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7 Tank Pearson

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 182
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Oxford, Miss.
  • Highschool Oxford
  • Major General Studies
  • Position CB

Biography

2024: Made 13 starts for the Bobcats… Finished with 51 tackles including 33 solo tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss… Team high four interceptions and broke up six passes… Returned ten kickoffs for 196 yards, averaging 19.6 yards per return… Season high eight tackles against Jacksonville State (Dec. 20)… Intercepted two passes against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 13).

2023: Made an appearance in all 13 games… Recorded 16 tackles including eight solo tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss… Recorded five tackles against Georgia Southern (Dec. 16)… Tallied two interceptions and three pass deflections… Returned two kicks for 44 yards and one punt for four yards.

Prior to Ohio: Played in all 18 games between the 2020 and 2021 seasons at Northwest Mississippi Community College... In 2022, he helped Northwest to a 9-3 overall record, the MACCC Championship and an appearance in the inaugural NJCAA Division I Football Playoffs... Named 2022 JUCO All-American and was the 2022 NJCAA interception leader... Compiled 22 tackles, five 2.5 tackles-for-loss, a forced fumble and a 70-yard interception return for a touchdown in the Rangers' 2021 MACCC Championship victory, earning MACCC Defensive Player of the Week... Named 2021 First Team All-MACCC North Division... At Oxford High School, he holds program records for interceptions (15) and kick return yards (1,566)... His senior year, he helped the Chargers to a 14-1 record and the MHSAA Class 6A state championship...Earned first team honors from the Clarion-Ledger, Mississippi Association of Coaches, WCBI All-End Zone, Belk Ford All-Southern Elite Sports and the Oxford Eagle All-Area...Received first team All-Region 1-6A and Class 6A all-state honors as a kick return specialist during his junior season.

Personal: Born Dec. 13, 2000... Son of Angela and Byron... Favorite athlete is LeBron James... Likes to play basketball and relax in his spare time.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2023Junior

    CB
    5'9" 171 lbs
    12
  • 7

    2024Senior

    Cornerback
    5'9" 178 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2025Graduate Student

    Cornerback
    5'9" 182 lbs
    7