Pearson Baldwin
Pearson Baldwin
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Three seasons at Jacksonville State, two different head coaches: Rich Rodriguez and Charles Kelly. The receipt: 72 rec yds, 5 receptions against Sam Houston — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rich Rodriguez → Charles Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 26 | 302 | 11.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 333 | 11.9 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 45–10
vs Murray State
1 rec · 14 yds
Dominant 35-point win at home against Murray State.
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Jacksonville State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Jacksonville State
Returning around him
- 84% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +7 net (20 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Jacksonville State · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #86
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cooper Mathers’s 2023 season.
Matches Cooper on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Xavier Gaines’s path through Marshall.
Tommy Tremble
Hayden Hatten
Matches Xavier on
Differs from Xavier on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Roschon Johnson's junior season at Texas (2022).
Matches Roschon on
Differs from Roschon on
Player DNA
Players who play like Pearson Baldwin
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025+874%
Up 874% from first season to most-recent.