Preston James Pearson
Position: RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: January 17, 1945 in Freeport, IL
College: Illinois (school history)
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 12th round (298th overall) of the 1967 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 57 (1135th overall since 1950)
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| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1967 | 22 | BAL | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 23 | BAL | KR | 26 | 14 | 19 | 78 | 0 | 13 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 2 | 61 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 148 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1969 | 24 | BAL | KR | 26 | 14 | 24 | 81 | 0 | 10 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 37 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 145 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 25 | PIT | RB | 26 | 14 | 0 | 173 | 503 | 2 | 30 | 2.9 | 35.9 | 12.4 | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 0 | 18 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 574 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 1971 | 26 | PIT | RB | 26 | 14 | 0 | 131 | 605 | 0 | 29 | 4.6 | 43.2 | 9.4 | 20 | 246 | 12.3 | 2 | 41 | 1.4 | 17.6 | 851 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 1972 | 27 | PIT | KR | 26 | 11 | 0 | 67 | 264 | 0 | 21 | 3.9 | 24.0 | 6.1 | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 0 | 15 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 343 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1973 | 28 | PIT | FB/KR | 26 | 14 | 132 | 554 | 2 | 47 | 4.2 | 39.6 | 9.4 | 11 | 173 | 15.7 | 2 | 36 | 0.8 | 12.4 | 727 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1974 | 29 | PIT | 26 | 9 | 70 | 317 | 4 | 53 | 4.5 | 35.2 | 7.8 | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 0 | 31 | 1.2 | 13.1 | 435 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1975 | 30 | DAL | KR/RB | 26 | 14 | 10 | 133 | 509 | 2 | 32 | 3.8 | 36.4 | 9.5 | 27 | 351 | 13.0 | 2 | 49 | 1.9 | 25.1 | 860 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 1976 | 31 | DAL | rb | 26 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 233 | 1 | 21 | 3.4 | 23.3 | 6.8 | 23 | 316 | 13.7 | 2 | 30 | 2.3 | 31.6 | 549 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1977 | 32 | DAL | rb | 26 | 14 | 10 | 89 | 341 | 1 | 22 | 3.8 | 24.4 | 6.4 | 46 | 535 | 11.6 | 4 | 36 | 3.3 | 38.2 | 876 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 1978 | 33 | DAL | 26 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 104 | 0 | 18 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 47 | 526 | 11.2 | 0 | 34 | 2.9 | 32.9 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1979 | 34 | DAL | 26 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 26 | 333 | 12.8 | 1 | 26 | 1.9 | 23.8 | 347 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1980 | 35 | DAL | 26 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 20 | 213 | 10.7 | 2 | 20 | 1.8 | 19.4 | 219 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Career | 176 | 22 | 941 | 3609 | 13 | 53 | 3.8 | 20.5 | 5.3 | 254 | 3095 | 12.2 | 17 | 61 | 1.4 | 17.6 | 6704 | 30 | 26 | 72 | ||||
| 6 yrs | DAL | 79 | 22 | 325 | 1207 | 5 | 32 | 3.7 | 15.3 | 4.1 | 189 | 2274 | 12.0 | 11 | 49 | 2.4 | 28.8 | 3481 | 16 | 3 | 40 | |||
| 5 yrs | PIT | 62 | 0 | 573 | 2243 | 8 | 53 | 3.9 | 36.2 | 9.2 | 59 | 687 | 11.6 | 4 | 41 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 2930 | 12 | 19 | 27 | |||
| 3 yrs | BAL | 35 | 0 | 43 | 159 | 0 | 13 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 6 | 134 | 22.3 | 2 | 61 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 293 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1968 | 23 | BAL | KR | 26 | 14 | 15 | 527 | 2 | 102 | 35.1 | 675 | ||||||
| 1969 | 24 | BAL | KR | 26 | 14 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 6.2 | 31 | 706 | 0 | 51 | 22.8 | 888 | |
| 1970 | 25 | PIT | RB | 26 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 0 | 35 | 28.5 | 688 | |||||
| 1971 | 26 | PIT | RB | 26 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 205 | 0 | 77 | 29.3 | 1056 | |||||
| 1972 | 27 | PIT | KR | 26 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 13 | 292 | 0 | 42 | 22.5 | 638 |
| 1973 | 28 | PIT | FB/KR | 26 | 14 | 16 | 308 | 0 | 28 | 19.3 | 1035 | ||||||
| 1974 | 29 | PIT | 26 | 9 | 12 | 258 | 0 | 29 | 21.5 | 693 | |||||||
| 1975 | 30 | DAL | KR/RB | 26 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 391 | 0 | 42 | 24.4 | 1251 | |||||
| Career | 176 | 22 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 5.7 | 114 | 2801 | 2 | 102 | 24.6 | 9545 | ||||
| 6 yrs | DAL | 79 | 22 | 16 | 391 | 0 | 42 | 24.4 | 3872 | ||||||||
| 5 yrs | PIT | 62 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 52 | 1177 | 0 | 77 | 22.6 | 4110 | |||
| 3 yrs | BAL | 35 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 6.2 | 46 | 1233 | 2 | 102 | 26.8 | 1563 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1968 | 23 | BAL | KR | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 24 | BAL | KR | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 25 | PIT | RB | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1971 | 26 | PIT | RB | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1972 | 27 | PIT | KR | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1973 | 28 | PIT | FB/KR | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 30 | DAL | KR/RB | 26 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 31 | DAL | rb | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1977 | 32 | DAL | rb | 26 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 176 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | DAL | 79 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | PIT | 62 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | BAL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1968 | 23 | BAL | KR | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 25 | PIT | RB | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 26 | PIT | RB | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1973 | 28 | PIT | FB/KR | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 29 | PIT | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 1975 | 30 | DAL | KR/RB | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 31 | DAL | rb | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1977 | 32 | DAL | rb | 26 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1979 | 34 | DAL | 26 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 35 | DAL | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 176 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 198 | |||||||||||
| 6 yrs | DAL | 79 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | PIT | 62 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 78 | |||||||||||
| 3 yrs | BAL | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
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