Tank Pearson is a cornerback at Ohio who has not played in Ohio's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Ohio lists 33 defensive backs this season.
Ohio is 7-2. Next: at Miami (OH), Tue Nov 10.
Pearson gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Ohio. The first one came in 2025: All-MAC. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Buffalo — Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 8 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-34@ Rutgers | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 17-10vs West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 9-37@ No. 1 Ohio State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-35vs Gardner-Webb | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-20vs Bowling Green | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-20@ Ball State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-21vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21@ Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-17@ Western Michigan | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-14vs Massachusetts | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-26@ Buffalo | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
49tackles this season49 tackles · 8 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Smith
Pass share
36.6%
311 pass / 539 run
Plays / game
65.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #77 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #3 of 21 Mid-American CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
A stat line in 33 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tim Albin, Brian Smith, and John Hauser. Multi-era developmental context.
