Middle Tennessee · W 55-0
No tackles.
Pearson has tackles in 7 of Kansas’s 8 games: none against Middle Tennessee.
Roman Pearson
Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Mike Uremovich and Lance Leipold. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Missouri — Week 2, 2026.
13 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Jams receivers off their route at the line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Ball State | 27 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 40 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 pass breakups, 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs No. 23 Missouri | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 17-24vs Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41@ No. 12 Utah | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-35@ Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 25-24vs Baylor | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-22@ TCU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · L 16-22 at TCU, play by play
2 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 7th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Against his own season: his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 7 games with play by play.
How Kansas’s defense played that day
TCU’s 11 drives: 9 stopped · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 8. His pbu came with Kansas up 6.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from +2 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
23%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
13tackles this season13 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
41.7%
242 pass / 338 run
Plays / game
72.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #274 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Uremovich and Lance Leipold.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas
