Roman Pearson
Kansas Jayhawks
74
Average

Roman Pearson

Kansas JayhawksRebuilding
RCBDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Ball State
2nd String / Backup

Is Roman Pearson starting?

Roman Pearson is listed 2nd string at RCB for Kansas Jayhawks.

Redshirt senior · #5 · 6'2", 205 lbs

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Depth at RCB · Kansas Jayhawks

  1. 1081Austin AlexanderStarter
  2. 2574Roman PearsonYou
  3. 3657Jahlil Hurley

Kansas Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the Big 12

Jamel JohnsonTCU · SSTyrese BossArizona · LCBLeVar Thornton Jr.Baylor · LCB

Up next for Kansas

Kansas plays UCF at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:45 PM ET.

The Story

The Ballhawk

This season: 27 tackles, 1 INT, 4 PBU. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 74 overall (Average tier).

Team Share5%
Pickerington, OH
Jersey
#5
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
205 lbs
Transfer
Ball State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—2714

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Pickerington Central
Hometown
Pickerington, OH

Why this rating?

On a 77-rated defense; 77th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.75 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 74.

Team defense (SP+)
77
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 77% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 37% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LTCUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final L 22-16

Oct 24WBAYTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 25-24

Oct 17LKSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final L 35-24

Oct 11LUTAHTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-24

Oct 3WMTSUTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 55-0

Sep 19LASUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-17

Sep 12LMIZTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-21

Sep 5WLIUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 51-6

Roman Pearson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Ballhawk
27 tkl · 4 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement71%
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