• At Navy: Enters the fall as the starter at defensive tackle after starting 10 games at defensive end last year ... named the winner of the Admiral Mack Award in the spring of 2019, which is presented to the player that improved the most during spring drills ... long, rangy athlete that plays with great tenacity ... has earned two varsity letters.
• 2019: A starter in all 10 games in which he played at defensive end ... finished the season with 24 tackles (6-18), 4 tackles for loss and a sack ... also broke up a pair of passes and had an interception ... recorded a sack, the first of his career, on his only tackle of the game in the Mids’ win over Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl ... tallied 3 tackles in the win over Army ... Navy’s defense held Army scoreless for the final 45:27 of the game ... after allowing the Black Knights 73 yards of total offense in the opening quarter, Army mustered just 75 yards over the final three quarters ... the defense held the nation’s No. 2-ranked rushing offense (311.7 yd/gm) to a season-low 123 yards on the ground ... chipped in a tackle and broke up a pass at Houston ... posted a pair of tackles, including a half a tackle for loss against SMU ... also credited with a quarterback hurry ... made a huge contribution against UConn in his first contest back from injury ... made a career-high 6 tackles, including a tackle for loss ... also recorded his first career interception and pass breakup ... contributed 3 tackles in the win over Air Force ... turned in a pair of tackles, including a tackle for a loss of 7 yards at Memphis ... recorded a career-best 4 tackles against East Carolina ... made his first collegiate start in the Mids’ opener against Holy Cross where he posted a pair of tackles, including half a tackle for loss.
• 2018: Saw action in five games, primarily as a member of special teams ... recorded a pair of tackles and a quarterback hurry in the win against Lehigh ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener at Hawai’i and chipped in his first collegiate tackle.
• 2017: Did not see any varsity action.
• High School / Personal: A 2017 graduate of Barrington High School, Perkins was a two-sport standout who earned letters in basketball (2) and football (3) ... a two-time all-conference football selection who garnered all-area honors his senior year ... a two-time member of the All-State Academic Team for football ... set a school record for most rebounds in a single game ... also played basketball with one of the top AAU programs in Illinois, the Illinois Wolves ... served as captain of the football and basketball teams his senior year ... son of Wallace and Kathleen Perkins ... majoring in quantitative economics.
