 Pearce with the Tennessee Volunteers in 2024 | |
| Tennessee Volunteers–No. 27 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Sociology |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 12, 2003 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Chambers (Charlotte) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
James Cecil Pearce Jr. (born October 12, 2003) is an American football defensive end. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Pearce Jr. attended Julius L. Chambers High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. [1] [2] As a senior, he had 14.5 sacks and two interceptions. A four-star prospect, he committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football. [3] [4]
As a true freshman at Tennessee in 2022, Pearce Jr. played in all 13 games and had five tackles and two sacks. He returned to Tennessee for his sophomore year in 2023. [5] [6] During the 2023 season, he ranked third in the SEC for sacks and fifth in the SEC regarding tackles for loss.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 4.47 s | 1.56 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine [7] [8] [9] | ||||||||||||