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Jersey Number 42
Chris Pearson
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Orange Beach, Ala.
- High School:
- Orange Beach HS
As a Freshman (2023)
High School
- Appeared in 11 of 12 games
- 173 snaps played – all on special teams
- Snaps on kick return (60), kick coverage (48), punt coverage (33) and punt return (32)
- Four tackles (1 solo)
- Season-best 76.9 grade on 17 snaps vs. TCU (Sept. 16)
- Season-high 24 snaps in home finale vs. Oklahoma State (Nov. 18)
High School
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports
- Nation’s No. 125-ranked wide receiver (247Sports)
- No. 54 overall player in state of Alabama (247Sports)
- 72 tackles and nine sacks as a senior
- 1,100 return yards on special teams as senior
- 21 touchdowns and eclipsed 2,000 all-purpose yards
- 93-yard punt return TD vs. Bayside Academy
- Sack and seven rushes for 69 yards and one touchdown
- Blocked 27-yard field goal attempt vs. St. Michael
- Two sacks and a 90-yard kickoff return TD vs. St. Michael
- Three touchdowns vs. St. Luke’s
- 75-yard punt return TD vs. St. Luke's
- Rushed for 115 yards on 14 carries
- As a junior helped Orange Beach to the 2A playoffs in program's second varsity season
- 65 tackles in 2021, forced three fumbles
- Intercepted four passes and scored three defensive touchdowns
- 1,095 rushing yards on 120 carries and 21 total TDs as a junior
- Chose Houston over Minnesota, UCF, Memphis, Liberty, Coastal Carolina and UAB among others
- Joined Houston in January as mid-year enrollee
- Nickname: Poodle
- Hobbies: football, golf, swimming
- Dream job outside of football: dentist
- Lives on an island
- Hidden talent: bowling
- Chose UH because of the coaches
- Fears heights
- One word to describe himself on the field: cold
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: seafood
- Motivation for working hard: his family
- Best advice: gotta wait your time
- Highlight of his life thus far: making it to college
- Sports hero: Jalen Ramsey
- Most memorable athletic feat: earning MVP of his All-Star game
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Saturday, November 01
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Monday, October 27
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