#13

Pearson Baldwin

Senior tight end for Jacksonville State. 2025: 26 catches, 302 receiving yards, 2 TD.

TE · Jacksonville State · Sr. · #13

6′2″ · 225 lb · Springville, AL

CFB Index 49 · #74 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to Jacksonville State for 2026

The numbers

302

receiving yards · 2025

26 catches · 2 TD · 11.6 per catch

The play that turned itSwung Jacksonville State from 46% to 85% to win.Jacksonville State at Florida International · 27-21

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 tight end for Jacksonville State. 2025: 26 catches, 302 receiving yards, 2 TD.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

Yards / catch: 53rd percentile.

The full scouting read

Pearson Baldwin

TE · Jacksonville State · Sr · #13

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Three seasons at Jacksonville State, two different head coaches: Rich Rodriguez and Charles Kelly. The receipt: 72 rec yds, 5 receptions against Sam Houston — Week 7, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Jacksonville State9-4HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2024Jacksonville State9-5HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy

2025Jacksonville State9-5HC: Charles Kelly · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

49Rotational starter #74 of 156?

Medium-low confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (84th percentile). Concern: td rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#379 / 798 · 53rd pct

11.7

Catch rate#425 / 798 · 45th pct

66.7%

Explosive rate#486 / 798 · 39th pct

8.3%

EPA / target#551 / 798 · 31st pct

0.29

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#27 / 175 · 84th pct

Yards / catch#59 / 175 · 66th pct

11.6

Rec yards#68 / 175 · 61st pct

302

Receptions#71 / 175 · 58th pct

Rec TDs#76 / 175 · 43rd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

25%9 of his 36 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	1.3	19.3	12.8	0.2
Road7g	2.6	26.6	8.7	0.1

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.3	23.3	9.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.7	23.2	12.2	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Kelly

Pass share

43.2%

79 pass / 104 run

Plays / game

61.0

3 games

Team sack rate

4.5%

88 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

49 · #74 of 156 TEs

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-Conference USA

Based on 2025: #6 of 10 Conference USA TEs

How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed

35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Jacksonville State	26	302	11.6	2	--
2024	Jacksonville State	2	31	15.5	0	--
2023	Jacksonville State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		28	333	11.9	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025

W 45–10

vs Murray State

1 rec · 14 yds

Dominant 35-point win at home against Murray State.

With G. Wimsatt — 188 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.7 · 50 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · C. Donaghy — 1 PTS · 42 AVG · 4 IN 20

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 12 · Kennesaw State · 2&13 · Q2 · EPA +4.01(03:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass complete deep left to #13 P.Baldwin caught at KSU35, for 52 yards to the KSU06 (#14 D.Westmoreland), 1ST DOWN
Week 7 · Sam Houston · 1&20 · Q4 · EPA +3.29Caden Creel pass complete to Pearson Baldwin for 19 yds to the SHSU 40
Week 4 · Murray State · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.75Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Pearson Baldwin for 14 yds to the JXST 49 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Florida International · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.62(07:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass complete short right to #13 P.Baldwin caught at FIU03, for 20 yards to the FIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:14, 1ST DOWN #37 G.Rippa kick attempt good (H: #29 C.Backe, LS: #50 C.Marszalek)
Week 3 · Georgia Southern · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.22Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Pearson Baldwin for 32 yds to the GASO 18 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Sam Houston · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.28Caden Creel pass complete to Pearson Baldwin for 17 yds to the SHSU 40 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Delaware · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +1.23Caden Creel pass complete to Pearson Baldwin for 11 yds to the DEL 31 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Western Kentucky · 1&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.21(06:23) Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass complete short right to #13 P.Baldwin caught at WKU00, for 2 yards to the WKU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:18, 1ST DOWN #37 G.Rippa kick attempt good (H: #8 C.Cunningham, LS: #50 C.Marszalek)
Week 14 · Western Kentucky · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +1.21(01:54) Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass complete short right to #13 P.Baldwin caught at WKU25, for 16 yards to the WKU13 (#21 J.Wester), 1ST DOWN
Week 7 · Sam Houston · 2&4 · Q4 · EPA +0.98Caden Creel pass complete to Pearson Baldwin for 23 yds to the SHSU 23 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-17@ UCF	2	11	5.5	0	6
Wk 2	W 34-24vs Liberty	1	3	3.0	0	3
Wk 3	L 34-41@ Georgia Southern	3	42	14.0	0	32
Wk 4	W 45-10vs Murray State	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 5	L 25-42@ Southern Miss	3	11	3.7	0	6
Wk 7	W 29-27@ Sam Houston	5	72	14.4	0	23	Season-high 72 yds
Wk 8	W 38-25vs Delaware	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 10	W 24-21@ Middle Tennessee	1	3	3.0	0	3
Wk 11	W 30-27@ UTEP	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 12	W 35-26vs Kennesaw State	2	60	30.0	0	52
Wk 13	L 21-27@ Florida International	3	40	13.3	1	20
Wk 14	W 37-34vs Western Kentucky	2	18	9.0	1	16
Bowl	W 17-13vs Troy	1	10	10.0	0	10
Total		26	302	10.6	2	52