Drew Pearson
Drew Pearson
Born: January 12, 1951
South River, NJ USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 184
College: Tulsa
High School: South River (NJ)
Career: 1973-1983
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021
Coaching record
Drew Pearson played from 1973 to 1983 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys. Pearson caught 489 passes for 7,822 yards and 48 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 46 | 46.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 158.3 |
| 1976 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 39 | 39.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 158.3 |
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 81 | 40.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 59 | 158.3 |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 26 | 56.3 |
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 192 | 27.4 | 3 | 42.9 | 2 | 28.6 | 59 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 33 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 25 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 189 | 9.0 | 33 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 22 | 388 | 17.6 | 40 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 62 | 1087 | 17.5 | 50 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 46 | 822 | 17.9 | 46 | 8 |
| 1976 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 58 | 806 | 13.9 | 40 | 6 |
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 48 | 870 | 18.1 | 67 | 2 |
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 44 | 714 | 16.2 | 53 | 3 |
| 1979 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 55 | 1026 | 18.7 | 56 | 8 |
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 43 | 568 | 13.2 | 30 | 6 |
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 38 | 614 | 16.2 | 42 | 3 |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 26 | 382 | 14.7 | 48 | 3 |
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 47 | 545 | 11.6 | 32 | 5 |
| Totals | 489 | 7822 | 16.0 | 67 | 48 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1973 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1974 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1975 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 6 |
| 1974 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 15 |
| 1981 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 8 |
| 1983 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 13 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1970s Team
Honors
1974 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1974 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1974 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1974 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
