James Pearce Jr.
Atlanta Falcons · LB · NFL
Season Stats
26 TCKL · 10.5 SACK
26
TCKL
10.5
SACK
0
INT
5
PD
2025 Regular Season · 17 G
Updated Aug 25, 7:36 PM ET · Stats via ESPN
2025 Regular Season · 17 games. Newest first.
| Opponent | Result | TCKL | SOLO | assistTackles | SACK | stuffs | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs NO | W 19-17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs LAR | W 27-24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| @ ARI | W 26-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| @ TB | W 29-28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| vs SEA | L 37-9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| @ NYJ | L 27-24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| @ NO | W 24-10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs CAR | L 30-27 OT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs IND | L 31-25 OT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| @ NE | L 24-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| vs MIA | L 34-10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| @ SF | L 20-10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs BUF | W 24-14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs WSH | W 34-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| @ CAR | L 30-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| @ MIN | W 22-6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs TB | L 23-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee Career
2022–2024 · LB
Pearce racked up 19.5 sacks across three seasons, including an SEC-best 10 sacks as a sophomore, and earned back-to-back first-team All-SEC honors — the first Vol to do that since Hall of Famer John Henderson in the early 2000s.
Pro Journey
2025 Draft · 1st round, pick 26 · Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta traded up 20 picks to grab Pearce 26th overall in 2025 — the second first-round pick of the Josh Heupel era at Tennessee, after Darnell Wright. He's now entering his second NFL season as a featured pass rusher.
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