NFL Draft James Pearce Jr. = bad attitude? (5 Viewers)

[TruSaint]

. I follow the Vols (hometown team) and hadn’t heard this.


This is unusual in this new NIL era:

“One thing to note about Pearce that I always thought wasn't talked about enough was the fact that after the 2023 season, at which point he was viewed as a potential top five draft pick, there was never any reported drama about his NIL deal and the NCAA transfer portal. There was never any noise about Pearce potentially leaving Tennessee to earn more money elsewhere, or to play for a team like Ohio State or Alabama. He just quietly returned to Tennessee for his junior season. It's rare that it plays out like that for a premier player in this new era of mega NIL deals and incessant tampering. “


I’d rather have Carter either way.

You’d rather have Carter? Yes you and every other team lol

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

You’d rather have Carter? Yes you and every other team lol

True dat lol. I’m hoping he falls.

 

[baarbogast]

True dat lol. I’m hoping he falls.

I haven’t seen him fall past 3 in any mock. Can we wish it into existence?

 

[Ti Rider]

Lawrence Taylor and Charles Haley were borderline insane but mainly held it together. Junior Galette did not.

 

[Joodas Avila]

Being a huge fan of Nico Iamaleava, i watched a ton of James Pearce this year. Dont know about the attitude, but his on field leaves a bit to be desired. He’s a legit pressure specialist, NO DOUBT, but that dude misses a ton of tackles & gets tossed up way too much for my liking. You can clearly see that he’s got length, but he’s got a thin build & his lack of strength & hand violence is apparent. If Pearce lets OTs get their hands on him, i think he’ll have issues getting off of blocks in the NFL. I like Pearce, but not at 9th overall. The build, lack of strength to power, & spotty finishing ability knock him to the mid-late 1st, if not RD2, in my opinion.

On a side note, the dude from Tenn’s D who i think was the true house wrecker was DT ONL, Omarr Norman-Lott. The stats dont tell the true story here, cause play for play, ONL was the most disruptive presence on that D. Would love to see us take him on Day2 at some point. In my opinion, ONL would be the perfect combo 5T/DT for Staley’s D. That dude is explosive off the ball & violent at the POA w/his hands & pure power.

 

[abnrgr]

Junior was a homerun on his rookie contract. He went bizzaro once he got the guaranteed money. I’m good with Pearce on a rookie contract.

 

[TribuneUK]

What I read here is that an AFC playoff team (drafting at the end of the round) is hoping JPJ's "character concerns" have him sliding to their pick at the end of the round. Gotcha.

What I read here is that James Pearce wants to play for a better team and has been playing up the 'bad boy' schtick.

Apparently Abdul Carter thinks he can convince 31 NFL teams not to draft him, so he can join the Eagles

 

[Tulsa Saint]

Being a huge fan of Nico Iamaleava, i watched a ton of James Pearce this year. Dont know about the attitude, but his on field leaves a bit to be desired. He’s a legit pressure specialist, NO DOUBT, but that dude misses a ton of tackles & gets tossed up way too much for my liking. You can clearly see that he’s got length, but he’s got a thin build & his lack of strength & hand violence is apparent. If Pearce lets OTs get their hands on him, i think he’ll have issues getting off of blocks in the NFL. I like Pearce, but not at 9th overall. The build, lack of strength to power, & spotty finishing ability knock him to the mid-late 1st, if not RD2, in my opinion.

On a side note, the dude from Tenn’s D who i think was the true house wrecker was DT ONL, Omarr Norman-Lott. The stats dont tell the true story here, cause play for play, ONL was the most disruptive presence on that D. Would love to see us take him on Day2 at some point. In my opinion, ONL would be the perfect combo 5T/DT for Staley’s D. That dude is explosive off the ball & violent at the POA w/his hands & pure power.

ONL would be a fantastic pick at 71.

 

[tim martin]

He was who I was kind of realistically hoping for at 9. Bring on Mike Green I guess

almost feel like green and pearce are ? for top 10 pick. i know u guys hate the word trade up and i do too lately but im hoping for graham as i think he’s a top 5 player in this draft

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

I haven’t seen him fall past 3 in any mock. Can we wish it into existence?

I will keep trying.

 

[Saint KayBee]

Take it for the grain of salt it’s worth but there were people on X who went to school with him saying that it is impossible to understate his character/attitude problems.

 

[Silverfox]

Unless Carter falls, Edge rushers this draft class is deep. I would be pissed if we reach for one with the 9th pick

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

Just did some digging for the alleged attitude stuff.

Watched every game and never heard about issues, maybe I did and just don’t remember.

Rumors James Pearce has character issues?

Bad enough to drop out of the first round? https://atozsports.com/nashville/volunteers/tennessee-vols-edge-rusher-james-pearce-nfl-draft-boards-character-concerns/ I for one have never heard anything bad said about the kid, period. He had the one traffic stop but nothing else. No twitter...

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