A transfer from Arizona State, Pearsall led the team in catches, receiving yards, touchdown catches and receiving yards per game en route to playing every game for the third straight season.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida head football coach Billy Napier announced the transfer of wide receiver Ricky Pearsall (pronounced peer-SAWL) to the program on Thursday.
A transfer from Arizona State, Pearsall led the team in catches, receiving yards, touchdown catches and receiving yards per game en route to playing every game for the third straight season.
He joins transfers Montrell Johnson, Jalen Kimber, Jack Miller III, O’Cyrus Torrence and Kamryn Waites.
Ricky Pearsall | Tempe, Ariz. | Corona Del Sol HS | Arizona State University
2021 (JUNIOR) at Arizona State: Saw action in every game (13) for the third straight season with 11 starts… Ranked ninth in the PAC 12 with 12.1 yards per catch and 48 catches… Led the team with 580 receiving yards to sit 12th in the conference… Caught a team-high four touchdowns… Ran for 51 yards and a touchdown in six attempts… Logged 11 multi-catch games and eight with three-plus receptions… Caught four passes for 132 yards at UCLA (Oct. 2) with a 54-yard and 65-yard touchdown catch… Had a career-high nine catches to total 83 yards at UTAH (Oct. 16)… Posted 65 yards receiving on four catches vs. Wisconsin in the Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 30)… Made first career start against UNLV (Sept. 11)… Completed two passes – 29 yards in the season opener vs. Southern Utah (Sept. 2) and 30 yards for a touchdown against Colorado (Sept. 25).
2020 (SOPHOMORE) at Arizona State: Made appearances in all four games… Totaled six catches for 86 yards and a touchdown… Ran for 33 yards and a touchdown on three attempts… Had two catches for 36 yards at Oregon State (Dec. 19) with first career rushing touchdown on a 29-yard rush… Caught first career touchdown at Arizona (Dec. 11) and had two catches for 34 yards… Completed a pass for 51 yards vs. UCLA (Dec. 5)… Had two catches for 16 yards in the season opener at USC (Nov. 7).
2019 (FRESHMAN) at Arizona State: Played in all 13 games and made collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Kent State (Aug. 29) with one catch for 16 yards… Totaled seven catches for 128 yards… Caught passes for 19 yards vs. Colorado (Sept. 21), 25 yards against Washington State (Oct. 12) and for a career-long of 38 at Cal (Sept. 27)… Returned a kick for 28 yards vs. WSU.
High School
Arizona High School 6A receiving yard record as a junior with 342 yards against Gilbert High… Posted a Nike Football Plus rating of 113.43 at The Opening Regionals, 16th among all wide receivers tested nationally… ESPN listed him as the No. 106 wide receiver prospect nationally and the No. 15 overall prospect from the state of Arizona…ranked as the No. 147 wide receiver prospect in the country and the No. 23 overall prospect in the state according to 24/7 Sports Composite Rankings… Three-year member of the varsity squad at Corona Del Sol High School and tremendously versatile athlete that posted back-to-back 1,000+ all-purpose yardage seasons…. 2018 Arizona Football Coaches Association All-6A First Team selection at wide receiver after posting one of the state’s best all-around seasons… Made 65 catches going for 815 yards and four touchdowns, collecting five 100+ yard receiving performances during an outstanding senior season and added four rushing touchdowns, receiving direct snaps out of a “wildcat” formation… Dangerous return threat, finishing the season with two kick-off returns for a touchdown (98 & 99 yards) and 762 total kick return yards… Broke onto the Arizona High School scene with a productive junior campaign in which he caught 74 passes for 1,153 yards and 13 touchdowns and averaged 115.3 receiving yards per game, including a 95-yard touchdown catch… Picked off four passes during his varsity career while serving in a ball-hawking safety role.
