Jadon Pearson is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Fresno State.
Pearson ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Played for four head coaches at four programs in five seasons: Troy Calhoun, Kyle Whittingham, Nate Dreiling and Matt Entz. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 16 tackles against Oregon State — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
96 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fresno State | 96 | 55 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2024 | Utah State | 42 | 16 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Utah | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Utah | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Air Force | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 152 | 78 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-31@ Kansas | 12 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 42-14vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-27@ Oregon State | 16 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 23-21@ Hawai'i | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17vs Nevada | 11 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 7 | L 21-49@ Colorado State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-23vs San Diego State | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-7@ Boise State | 10 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-3vs Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-28vs Utah State | 7 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-14@ San José State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 18-3vs Miami (OH) | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 96 | 55 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Week 10 · 2025
W 30-7
at Boise State
2 tackles for loss · 10 tackles · 8 solo tackles
Dominant 23-point win on the road against Boise State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
96tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups96 tackles · 6 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 9.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 9.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Pass share
44.2%
373 pass / 471 run
Plays / game
64.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
368 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #248 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #14 of 45 Mountain West LBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
The No. 3,427 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mountain West as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 4 schools: Troy Calhoun, Kyle Whittingham, Nate Dreiling and Matt Entz.
