Reginald Pearson: DL · Northwestern · #94.
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Reginald Pearson
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Two seasons in the Northwestern defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Illinois — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern | 21 | 13 | 4.0 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 33 | 20 | 5.0 | 2.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-6vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-26vs Duke | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 5-24@ Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41vs No. 23 Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-10@ Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-40@ Iowa | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 26-20@ Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31vs No. 2 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-50@ Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 28-38vs No. 22 Illinois | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 13 | 4.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%4 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries21 tackles · 4 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
2 seasons under David Braun — 12-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road5g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Pass share
53.3%
392 pass / 344 run
Plays / game
61.3
12 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #109 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Northwestern, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
