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Football Adds Two Playmakers for the Fall
4/29/2021 10:17:00 AM | Football
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University football has added two more offensive threats to the 2021 roster, in quarterback N'Kosi Perry and tight end Zaire Mitchell. Both are grad transfers and are immediately eligible to play for the Owls in the fall.
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Perry comes to FAU from the University of Miami, where he was a part of the team for four years. After redshirting in 2017, over the last three seasons, he played in 24 games with nine starts for the Hurricanes. He passed for just under 2,500 yards, with a 52.4 completion percentage and 24 touchdowns, while adding three more scores on the ground and 217 rushing yards. The Ocala, Florida native and Vanguard alum was a consensus four-star quarterback out of high school, and, according to 247Sports.com, the No. 6-ranked QB nationally among '17 prospects.
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Mitchell is a 6-5, 250-pound tight end from Notre Dame College in Cleveland, Ohio. In his career with the Falcons, he caught 90 passes for 1,206 yards. His best year was his junior season, with 53 receptions for 573 yards and six touchdowns. The 2020 NDC season was shortened and pushed to the spring, but in five games – with the Falcons going 5-0 – he hauled in 14 catches for 182 yards, including five for 84 in the finale, the Mountain East Conference Championship, on April 17.
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N'Kosi Perry is a young man that we, as a staff, are very familiar with. He will definitely heighten the level of competition in our quarterback room as we approach summer workouts and preseason training camp. N'Kosi is very talented and possesses the potential for greatness.
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In Zaire Mitchell, we have a NFL-caliber prospect that will be able to help our offense in a multitude of ways. He is big and athletic, and with that combination of physical attributes, he definitely should be a major contributor to our offensive productivity this upcoming season.
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The thing that is most impressive about these two talented student-athletes is that they both will be coming to FAU with their college degrees already in hand.
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It's exciting times in Paradise, and our team just got better with the addition of these two outstanding student-athletes.
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Perry comes to FAU from the University of Miami, where he was a part of the team for four years. After redshirting in 2017, over the last three seasons, he played in 24 games with nine starts for the Hurricanes. He passed for just under 2,500 yards, with a 52.4 completion percentage and 24 touchdowns, while adding three more scores on the ground and 217 rushing yards. The Ocala, Florida native and Vanguard alum was a consensus four-star quarterback out of high school, and, according to 247Sports.com, the No. 6-ranked QB nationally among '17 prospects.
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Mitchell is a 6-5, 250-pound tight end from Notre Dame College in Cleveland, Ohio. In his career with the Falcons, he caught 90 passes for 1,206 yards. His best year was his junior season, with 53 receptions for 573 yards and six touchdowns. The 2020 NDC season was shortened and pushed to the spring, but in five games – with the Falcons going 5-0 – he hauled in 14 catches for 182 yards, including five for 84 in the finale, the Mountain East Conference Championship, on April 17.
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Taggart's Take
We are extremely excited about our two most recent additions coming to Paradise!Â
N'Kosi Perry is a young man that we, as a staff, are very familiar with. He will definitely heighten the level of competition in our quarterback room as we approach summer workouts and preseason training camp. N'Kosi is very talented and possesses the potential for greatness.
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In Zaire Mitchell, we have a NFL-caliber prospect that will be able to help our offense in a multitude of ways. He is big and athletic, and with that combination of physical attributes, he definitely should be a major contributor to our offensive productivity this upcoming season.
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The thing that is most impressive about these two talented student-athletes is that they both will be coming to FAU with their college degrees already in hand.
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It's exciting times in Paradise, and our team just got better with the addition of these two outstanding student-athletes.
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What's Next
The duo joins a talented group of incoming newcomers for the Owls, while the majority of the 2020 squad will also be returning. Preseason practice will soon begin in preparation for the 2021 opener, Sept. 4 at the University of Florida, while the team's home opener is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 11, hosting Georgia Southern.Â
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