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2017 EKU Football Roster

Mark Pearson

2 Kobie Grace

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Ht./Wt. 5-9 / 191
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Winter Park, Fla.
  • High School West Orange HS
  • Previous School West Orange HS

Biography

AS A SENIOR IN 2017
Second team All-Ohio Valley Conference by coaches and communications directors … third team All-OVC by Phil Steele … started all 11 games, running his streak to 32 straight games started … second on the team with 78 tackles, had 7.0 tackles for a loss, forced three fumbles, recovered four fumbles, had one interception and seven pass break-ups … ranked ninth in the OVC with 7.1 tackles per game … tied for the most fumble recoveries in the nation … second in the conference and 17th in the country in fumbles forced … had 15 tackles and two pass break-ups in a near upset of Kentucky (Sept. 9) … chosen as the STATS National Defensive Player of the Week and the OVC Defensive Player of the Week after finishing with seven tackles, one interception, one forced fumble and two fumbles recovered in a win over Tennessee Tech (Sept. 23) … with Eastern leading by 10, his interception on the first play of the fourth quarter stopped a TTU drive at the EKU 19 yard line and the offense turned it into what would prove to be the game winning touchdown … recovered a fumble and returned it 52 yards at Murray State (Oct. 28) … had 11 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for a loss, and forced a fumble at Eastern Illinois (Nov. 4).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2016
Started all 11 games at safety … finished fourth on the team with 57 tackles … ranked 31st in the Ohio Valley Conference with 5.2 tackles per game … broke up two passes … forced a team-high three fumbles … was fourth in the OVC and 31st in the nation with 0.27 forced fumbles per game … finished with a season-high 13 tackles and recovered a fumble against No. 2 Jacksonville State (Oct. 22) … forced fumbles at Ball State (Sept. 17), against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 8) and at Austin Peay (Nov. 12).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015
Appeared in all 11 games and started 10 times … started eight times at right safety and twice at left safety … third on the team with 61 tackles … tied for 26th in the Ohio Valley Conference with 5.5 tackles per game … made 2.5 tackles for a loss … intercepted two passes, had three pass break-ups and one quarterback hurry … forced one fumble and recovered one fumble … Had nine tackles in an overtime loss to Southeastern Conference opponent Kentucky (Oct. 3) … recovered a fumble against UK and returned it 24 yards … was chosen as the OVC Defensive Player of the Week by CollegeSportsMadness.com after the Kentucky game … registered nine tackles against Tennessee State (Oct. 24) … had a season-high 10 tackles at No. 1 Jacksonville State (Oct. 31) … made nine tackles at Murray State (Nov. 14) and intercepted a pass in overtime to secure the victory.
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014
Played in all 13 games at safety … finished the season with 19 tackles … collected three pass break-ups … had four tackles against Morehead State on Sept. 13 … had three tackles against Tennessee-Martin on Sept. 20 and Florida on Nov. 22.

HIGH SCHOOL
Class 8A third team all-state honoree … All-Orange County pick … defensive MVP of the Orange County East/West game … high school coach was former Colonel Bob Head (1993-96).

PERSONAL
Majoring in risk management and insurance.



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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2014Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'8" 174 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2015Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'9" 183 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2016Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'9" 190 lbs
    38
  • 2

    2017Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'9" 191 lbs
    2