Reggie Pearson: DB · Oklahoma · #21.
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Reggie Pearson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for four head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Paul Chryst, Matt Wells, Joey McGuire and Brent Venables. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Tulsa — Week 3, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Nov 3
On3 Oct 29
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 27 | 18 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 56 | 44 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 54 | 39 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | Wisconsin | 60 | 38 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2018 | Wisconsin | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 202 | 141 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 11 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-0vs Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 66-17@ Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 50-20vs Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-30vs No. 3 Texas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-29vs UCF | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 33-38@ Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-27@ Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 59-20vs West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 69-45vs TCU | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 24-38vs No. 14 Arizona | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 18 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 13 · 2023
W 69-45
vs TCU
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 24-point win at home against TCU.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%4 TFL27 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Pass share
47.2%
453 pass / 506 run
Plays / game
73.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #366 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Wisconsin, Texas Tech and Oklahoma, 202 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Paul Chryst, Matt Wells, Sonny Cumbie, Joey McGuire and Brent Venables.
