James Pearce
Enrolled2022
EDGE / 6-5 / 220
Julius L. Chambers
Charlotte, NC
Tennessee
On3 College Rating
Exp2022 - present
YearJunior
Age-
2024
Tennessee
2021
Julius L. Chambers
As a Recruit
Industry
Ranking
Class2022
Committed12/15/21
12/15/21High SchoolJulius L. Chambers
HometownCharlotte, NC
Personal Life
James Pearce was ranked by On3 Sports as five-star and the No. 11 recruit in the Class of 2022 and the second-ranked EDGE prospect coming out of Charlotte Chambers School. He played in all 13 games as a true freshman for Tennessee, accumulating five tackles, two tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. He emerged in his sophomore season as one of the SEC's top pass rushers. Pearce earned SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors after a dominant performance vs. South Carolina. He registered three tackles, two tackles for loss, two sacks and two QB hurries against the Gamecocks. During his senior season at Chambers, Pearce had 14.5 sacks and two interceptions. He was coached by Glenwood Ferebee, a former player at Liberty and offensive coordinator at Howard.
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Both James Pearce and Randy Gregory are easily identifiable top talents as pass rushers. Pearce burst on the scene as a junior last spring and was the top defensive player in the state of North Carolina as a senior while putting up gaudy stats. Like Pearce, Gregory was a long, explosive and rangy pass rusher and was one of the nation’s top JUCO prospects coming out of Arizona Western College in the 2013 cycle. Gregory racked up 29 tackles for loss and 17.5 sacks in two seasons at Nebraska before being picked in the first round by the Dallas Cowboys.