James Pearce Jr.
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Experience: R
Height: 6-5
Age: 21
Weight: 245 lbs
College: University of Tennessee
Biography
2024: First-team All-SEC. Led team with 13 TFLs, 7.5 sacks. Played in all 13 games with 9 starts (38 tackles, PBU, FF).
2023: First-team All-SEC. Led team with 14.5 TFLs. Tied for eighth in the FBS with 10 sacks. Played in all 13 games with 3 starts (28 tackles, INT returned for a TD, PBU, 2 FFs). Arrested in December for disobeying orders from police after being stopped for speeding and driving on a suspended license. Charges were eventually dropped after he showed proof he successfully obtained a driver's license and paid court costs for a speeding ticket.
2022: Played in all 13 games as a reserve (5 tackles, 2 sacks).
High school: Top 15 overall prospect nationally.