Denzel Perryman
 Perryman in the 2015 NFL season. | |||||||||||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
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| Born: | December 5, 1992 Miami, Florida | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||
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| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / round: 2 / pick: 48 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||||
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Denzel Perryman (born December 5, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the San Diego Chargers. He played college football at the University of Miami.[1]
High school career
Perryman attended Coral Gables Senior High School. He recorded 177 tackles, 12 for losses, 9 sacks and 5 interception returns for touchdowns and 9 interceptions as a senior. He was also an area Defensive Player of the Year as a junior, registering 166 solo tackles and had 105 tackles, 9 sacks and 6 interceptions as a sophomore.
College career
Played a true freshman, saw action in all 12 games, earning 8 starts. Finished first among ACC freshmen and second overall on team with 127 tackles (97 solo, 22 assists). Tied for second-highest tackle-for-loss total on team with 6.5. Played in nine games his sophomore season, making nine starts mostly at middle linebacker. He had 64 total tackles (45 solo) and 6.0 tackles-for-loss. Also made Third-team All-ACC.
As a junior in 2013, Perryman was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection.[2] He was again an All-ACC selection as a senior in 2014.He was also semi finalist for top linebacker of the year in 2014 [3] />[[4]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
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| 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) |
236 lb (107 kg) |
31.9 in (0.81 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.81u s | 32 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
27 reps | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine[5] | ||||||||||||
The San Diego Chargers selected Denzel with the 16th pick (48th overall) of the 2nd Round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
References
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/tracker/by-round#dt-by-round-input:2/dt-tabs:dt-by-round
- ^ "2013 All-ACC Teams Announced". TheACC.com. December 2, 2013.
- ^ http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/09/scooby-who-uclas-eric-kendricks-named-butkus-award-winner
- ^ Duke Johnson, Denzel Perryman named All-ACC
- ^ "Denzel Perryman Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.