NFL CAREER – A talented big target playmaker, Perry emerged as a reliable red zone weapon down the stretch in his rookie campaign. The former Wake Forest standout appeared in ten games with three starts, totaling 12 receptions for 246 yards (20.5 avg) and four touchdowns.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed to a four-year contract, 5/12/23; Selected by New Orleans in the sixth round (195th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.
2023 – Appeared in ten games with three starts, adding 12 catches for 246 yards (20.5 avg) and four touchdowns…Made NFL debut at Indianapolis, Oct. 29…Recorded two catches for 38 yards and his first career touchdown at Minnesota, Nov. 12…Added one grab for 30 yards vs Detroit, Dec. 3…In win vs. Carolina, Dec. 10, hauled in a season/game-high 44 yard reception…Posted two catches for 34 yards in win vs Giants, Dec. 17…At L.A. Rams, Dec. 21, added his second touchdown of the season on a 35-yard strike in the fourth quarter…Posted season/career-best in receptions (three), receiving yards (53) and touchdowns (two) in season finale win over Atlanta, 1/7/24.
COLLEGE – During his college career, Perry set numerous Wake Forest receiving records, including a program-record 28 touchdowns, which also is tied for seventh in ACC history. Perry also holds the program record with 15 touchdown receptions during the 2021 season, tied the program record with 12 100-yard receiving games and is the only player in program history to have two double-digit touchdown seasons, doing so during the 2021 and 2022 seasons. For his career, Perry appeared in 43 games and caught 171 passes for 2,662 yards (15.6 avg.) and 28 touchdowns…Appeared in 13 games with 12 starts and posted a career-best 81 receptions during his historic 2022 campaign, while finishing with 1,096 receiving yards, the first player in program history to have multiple 1,000-yard receiving seasons. His 81 catches were tied for fourth-most in Deacs single-season history. Ricky Proehl (1986-89) held the previous program record of 25 receiving touchdowns for over 30 years, until Perry took over in the first quarter against Syracuse, rewriting the record book with 5:07 remaining in the first half on a 29-yard TD pass. Had ten or more catches three times during the season including 11 catches for 116 yards in Gasparilla Bowl win over Missouri. Recorded at least one touchdown reception in nine of 13 games during the season. First-team All-ACC for second consecutive season as junior…In 2021, on his way to earning first-team All-ACC Honors and being a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist, set the single-season record with 15 touchdown receptions, three more than any other player in the program's history. Additionally, the total was tied for the fifth-most in ACC history and the third-highest total since 1997. Ended year as just the ninth player in Deacs history to cross over the 1,000-yard barrier, tallying 1,293 receiving yards, ranking second and just 37 yards shy of the program record. Found the end zone in 11 of the 14 games while having 100-plus yards in seven contests. Had five receptions of 50-plus yards over course of season…In 2020, appeared in six games, catching 15 passes for 211 yards…Majored in Communications
PERSONAL – Team captain at Park Vista Community, (Lake Worth, Fla.) HS...No. 17 on the South Florida Sun-Sentinel's list of top players in Palm Beach County...Named to Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-District team...Earned All-Area, All-Conference and All-County honors...Named All-County in basketball...Won the Palm Beach County track long jump championship...Helped lead the Cobras to the state playoffs where they upset top seed Miramar in the first round where he had two TD catches...Snagged two TD receptions against Palm Beach Gardens, including an 80-yarder...Also saw action at DB...During his junior year, earned All-Area honorable mention honors and team MVP as the Cobras posted a 10-0 regular season record…For the league's 2023 "My Cause, My Cleats" promotion, Perry wore specially designed cleats to support Color of Change, the nation's largest online racial injustice organization…Mother, Chasity Prescott, ran track at Arizona State…Born Oct. 26, 1999 in Lake Worth, FL.
