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2023 Football Roster

Pearson, Reggie vs. SMU
Pearson, Reggie vs. SMU
Pearson, Reggie vs. SMU
Reggie Pearson
Jersey Number 21

Reggie Pearson

  • Position:
    DB
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    197
  • Hometown:
    Detroit, Mich.
  • High School:
    River Rouge HS
  • Prev School:
    Texas Tech University
Season GP-GS UT AT TOTAL TFL SACKS INT FF FR PBU
2018* 4-0 2 3 5 1.0-5 0.0-0 0 1 0 0
2019* 14-13 38 22 60 3.5-13 0.0-0 0 2 0 4
2020* SAT OUT SEASON
2021* 11-10 33 14 47 1.0-2 0.0-0 1-0 1 0 3
2022* 12-10 44 11 55 0.0-0 0.0-0 2-36 0 1 4
2023 12-5 19 11 30 3.5-10 1.0-6 1-12 1 0 0
Career 53-38 136 61 197 9.0-30 1.0-6 4-48 5 1 11


CAREER NOTES

Spent three seasons at Wisconsin before transferring to Texas Tech ahead of the 2021 season and to Oklahoma ahead of the 2023 campaign ... started 39of his 53 career games and registered 197 tackles (9.0 for loss), four interceptions, five forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and 11 pass breakups.

2023
Played in 12 games at safety and made five starts … starts came vs. Arkansas State (9/2), vs. SMU (9/9), at Tulsa (9/16), vs. TCU (11/24) and vs. Arizona in Alamo Bowl (12/28) … did not play at Cincinnati (9/23) … totaled 30 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, one sack, one forced fumble and one interception … logged three tackles vs. Arizona in Alamo Bowl ... recorded four tackles, a sack and forced a fumble vs. TCU … registered an interception and one solo stop vs. West Virginia (11/11) … made three tackles at Oklahoma State (11/4) … served as a game captain vs. UCF (10/21) and had two solo tackles … notched two tackles (1.0 TFL) vs. Texas (10/7) … recorded four tackles vs. Iowa State (9/30) … tallied five stops (0.5 TFL) at Tulsa … made three tackles vs. SMU … logged two solo stops (1.0 TFL) in OU debut vs. Arkansas State.

 

2022 (AT TEXAS TECH)
Played in 12 of team’s 13 games and made 10 starts … did not play in Texas Bowl … ranked sixth on squad with 55 tackles and fourth with 44 solo stops … registered two interceptions (returned for 36 yards) a fumble recovery and four pass breakups … logged at least two tackles in all 12 games and at least five stops in five contests … recorded a career-high-tying 11 tackles in overtime win against Oklahoma (11/26) … logged six tackles and a pass breakup in victory at Iowa State (11/29) … tallied five tackles and a pass breakup against Baylor (10/29) … intercepted a pass and notched five tackles in overtime win against Texas (9/24) … registered an interception and pair of tackles in double-overtime victory over Houston (9/10).

2021 (AT TEXAS TECH)
Played in 11 of squad’s 13 games and made 10 starts … missed two games midway through season due to injury … an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by conference coaches … ranked fifth on the team with 54 tackles (38 solo) to go along with an interception, three pass breakups and a forced fumble … notched a career-high 11 tackles against Baylor (11/27) ... posted seven tackles and a career-high two pass breakups against Iowa State (11/13) … recorded seven tackles (1.0 tackle for loss) versus Stephen F. Austin (9/11) … played a key role in come-from-behind victory over Houston (9/4) by registering eight tackles, an interception and a forced fumble.

2020 (AT WISCONSIN)
Sat out the season.

2019 (AT WISCONSIN)
Played in all 14 games and made 13 starts … finished with 60 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss … posted nine tackles against Ohio State (12/7) and seven stops against Minnesota (11/30) … notched season-high 10 tackles in win over Nebraska (11/16) … tallied five tackles, a career-high 2.0 TFLs and a career-high three pass breakups against Illinois (10/19) … finished with three tackles and a forced fumble against Michigan (9/21).

2018 (AT WISCONSIN)
Redshirted … appeared in four games … started in collegiate debut at Michigan (10/13) and recorded five tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and a forced fumble … all five of season tackles came vs. Wolverines.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended River Rouge (Mich.) High School … regarded as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … rated as nation’s No. 32 safety by Rivals … ranked by Rivals as 10th-best player in Michigan … won three regional titles and four consecutive district championships … helped lead team to the Michigan Division I state championship game as a sophomore … was a first-team all-state honoree by the Associated Press as both a junior and senior … logged 355 tackles, 22.0 tackles for loss and 21 interceptions over his prep career … recorded 100 tackles (7.0 for loss), eight interceptions and two forced fumbles as a senior … totaled 120 tackles (4.0 for loss), seven interceptions, nine pass breakups and three forced fumbles as a junior … finished with 77 tackles, 6.0 TFLs, two interceptions, nine pass breakups and four forced fumbles as a sophomore … began prep career with 58 tackles, 5.0 TFLs, four interceptions and six pass breakups as a freshman … also a member of the school’s track and field program and National Honor Society … chose Wisconsin over Arkansas, Iowa State, Syracuse, Vanderbilt and others.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2023 … one of eight siblings ... first-generation college student in his family ... graduated from Texas Tech in December 2022 with a degree in university studies … pursuing an OU master’s degree in organizational leadership.