With one of the deeper wide receiver classes in recent years, there’s one name that rings home. Ricky Pearsall, a Corona del Sol alumnus and former Arizona State Sun Devil and Florida Gator, is one dark horse of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Pearsall, a 2019 graduate, put up a respectable career in the yellow and orange, racking up 2,358 receiving yards off 168 receptions with 20 touchdowns. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound
wideout also rushed for 103 yards and four touchdowns, and was 6 of 12 passing for 138
yards. He erupted on the recruiting scene his junior year. During his senior year, Pearsall cracked the national leaderboard. He ranked 12th nationally in average kickoff return yards (34.64), which also ranked sixth in Arizona and first in the 6A Central.
His 765 return yards placed him 49th nationally and first among the 6A Division and 6A
Central. As a three-star prospect, Pearsall made the short trip from South Tempe to
Downtown, where he played for ASU during 2021 (2020 Covid year).The Tempe native played 13 games for the Sun Devils, reeling in 515 yards and four touchdowns through the air and 44 yards with a touchdown on the ground.
He elevated his production in the sunshine state, logging a career-high 970 yards and four
touchdowns. He then declared for the draft after the season. His measurables were attractive, recording a 4.41 40-yard dash, a 10.9-inch broad jump and registered the third-best vertical and best three-cone drill among the receiver group. He is projected as a second round pick, and is posed for success as the next level.
