Cornerback, Kansas (from Bucknell, Ball State), 2022–26
Roman Pearson
Lettered 2025 at Ball State (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Pickerington, OH
Roman Pearson plays cornerback for Kansas, after Bucknell (2022–24) and Ball State (2025). Last time out, at Kansas State: 2 tackles.
2026 so far
9 tackles
Last game: 2 tackles at Kansas State, L 24–35
Next game: vs. Baylor, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bucknell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Bucknell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Ball State | 27 | 21 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | Kansas | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 42 | 29 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bucknell | 5 | CB | RS | ||
| 2023 | Bucknell | 5 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Bucknell | 5 | CB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Ball State | 5 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Kansas | 5 | CB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 205 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Kansas 5 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Long Island University | W 51–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Missouri | L 21–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Arizona State | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Utah | L 24–41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Kansas State | L 24–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2025 Ball State 7 games, 27 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Purdue | L 0–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. New Hampshire | W 34–29 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at UConn | L 25–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Ohio | W 20–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Akron | W 42–28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | at Northern Illinois | L 7–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Miami (OH) | L 24–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Bucknell 3 games, 2 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Navy | L 21–49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Cornell | L 21–34 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 26 | at Georgetown | L 20–21 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2023 Bucknell 4 games, 4 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at James Madison | L 3–38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Pennsylvania | L 21–37 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 30 | at Lafayette | L 22–56 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. Lehigh | L 18–27 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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