Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2024Tennessee
James Pearce Jr.
DL • 6'5" • 243 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Pearce Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
98
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Player Story
James Pearce Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 27, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of James Pearce Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 26
- Overall
- No. 26
- NFL Team
- Atlanta Falcons
James Pearce Jr., DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Tennessee. James Pearce Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 70
- TFL
- 29
- Sacks
- 19
- QB hurries
- 26
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 2
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James Pearce Jr. Tennessee Highlights
2024 · Tennessee · Player Highlight
James Pearce Jr. college highlights at Tennessee.
- Season
- 2024
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
James Pearce Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · DL
- Career Tackles
- 70
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Tennessee
- Top game
- Texas A&M
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Chambers · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Chambers · 28 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 1 · Pick 26 · Atlanta Falcons
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Junior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · DL 76th (top 8%) · SEC 126th (top 17%) · National 1,024th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 34.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Tennessee | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 73.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 24 | 13 | 8.5 | 14 | - | 0 | 73.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Tennessee | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 68.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 35 | 11 | 7.5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 68.6 |
Related Context
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James Pearce Jr. played DL for Tennessee. Across 3 tracked seasons, James Pearce Jr. recorded 70 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Tennessee paired 39.5 primary output with 39 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 39 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Win with 8 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Tennessee
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
3.3
Efficiency
39
Usage
13.1
Consistency
56.1
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 4. Virginia: 6. Austin Peay: 3. Florida: 2. UTSA: 1. South Carolina: 5. Texas A&M: 8. Alabama: 2. Kentucky: 2. Missouri: 2.5. Georgia: 0. Vanderbilt: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 3 by 52.5. Virginia: 3 by 62.5. Austin Peay: 1 by 34.2. Florida: 3 by 32.5. UTSA: 0 by 10. South Carolina: 3 by 62.5. Texas A&M: 3 by 62.5. Alabama: 2 by 28.3. Kentucky: 1 by 24.2. Missouri: 2 by 33.3. Georgia: 3 by 12.5. Vanderbilt: 3 by 52.5
Split Comparison
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Wins4.1 · Games = 8 · +2.5 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 4 · -2.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs Texas A&M
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | vs IowaSplash game | W 35-0 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs VanderbiltSplash game | W 48-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Georgia | L 10-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ MissouriSplash game | L 7-36 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ KentuckySplash game | W 33-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ AlabamaSplash game | L 20-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Texas A&MSplash game | W 20-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs South Carolina2+ sacks · Splash game | W 41-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs UTSA | W 45-14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ FloridaSplash game | L 16-29 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Austin PeaySplash game | W 30-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Virginia2+ sacks · Splash game | W 49-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
James Pearce Jr. story
James Pearce Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 27, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of James Pearce Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 70 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 19 sacks, and 1 interception across 28 career games in the available record. That gives James Pearce Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Tennessee
2022-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Tennessee | 5 | 17.7 | 4.6 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Tennessee | 39.5 | 39 | 13.1 | 34.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tennessee | 39.5 | 39 | 13.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Tennessee | 31.5 | 38.2 | 12.6 | -8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tennessee | 31.5 | 38.2 | 12.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas A&M
Week 7 · W 20-13 · Conference game
Win with 8 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Alabama
Week 8 · W 24-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#3
vs UTEP
Week 13 · W 56-0
5.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Arkansas
Week 6 · L 14-19 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Virginia
Week 1 · W 49-13
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Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Tennessee
39.5 primary output · 39 efficiency · 13.1 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Tennessee
73.8
39.5 primary · 39 efficiency · 13.1 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Tennessee
68.6
31.5 primary · 38.2 efficiency · 12.6 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
20
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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