Joshua Perry
Perry in 2016
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| No. 53 Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 26, 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Franklin, Tennessee | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Lewis Center (OH) Olentangy | ||||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 102 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 22 |
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| Sacks: | 0.0 |
| Pass deflections: | 0 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Joshua Perry (born April 26, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State.
Perry attended Olentangy High School in Lewis Center, Ohio. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked among the top outside linebackers in his class. He committed to Ohio State University to play college football.
Perry played in 10 games as a true freshman at Ohio State in 2012 and had five tackles. As a sophomore in 2013, he played in all 13 games and made 10 starts. For the season, he had 64 tackles and one sack, which was a safety. As a junior, Perry played in all 15 games and started 14, leading the team in tackles with 124. He also had three sacks. During the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship, he recorded six tackles.
Coming out of Ohio State, Perry was projected by the majority of analysts to be a second to fourth round draft selection. He was rated the seventh best outside linebacker out of the 203 available by NFLDraftScout.com. Perry received positive reviews from scouts and analysts for his leadership, strength, productive tackling, conditioning, instincts, and anticipation. He was thought to be a limited playmaker who loses focus during blocks, with minimal man to man coverage skills, and below average sideline to sideline chase ability.
On April 30, 2016, Perry was drafted in the fourth round (102nd overall) by the San Diego Chargers.
On May 9, 2016, the San Diego Chargers signed Perry to a four-year, $2.95 million contract with a signing bonus of $614,084.
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