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Nick Perry (linebacker)
Nicholas Joel Perry (born April 12, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the USC Trojans. Perry was selected by the Packers in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft.
Detroit native, Nick Perry attended Mackenzie High School for most of his prep career; when Mackenzie was shuttered in 2007, Perry transferred to Martin Luther King High School for his senior season. During his Junior year in 2006, Perry was named to the All-metro and All-city teams while getting 75 tackles and 11 sacks. His senior year also brought great success as he played at defensive end, and Tight End. He recorded 147 tackles and a Michigan Record 36 Sacks. He also caught 14 passes for 310 yards and eight touchdowns. He received numerous honors including being named to the USA today All-USA First-team, Scout.com All-American second-team, Super Prep All-Midwest, Prep-Star All Midwest, All-State and Detroit News All-Detroit and the Dream Team "MVP." He Also participated in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Perry was measured to be 6'4" and weighing in at 235 pounds coming out of King High School. He ran a 4.51 forty-yard dash, bench pressed 315 pounds, and squatted 400 pounds. He finished with a 3.3 Grade point average and received scholarship offers from Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, and USC. He ultimately decided to play at USC.
During his freshman year in 2008, Perry was redshirted as a defensive end.
Perry came on to the scene in 2009 mainly as a backup defensive end playing mostly in passing situations. He appeared in 13 games and made his first start against Stanford Cardinal in a 55–21 defeat. He had 24 tackles, nine for a loss, with a team best nine sacks. His performance had him named to the 2009 Football Writers Freshman All-American first-team.
Perry started nine games in his sophomore season in 2010, and saw action as a backup in others. He appeared in a total of 12 games, but missed the opener against The Hawaii Warriors with a sprained ankle. During this season he had 25 tackles with 7.5 of them for a loss. He also recorded four sacks, forced two fumbles, and recovered one.
During his final season as a Trojan in 2011, Perry recorded 54 tackles over 12 games, with 13 for a loss along with 8.5 sacks.
On December 16, 2011, Perry announced his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2012 NFL draft. Due to Perry's size, many scouts viewed him be a bit small to be a defensive end and projected him to be better suited to play outside linebacker in a 3–4 defense. Perry stated he'd prefer to stay at defensive end. He attended pre-draft visits with multiple teams, including the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Cleveland Browns. Perry also attended a private workout with the Baltimore Ravens. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Perry was projected to be a first or second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the fourth best defensive end prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com, was ranked as the fourth best edge rusher by NFL analyst Gil Brandt, and was ranked as the sixth best defensive end by NFL analyst Mike Mayock.
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Nick Perry (linebacker)
Nicholas Joel Perry (born April 12, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the USC Trojans. Perry was selected by the Packers in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft.
Detroit native, Nick Perry attended Mackenzie High School for most of his prep career; when Mackenzie was shuttered in 2007, Perry transferred to Martin Luther King High School for his senior season. During his Junior year in 2006, Perry was named to the All-metro and All-city teams while getting 75 tackles and 11 sacks. His senior year also brought great success as he played at defensive end, and Tight End. He recorded 147 tackles and a Michigan Record 36 Sacks. He also caught 14 passes for 310 yards and eight touchdowns. He received numerous honors including being named to the USA today All-USA First-team, Scout.com All-American second-team, Super Prep All-Midwest, Prep-Star All Midwest, All-State and Detroit News All-Detroit and the Dream Team "MVP." He Also participated in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Perry was measured to be 6'4" and weighing in at 235 pounds coming out of King High School. He ran a 4.51 forty-yard dash, bench pressed 315 pounds, and squatted 400 pounds. He finished with a 3.3 Grade point average and received scholarship offers from Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, and USC. He ultimately decided to play at USC.
During his freshman year in 2008, Perry was redshirted as a defensive end.
Perry came on to the scene in 2009 mainly as a backup defensive end playing mostly in passing situations. He appeared in 13 games and made his first start against Stanford Cardinal in a 55–21 defeat. He had 24 tackles, nine for a loss, with a team best nine sacks. His performance had him named to the 2009 Football Writers Freshman All-American first-team.
Perry started nine games in his sophomore season in 2010, and saw action as a backup in others. He appeared in a total of 12 games, but missed the opener against The Hawaii Warriors with a sprained ankle. During this season he had 25 tackles with 7.5 of them for a loss. He also recorded four sacks, forced two fumbles, and recovered one.
During his final season as a Trojan in 2011, Perry recorded 54 tackles over 12 games, with 13 for a loss along with 8.5 sacks.
On December 16, 2011, Perry announced his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2012 NFL draft. Due to Perry's size, many scouts viewed him be a bit small to be a defensive end and projected him to be better suited to play outside linebacker in a 3–4 defense. Perry stated he'd prefer to stay at defensive end. He attended pre-draft visits with multiple teams, including the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Cleveland Browns. Perry also attended a private workout with the Baltimore Ravens. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Perry was projected to be a first or second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the fourth best defensive end prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com, was ranked as the fourth best edge rusher by NFL analyst Gil Brandt, and was ranked as the sixth best defensive end by NFL analyst Mike Mayock.