James Pearce Jr. is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Pearce in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Pearce's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2025 | 21–22 | ATL | 17 | — | 26 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 10.5 | 36.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 593 | 53.1% | — | 0.0% | 9 | 3 | 0.3 | 49.8 | -0.9 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 17 | — | 26 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 10.5 | 36.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 593 | 53.1% | — | 0.0% | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 27 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 1 | — | |
Pick #26 (Rd 1) · ATL · 2025 · +11.2 vs expected KV-H
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