Ricky Pearsall

#1 · WR · Sr. · Florida6′1″ · 192 lb · Tempe, AZ · Corona del Sol

Ricky Pearsall: WR · Florida · #1.

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Ricky Pearsall

WR · Florida · Sr · #1

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 166 receiving yards and 10 receptions against South Carolina — Week 7, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Florida in the news

Dabo Swinney criticizes FSU fansNov 1
Florida State fires AD Michael AlfordOct 28
Napier's buyout among largest in CFB historyGators Wire Oct 27
Texas bans fan for postgame incidentOn3 Oct 21

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Florida	64	970	15.2	4	61
2022	Florida	33	661	20.0	5	52
2021	Arizona State	48	580	12.1	4	65
2020	Arizona State	6	86	14.3	1	31
2019	Arizona State	7	128	18.3	0	38
Career		158	2,425	15.3	14	65

Season	Team
2023	Florida	3	62	--	126
2022	Florida	8	113	--	27
2021	Arizona State	6	44	--	--
2020	Arizona State	3	33	--	--
2019	Arizona State	1	1	28	--
Career		21	253	28	153

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 11-24@ No. 14 Utah	8	92	11.5	0	40
Wk 2	W 49-7vs McNeese	6	123	20.5	1	50
Wk 3	W 29-16vs No. 11 Tennessee	6	43	7.2	0	9
Wk 4	W 22-7vs Charlotte	6	104	17.3	0	27
Wk 5	L 14-33@ Kentucky	3	62	20.7	1	33
Wk 6	W 38-14vs Vanderbilt	4	34	8.5	0	18
Wk 7	W 41-39@ South Carolina	10	166	16.6	1	26	Season-high 166 yds
Wk 9	L 20-43vs No. 1 Georgia	6	99	16.5	0	29
Wk 10	L 36-39vs Arkansas	5	55	11.0	1	32
Wk 11	L 35-52@ No. 18 LSU	7	103	14.7	0	33
Wk 12	L 31-33@ No. 11 Missouri	2	72	36.0	0	61
Wk 13	L 15-24vs No. 5 Florida State	1	17	17.0	0	17
Total		64	970	15.2	4	61

Signature game

Week 7 · 2023

W 41-39

at South Carolina

10 rec · 166 yds · 1 TD

Edged out South Carolina on the road in a shootout.

With G. Mertz — 423 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.4 · E. Wilson — 6 rec · 83 yds · 10 rush yds (3 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · South Carolina · 4th and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.52Graham Mertz pass complete to Ricky Pearsall for 26 yds to the SC 49 for a
Week 7 · South Carolina · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.40Graham Mertz pass complete to Ricky Pearsall for 23 yds to the SC 30 for a
Week 12 · Missouri · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +3.33Graham Mertz pass complete to Ricky Pearsall for 61 yds to the MIZ 12 for a
Week 12 · Missouri · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +3.32Ricky Pearsall run for 39 yds for a TD (Trey Smack KICK)
Week 7 · South Carolina · 2nd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +3.31Graham Mertz pass complete to Ricky Pearsall for 21 yds for a TD (Trey Smack KICK)
Week 1 · Utah · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.11Graham Mertz pass complete to Ricky Pearsall for 40 yds to the UTAH 35 for a

4 more plays

Week 5 · Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.90Graham Mertz pass complete to Ricky Pearsall for 33 yds for a TD (Trey Smack KICK)
Week 10 · Arkansas · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.87Graham Mertz pass complete to Ricky Pearsall for 32 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Week 11 · LSU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.78Graham Mertz pass complete to Ricky Pearsall for 33 yds to the LSU 42 for a
Week 9 · Georgia · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.76Graham Mertz pass complete to Ricky Pearsall for 19 yds to the FLA 44 for a

Teams and coaches

2019Arizona State8-5HC: Herm Edwards · Run-leaning

2020Arizona State2-2HC: Herm Edwards · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2021Arizona State8-5HC: Herm Edwards · Run-heavy

2022Florida6-7HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning

2023Florida5-7HC: Billy Napier · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 79 (#42 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

79All-Conference level #42 of 497 · 2023?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: explosive rate (86th percentile). Strength: rush tds (97th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#91 / 639 · 86th pct

22.7%

Yards / catch#151 / 639 · 76th pct

14.8

EPA / target#177 / 639 · 72nd pct

0.95

Catch rate#315 / 639 · 51st pct

82.7%

TD rate#412 / 639 · 35th pct

4.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#4 / 294 · 97th pct

Rec yards#40 / 566 · 93rd pct

970

Receptions#49 / 566 · 91st pct

Rush yards#25 / 294 · 91st pct

Long catch#147 / 566 · 74th pct

Yards / catch#148 / 566 · 74th pct

15.2

Rec TDs#146 / 566 · 69th pct

Fumbles lost#93 / 227 · 35th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

86th → 72nd percentile

Explosive rate

99th → 86th percentile

Catch rate

15th → 51st percentile

TD rate

77th → 35th percentile

Yards / catch

98th → 76th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.7	62.7	13.6	0.3
Road5g	6.0	99.0	19.9	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.1	89.1	14.6	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	4.2	69.2	19.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Billy Napier

Pass share

48.5%

389 pass / 413 run

Plays / game

66.8

12 games

Team sack rate

8.2%

426 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Starter

64 catches and 3 carries in 12 games, more catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-7% reception volume, top-4% overall receiving production.2023 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

79 · #42 of 497 WRs · 2023

Three-star recruit. Now #42 at the position.

Ricky Pearsall

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Starter

Five seasons, two schools, drafted

Moves

2019 7 games

2022 13 games

2024