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2022 Football Roster

30 Joe Perkins

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 196
  • Position Defensive Back
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Jackson, Miss.
  • High School Madison-Ridgeland Academy

Biography

2021: Saw action in all 11 games, while making a pair of starts… totaled 26 tackles (13 solo), including a tackle for loss… forced a fumble vs. Western Kentucky (10/23)… posted eight tackles against Western Kentucky (10/23)… logged a season-high nine stops at FAU (10/2).

2020: Played in all five of FIU's games as a true freshman... Saw limited action on defense and special teams.

PREP CAREER:  Rated a three-star prospect by 24/7 sports… Ranked as high as the 126th-best safety in the country by 24/7 sports… Named MAIS 6A Player of the Year… Member of the U.S. National Football Team… Perkins played on both sides of the ball, logging time as a safety and wide receiver… Earned nearly 500 yards receiving and 11 touchdowns as a senior, while returning one punt for a score… Logged 60 tackles, eight pass breakups, two blocked punts and an interception return for a touchdown as a senior… Perkins finished the 2019 MAIS 6A title game with seven catches for 118 yards and two scores, while adding 11 tackles and a pass break up on defense to help Madison-Ridgeland defeat Jackson Prep, 48-33. Received offers from Arkansas State, Army, Colorado, La Tech and Louisville.
 
PERSONAL: Native of Jackson, Mississippi.

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2020Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 196 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2021Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 196 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2022Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 196 lbs
    30