#40

Cole Pearce

LB · Ball State · Sr. · #40

All-Conf HMBall State 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Cole Pearce

LB · Ball State · Sr · #40

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Ball State
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2023)

All-MAC

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
Ball State
2022
Ball State
2023
Ball State

Played his entire career under Mike Neu.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Ball State6-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2022Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2023Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Run-heavy

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2023)

All-MAC

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Ball State784510.03.021--
2022Ball State854814.05.051--
2021Ball State37201.00.0------
Career20011325.08.072--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2023

W 20–17

at Northern Illinois

6 SOLO  ·  7 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Xavier Cullens’s 2021 season.

Memphis · 2021

#2

Xavier Benson

Oklahoma State · 2023

78%
#3

JD Bertrand

Notre Dame · 2022

NFL Rd 5
76%
#4

Eugene Asante

Auburn · 2023

75%
#5

DeAndre Square

Kentucky · 2021

75%

Matches Xavier on

TFL rate
Weight
Tackle volume

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Joe Andreessen's junior season at Buffalo (2023).

Buffalo · 2023

#2

JD Bertrand

Notre Dame · 2022

NFL Rd 5
85%
#3

Marlowe Wax

Syracuse · 2022

82%
#4

Tatum Bethune

Florida State · 2022

NFL Rd 7
82%
#5

Will Harbour

Navy · 2023

82%

Matches Joe on

Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Weight

Differs from Joe on

Hurry rate (higher)