Bryce Perkins

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Bryce Perkins
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Perkins with the Michigan Panthers in 2024
No. 17 – Michigan Panthers
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1996-12-20) December 20, 1996 (age 27)
Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Chandler (AZ)
College:
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:34
Passing completions:19
Completion percentage:55.9%
TD–INT:1–2
Passing yards:161
Passer rating:53.7
Rushing yards:90
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Bryce Perkins (born December 20, 1996) is an American professional football quarterback for the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Arizona State, Arizona Western, and Virginia before signing with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2020.

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Early life

Perkins attended Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona. As a senior, he led Chandler to their first state championship victory since 1949. [1] During his high school career he passed for 5,332 yards with 70 touchdowns and had 26 rushing touchdowns. Perkins committed to Arizona State University to play college football. [2]

College career

Arizona State

Perkins redshirted his first year at Arizona State in 2015 and missed 2016 due to a broken neck. [3]

Arizona Western College

He transferred to Arizona Western College in 2017. [4] In his lone season there he passed for 1,311 yards and seven touchdowns and rushed for 353 yards and four touchdowns. [5]

Virginia

In 2018, Perkins transferred to the University of Virginia. [6] Prior to the season, he was named the team's starter. [7] [8] He started all 13 games and set the school record for total offense in a single season with 3,603 yards and 34 touchdowns. He completed 225 of 349 passes for 2,680 yards with 25 touchdowns, nine interceptions and rushed for 923 yards and nine touchdowns. [9] Perkins returned to Virginia as the starting quarterback for the 2019 season. [10] Perkins started all 14 games for Virginia in 2019 and finished the season with 319 completions out of 495 pass attempts (64.4%) for 3,540 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He also had 227 carries for 769 rushing yards (3.4 yards per carry) and 11 touchdowns. [11]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight
6 ft 2+1⁄4 in
(1.89 m)		215 lb
(98 kg)
All values from Pro Day [12]

Los Angeles Rams

Perkins signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020. [13] He was waived by the team during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. [14] [15] He was elevated to the active roster on January 2 and 15, 2021, for the team's week 17 and divisional playoff games against the Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. [16] [17] On January 18, 2021, Perkins signed a reserve/futures contract with the Rams. [18] Perkins was among players who received a Super Bowl ring for the Rams victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI. [19] He made his NFL debut in 2022 filling in for Matthew Stafford in weeks 10–12 against the Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, and Kansas City Chiefs following injuries to Stafford and backup John Wolford. [20] He threw the first touchdown pass of his professional career to Van Jefferson on November 27, 2022 in a loss to the Chiefs. [21] [22]

Michigan Panthers

On April 24, 2024, Perkins signed with the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL). [23] He was placed on Injured reserve on June 4. [24] He re-signed with the team on August 26, 2024. [25]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Led the league
BoldCareer high
YearTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2020 LAR 00–DNP
2021 LAR 00–
2022 LAR 510–1193455.91614.71253.719904.70
Career 51193455.91614.71253.719904.70

UFL career statistics

YearTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2024 MICH 403-13078.9%34311.49.021110.9201819.12
Career 403-13078.9%34311.49.021110.9201819.12

Personal life

His father, Bruce Perkins, played fullback at Arizona State and briefly in the NFL. [26] [27] His uncle, Don Perkins, played eight seasons as a running back with the Dallas Cowboys. His older brother, Paul Perkins, was also a running back in the NFL. [28]

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