Bryce Perkins
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| Virginia Cavaliers – No. 3 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Born: | San Diego, California |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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| High school | Chandler (Chandler, Arizona) |
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Bryce Perkins is an American football quarterback for the Virginia Cavaliers.
Early years
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 (2015–2016)
Perkins redshirted his first year at Arizona State in 2015 and missed 2016 due to a broken neck.[3]
Arizona Western College (2017)
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 (2018–2019)
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, setting the school record for total offense with 3,603 yards and touchdowns with 34. 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]
Personal life
His father Bruce Perkins and brother Paul Perkins both played in the National Football League (NFL).[11][12] His uncle, Don Perkins, also played in the NFL.
References
- ^ Obert, Richard (November 29, 2014). "Chandler tops Hamilton for 1st championship since 1949". The Arizona Republic. Gannett. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Haller, Doug (August 26, 2014). "Chandler quarterback Bryce Perkins commits to ASU". The Arizona Republic. Gannett. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Teel, David (April 26, 2019). "Broken neck, renowned surgeon, admissions snafu led Bryce Perkins to U.Va". Daily Press. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Metcalfe, Jeff (June 7, 2017). "Former ASU quarterback Bryce Perkins signs with Arizona Western College". The Arizona Republic. Gannett. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Counts, Ron (August 21, 2018). "Out of the desert: Arizona native Bryce Perkins had to leave home to find the right fit at Virginia". The Daily Progress. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Hall, David (December 5, 2017). "U.Va. lands ex-Arizona State QB". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Barber, Mike (August 3, 2018). "New UVA quarterback Perkins 'built for this'". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Doughty, Doug (March 23, 2018). "Mendenhall raves about new UVa quarterback Perkins". The Roanoke Times. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Harvey, John (March 25, 2019). "QB Bryce Perkins returns to the field following surgery as Virginia opens spring football practice". The Daily Progress. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Associated Press (September 19, 2019). "Bryce Perkins' poise key to success for No. 21 Virginia". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Wang, Gene (November 1, 2018). "Bryce Perkins of Virginia says he got his moves from Dad – and from dodging trouble with Mom". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Haller, Doug (October 2, 2015). "Brotherly love: UCLA's Paul Perkins, ASU's Bryce Perkins meet in Pac-12 clash". The Arizona Republic. Gannett. Retrieved May 12, 2019.