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Pepe Pearson
Halfback
Height: 5'10
Weight: 208
College: Ohio State |
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| Career
Stats |
Rushing |
Receiving |
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| Year |
Team |
G |
Rsh |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
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Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
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| 2015 |
Peoria |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 2016 |
Peoria |
14 |
5 |
8 |
1.6 |
4 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 2017 |
Peoria |
14 |
14 |
51 |
3.6 |
12 |
2 |
|
4 |
56 |
14.0 |
38 |
0 |
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| 2018 |
Peoria |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 2019 |
Peoria |
14 |
33 |
185 |
5.6 |
55 |
3 |
|
13 |
148 |
11.4 |
26 |
1 |
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| 2020 |
Peoria |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| |
Portland |
5 |
3 |
7 |
2.3 |
5 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 2021 |
Portland |
14 |
239 |
1,135 |
4.7 |
41 |
8 |
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76 |
778 |
10.2 |
79 |
3 |
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| 2022 |
Portland |
14 |
254 |
1,166 |
4.6 |
65 |
13 |
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65 |
603 |
9.3 |
82 |
4 |
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| 2023 |
Portland |
14 |
262 |
1,416 |
5.4 |
77 |
15 |
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81 |
953 |
11.8 |
77 |
6 |
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| 2024 |
Portland |
14 |
178 |
732 |
4.1 |
46 |
5 |
|
104 |
1,125 |
10.8 |
71 |
8 |
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| 2025 |
Portland |
14 |
133 |
445 |
3.3 |
43 |
5 |
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66 |
616 |
9.3 |
26 |
1 |
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| 2026 |
Portland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 12
Seasons |
154 |
1121 |
5,145 |
4.6 |
77 |
51 |
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409 |
4,279 |
10.5 |
82 |
23 |
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| Career
Stats |
Misc. |
Scoring |
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| Year |
Team |
G |
TT |
Fum |
FR |
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TD |
Rsh |
Rec |
PR |
KR |
2pt |
Points |
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| 2015 |
Peoria |
14 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 2016 |
Peoria |
14 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 2017 |
Peoria |
14 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
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| 2018 |
Peoria |
14 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 2019 |
Peoria |
14 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
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4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
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| 2020 |
Peoria |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Portland |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 2021 |
Portland |
14 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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11 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66 |
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| 2022 |
Portland |
14 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
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17 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
102 |
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| 2023 |
Portland |
14 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
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21 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
128 |
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| 2024 |
Portland |
14 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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13 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
80 |
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| 2025 |
Portland |
14 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
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6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
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| 2026 |
Portland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 12
Seasons |
154 |
67 |
8 |
7 |
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74 |
51 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
448 |
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FIFL Experience: Drafted in the 15th overall in the 1st round of the 2015 FIFL Draft. Portland traded for Pearson after week 9 of the 2020 FIFL season in exchange for their 2nd and 4th round draft pick in 2021. Pearson owns the most all-purpose yardage in a season when he had 2,369 yards in 2023, breaking the previous record on 2,342, set by Lincoln Coleman in 2016. Tied for 3rd all-time in Points in a season (non-kicker) with 128. The record is held by Quuentin Cradle in 2005 with 134. Other stats: 1 for 1 passing and 10 yards in 2025. A total of 3 kickoff returns for 10 yards (1 for 3 in 2017, 1 for 1 in 2019, 1-6 in 2025).
Professional Experience: Undrafted in the NFL, Pearson spent time in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers. His greatest professional success came in NFL Europe where he scored the game-winning touchdown for the Rhein Fire to win the 2000 World Bowl Championship. With Rhein from 2000 to 2001, Pearson ran 268 times for 1,083 yards and 6 touchdowns in his NFLE career. He later spent time with the Dayton Warbirds, an expansion team in the National Indoor Football League. For his career he was .
College Experience: A four-year letterwinner at Ohio State, Pearson is the Buckeye’s ninth all-time leading rusher with 3,121 yards, trailing only Archie Griffin, Ezekiel Elliott, Eddie George, Tim Spencer, Beanie Wells, Braxton Miller, Keith Byars, and Carlos Hyde. His 1,484 rushing yards as a junior is the tenth highest season total in team history. Pearson's had a 173-yard rushing performance in Ohio State's 1996 victory over Notre Dame.
Professional Experience: Born December 11th, 1975. Attended Euclid (OH) High School. After his playing career ended, Pearson began a career in coaching. From 2004-2015 he was the running backs coach for Ohio Dominican University. In 2005, he was also the head coach of the Daytona Beach Hawgs of the NIFL, leading them to a playoff berth just before the team was disbanded. He was also the head coach for the now defunct Marion Mayhem of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL). In 2015, he joined Bo Pelini at Youngstown State to be their running backs coach, having a successful first year with his team accumulating more than 2,000 rushing yards. In 2016, he left Youngstown and joined Marshall in Huntington, WV.
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