6 Jelan Pearson
6 Jelan Pearson
Height: 5-7
Weight: 170
Year: Junior
Hometown: Ellenwood, Ga.
High School: Eagles' Landing
Position: RB
gp 7
yds 77
yds/g 11.0
td 0

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. 

Recent Games
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14
Statistics category Overall Conf
Rushes 11 5
Yards 77 54
Yards per game 11.0 9.0
Yards per rush 7.0 10.8
Touchdowns 0 0
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 0 0
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 6 23 3.8 12 0 - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 2 33 16.5 22 0 1 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 2 21 10.5 14 0 - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 1 6 6.0 6 0 - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 3 72 24.0 34 0 1 7 7.0 7 0
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 3 64 21.3 26 0 - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 2 41 20.5 25 0 - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 2 45 22.5 25 0 - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 2 53 26.5 30 0 - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 1 23 - - - 23
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 1 - - 7 72 79
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 1 - - - 64 64
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 1 33 - - 41 74
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 1 21 - - 45 66
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 1 0 3 - 53 56
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 1 - 6 - - 6
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 0 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  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
Total 22 - - - - - - - - - 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
Total 22 54 225 10.2 4.2 1 22 3 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
Total 22 4 0.2 15 0.7 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
Total 22 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 9 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 7 - - - - - - - -
Total 22 - - - - - - - -
  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
Total 22 477 21.7 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
Total 22 225 15 71 477 788 35.8
  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
Total 6 0.3 1 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
Total 22 0 0 0.0 .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
Total 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 7 11 77 11.0 7.0 0 22 1 0
Conference 6 5 54 9.0 10.8 0 22 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 9 44 11.0 4.9 0 14 - -
Away 3 2 33 11.0 16.5 0 22 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 9 56 14.0 6.2 0 22 1 0
Losses 3 2 21 7.0 10.5 0 14 - -
-
August 1 6 23 23.0 3.8 0 12 - -
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 4 5 54 13.5 10.8 0 22 1 0
November 1 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 7 2 0.3 9 1.3 4.5 0 6
Conference 6 2 0.3 9 1.5 4.5 0 6
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 1 0.3 3 0.8 3.0 0 3
Away 3 1 0.3 6 2.0 6.0 0 6
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 2 0.5 9 2.3 4.5 0 6
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 1 - - - - - - -
October 4 1 0.3 3 0.8 3.0 0 3
November 1 1 1.0 6 6.0 6.0 0 6
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 7 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total 12 275 22.9 0 34 1 7 7.0 0 7
Conference 12 275 22.9 0 34 1 7 7.0 0 7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 7 162 23.1 0 30 - - - - -
Away 5 113 22.6 0 34 1 7 7.0 0 7
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 94 23.5 0 30 - - - - -
Losses 8 181 22.6 0 34 1 7 7.0 0 7
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September 3 72 24.0 0 34 1 7 7.0 0 7
October 9 203 22.6 0 30 - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 7 77 9 7 275 368 52.6
Conference 6 54 9 7 275 345 57.5
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 4 44 3 - 162 209 52.3
Away 3 33 6 7 113 159 53.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 4 56 9 - 94 159 39.8
Losses 3 21 - 7 181 209 69.7
-
August 1 23 - - - 23 23.0
September 1 - - 7 72 79 79.0
October 4 54 3 - 203 260 65.0
November 1 - 6 - - 6 6.0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - 0 0 - - - - - 0
-
August 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
September 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
Total 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -