Denzel Perryman
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Perryman in 2015 | |||||||||||
| No. 52 San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 5, 1992 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Coral Gables (FL) | ||||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2016 | |||||||||||
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Denzel Perryman (born December 5, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). 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
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 5 ft 10.5 in | 236 lb | 31.9 in | 9½ in | 4.81 s | 32 in | 9 ft 5 in | 27 reps | ||||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[5] | |||||||||||||||||||
The San Diego Chargers selected Denzel in the second round (48th overall) 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.