Furman University

Honors & Awards
2023 Preseason All-Southern Conference (1st Team)
2022 All-Southern Conference (1st Team - Coaches)
2022 All-Southern Conference (2nd Team - Media) 
2022 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2020 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

2023 — Named to the Preseason All-Southern Conference 1st Team as selected by the coaches...ranked by Hero Sports’ Sam Herder as the No. 17 offensive lineman in the FCS.

2022 — Fashioned an impressive campaign, making starts at right tackle in all 13 games...was joined as a coaches first team All-SoCon selection by tackle Anderson Tomlin and guard Jacob Johanning, giving Furman three first team all-conference offensive linemen — a first for the program since 2005...played a pivotal role in Furman’s 10-3 season that featured a stretch of seven consecutive wins and an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where the Paladins claimed a 31-6 first round home win over Elon...10 wins represented the most by Furman since 2005...team finished a consensus 10th in final AFCA and Stats Perform Polls...logged 915 play participations and helped front one of the FCS’s most effective ground attacks that averaged 212.8 yards per game while producing a 1,120-yard, 10-touchdown campaign by All-SoCon running back Dominic Roberto.

2021 — Returned to action after sitting out the 2020 season...moved into the starting lineup at right tackle, where he earned starting nods in nine contests...registered a season high 79 plays in his first career start: vs. 24th-ranked North Carolina A&T (29-18 win)...logged 78 plays the following week in a 26-0 win over Tennessee Tech...sat out the last two games due to injury...finished the season with 577 plays...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2021-22 school year.

2020 — Sat out the 2020 (spring of ‘21) season due to Covid 19 concerns.

2019 — Appeared in Furman’s first three games as a backup, totaling 44 plays...provided a key block to spring Wayne Anderson on a 66-yard touchdown run in season opening, 46-13 win over Charleston Southern...logged 34 plays the next week against Georgia Southern...took advantage of the new four-game participation limit to collect a redshirt and extra year of eligibility...named to SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2019-20 school year.

High School: Chose Furman from among seven scholarship offers, including four FBS programs...committed to Furman on Oct. 18, 2018...2019 graduate of The Bolles School...football coach was Wayne Belger...saw action at the two guard and tackle slots, tight end, defensive tackle, and defensive end during his prep tenure...served as team captain and recorded 17 pancake blocks in 2018, helping his team to an 8-4 record...starter on 10-2 team his junior year and saw extensive playing time his sophomore year on a Bolles squad that went 12-1...all-state performer in weightlifting.

Personal: Full name is Pearson Thomas Toomey...born October 8, 2001, in Orlando, Florida...son of Rich and Tina Toomey...business administration major.