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Ricky Pearsall

Wide Receiver, San Francisco 49ers · #1.

Player facts

Team: San Francisco 49ers
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 1
Born: Sep 9, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Chandler, AZ, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 189 lbs
College: Florida
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Day-To-Day

Stats

2025 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Regular Season	36	53	528	14.7	0	45	27	2	-2	-1.0	2
Postseason	0	2	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Career	67	99	928	13.9	3	46	46	5	43	8.6	39

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sat, Jan 17	@ SEA	L 41-6	0	2	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Dec 28	vs CHI	W 42-38	5	8	85	17.0	0	30	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Dec 14	vs TEN	W 37-24	6	7	96	16.0	0	38	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Nov 30	@ CLE	W 26-8	2	3	14	7.0	0	13	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Nov 24	vs CAR	W 20-9	2	4	6	3.0	0	6	1	1	2	2.0	0	2	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Richard Pearsall Jr. (born September 9, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and Florida Gators. Pearsall was selected by the 49ers in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.

Pearsall was shot in the chest during a botched robbery attempt over his Rolex watch in San Francisco on August 31, 2024, and was released from the hospital the following day. He made his NFL debut in October.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ricky Pearsall, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Pearsall was born on September 9, 2000, in Phoenix, Arizona. He grew up in nearby Chandler, Arizona, and attended Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona. As a junior, he set the Arizona High School 6A receiving yard record for a single game with 342 on 14 receptions against Gilbert High School. Pearsall finished the season with 74 receptions for 1,153 yards and 15 touchdowns. Pearsall was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Arizona State over offers from Air Force, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, and UC Davis.

College career

Pearsall began his college career at Arizona State. He had seven receptions for 128 yards as a freshman. Pearsall played in all four of the Sun Devils' games in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 Pac-12 season and caught six passes for 86 yards and one touchdown. Pearsall had 48 receptions for 580 yards and a team-high four receiving touchdowns as a junior. After the 2021 season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Pearsall ultimately transferred to Florida after also considering Oregon. He suffered from a foot injury during training camp, but recovered prior to the start of the 2022 season. Pearsall had five receptions for 148 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Florida State. Pearsall finished the 2022 season with 33 receptions for 661 yards and five touchdowns. In the 2023 season, Pearsall had 65 receptions for 965 yards and four touchdowns.