18.5 0 20 - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November 6 128 21.3 0 31 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 8 83 0 - 128 211 26.4
Conference 7 75 0 - 91 166 23.7
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 3 61 - - 40 101 33.7
Away 5 22 0 - 88 110 22.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 6 63 - - 91 154 25.7
Losses 2 20 0 - 37 57 28.5
Month
September 1 8 - - - 8 8.0
October 4 39 0 - - 39 9.8
November 3 36 - - 128 164 54.7
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 6 0.8 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 0.9 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 2.0 1 - 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 1.0 1 - 0 - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 6 2.0 1 - 0 - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 8 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 1 0 1.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 1 0 1.0 .5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 1 0 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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