2019 Football Roster
Josh Perry
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Amite, La.
- Prev School:
- Amite HS
Career
Has played in 27 games, making 17 starts … Has started 17 of last 18 games ... Has 102 total tackles (73 solo), including two TFL … Has 21 multi-tackle performances … Has 10 PBU, one interception and two fumble recoveries … Redshirted the 2016 season and has two years of eligibility left ... Moved to linebacker in the spring of 2019.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
Tiger 3.0 Club for 2017 fall and 2018 fall semesters.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in all 14 contests, including the Birmingham Bowl … Moved into a regular starting role in the defensive secondary ... Started 13 games ... Only missed start was the season opener vs Mercer ... Fourth on team in total tackles (65) ... Third on squad with 45 solo hits ... Posted multiple tackles in 13 of 14 games ... Second on team with seven PBU ... Registered one TFL and one fumble recovery ... Had a season-high eight total tackles (6 solo) at Navy ... Recorded a season-best two PBU in a home win over Connecticut ... Tied that season-high for PBU in a win at ECU ... Had 23 total tackles in the Tigers’ November win streak vs ECU (7 total/4 solo), Tulsa (3/2), SMU (7/5) and Houston (6/5) ... Also recorded a PBU in wins over SMU and Houston ... Logged his TFL vs the Cougars ... His PBU vs SMU ended the Mustangs’ final drive of the game ... His TFL came at a key moment in the fourth quarter ... After Memphis took the lead at 38-31, Perry stopped Houston RB for a two-yard loss on a 3rd-and-4 and forced a punt ... Tigers scored on the next possession to extend lead to 45-31 with under 10 minutes left ... Credited with five total stops (2 solo), one PBU and one fumble recovery vs UCF in The American Championship Game ... His fumble recovery came early in the first quarter ... Recovered fumble caused by J.J. Russell at the UCF 27-yard line ... Two plays later, Memphis scored for an early 14-0 lead ... Had seven total tackles, all solo hits, vs Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl ... The seven solo stops were a career-best.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action in all 13 contests, including the AutoZone Liberty Bowl … Made five starts in the defensive backfield … Logged 37 total tackles (28 solo), including one TFL … Recorded eight multi-tackle games … Had three PBU, one interception and one fumble recovery … Made his collegiate debut vs Louisiana Monroe … Had two solo hits vs the Warhawks … Posted four total stops (3 solo) in the comeback win at Houston … Registered his first collegiate TFL vs the Cougars … Credited with a career-high three PBU in a home win over Tulane … Added seven total tackles (6 solo) vs the Green Wave … Logged a career-best nine total stops (5 solo) in a home win over SMU … Had his first collegiate fumble recovery vs the Mustangs … Picked off his first collegiate pass in the regular-season finale vs ECU … Credited with four solo tackles vs Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
2016 (Freshman)
Redshirted ... Member of the 2016 squad that went 8-5 and played in the Boca Raton Bowl.
High School
Following the 2015 season, ranked No. 41 in the NOLA.com Nifty 50 … Helped lead Amite High School to an 8-6 overall record in 2015 … The Warriors advanced to the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) Class 3A state playoffs semifinal round … Named to 2015 Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Class 3A All-State first team … Member of 2014 Amite High School squad that went 12-4 and advanced to the LHSAA Class 3A state championship game … Also a 2014 LSWA Class 3A All-State first team pick … As a junior, had 72 tackles and six interceptions, including two returns for TD.
Personal
Son of Pamela and Lamon Perry ... Birthday is June 24 ... Sport and leisure management major.
