Starting Owl quarterback who led FAU to a 43-13 victory over Charlotte in the season opener behind a 16-22-0 effort, where he tallied 256 passing yards, tossed one TD and added seven rushing yards on five carries
Tied an FAU all-time game high five TD passes during his 24-42-0 day's work for 364 yards and added eight carries for a total of 32 yards
Guided the Owls offense to more than 600 yards in FAU's win over Southeastern Louisiana with a 18-30-2 performance for 259 yards, two passing TDS, and carried the ball four times for a total of 14 yards
Was 13-29-0 for 108 yards versus UCF, including four-yard scoring strike, and added five yards on the ground, on four carries, versus UCF
Led the Owls versus Purdue with 93 rushing yards on 13 carries, while completing 18 of his 30 pass attempts for 230 yards and three TDs, all to LaJohntay Wester, and had one interception
Versus UNT, was 26-50-2 for 295 yards and tossed two TD passes and added a 12-yard rushing TD while collecting 27 rushing yards
Was 14-26-0 for 126 yards and connected with Jahmal Edrine for a score and was credited with leading the Owls' comeback efforts with a second half 10-for-14 performance versus Rice
Tossed 20 passes, connecting 12 times for a total of 164 yards and a score, but was charged with -11 yards on eight carries at UTEP
Led the Owls' offensive attack surpassing UAB averaged passing yards allowed with 197 yards and more importantly he tossed three TDs versus a team that had allowed just four on the year...was 14-25 with three scores and added 50 yards, including none for a loss on seven carries
Named Shula Bowl XXI MVP following a four-score performance with a 14-22 for 104 yards - two scores night in the passing game and added three carries for a total of 16 yards and two rushing TDs, (1 and 3 yards)
Wad 19-for-36 for 325 yards and a score while carrying the ball 14 times for a minus two yards and a score at Middle Tennessee
Was 27-39-0 with 284 passing yards and two scores as well as 11 carries for 32 rushing yards versus WKU
Ended his two-year FAU playing career as the only FAU quarterback to be responsible for a touchdown in every game played
Named PFF C-USA All-Third Team
Getting to Know N'Kosi Perry Preseason 2022
Transfer (2021)
Started the Florida Game and completed 19 of 33 passes for 261 and one TD with a long 46 yards. Added 10 carries for -19
Led the Owls to their first victory of 2021 by throwing for 332 yards, the first Owl to do so since December of 2019, on a 19-for-27 night and connected with three receivers for four scores and carried the ball eight times and ended the night with one yard
Earned C-USA Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors, was named to Patton Manning Weekly list as well as The Draft Network's C-USA Player of the Week recognition
Was 27-for-43, with several perfect passes that were dropped, for a total of 278 yards. He had two receptions for scores (25, 17) and a 17-yarder. Also credited with 29 rushing yards in the Owls' 45-14 win over Fordham
Scored the Owls' lone touchdown at Air Force while completing 11 of his 33 pass attempts for a total of 78 yards, while his ground game included seven carries for 53 yards and the 34-yard score, but also suffered his first interception 18 attempts into his four game
Prepared long and hard all week and the paid off with an 18-21-0 performance under center for 329 yards and three scores as well as four carries for 16 yards and a score AND an 11-yard reception in the Owls' fifth-consecutive Shula Bowl victory over FIU.
Named to Davey O'Brien's 8 for his efforts as well as CollegeFootballMadness.com's and Draft Digests' C-USA Offensive Player of the Week
Suffered his hardest outing of the year, at UAB, going 16-25-3 for 193 yards and one TD...pressured all day and was taken down four times...despite the sacks tallying contributing to 24 negative rushing yards, he led the Owls ground attack with 22 net yards and a TD...was a part of both Owl scores
Named to the Davey O'Brien QB Class of 2021 after he led FAU to a 38-9 road win at Charlotte with a 9-for-11 performance totaling 225 yards and three touchdown and he added a team high 10 carries for 26 yards to his workday
Led the Owls to a 28-25 win over UTEP with an 13-26 passing performance tallying 149 yards and one TD...he was credited with 11 carries for a total of four yards
Was 15-29-0 versus Marshall at home for a total of 198 yards and a score while adding 37 yards on 17 carries as well as nine receiving yards on a no-time on the clock lateral to end the game
Started under center for the Owls versus ODU and had a 12-20-0 night with 187 passing yards and a 59-yard TD connection with Brandon Robinson...also added seven carries for a total of one yard
Started his 11th game under center for the Owls and was 19-28-1 for 213 yards at WKU with a nine-yard touchdown connection with John Mitchell and was charged with minus 20 yards rushing
In the Owls' final game of 2021, versus MT, Perry was 32-49-1 for 328 yards and two scores...and added 16 net rushing yards and was targeted for one reception
At Miami (2017-20)
After a redshirt season in Coral Gables in 2017, played with the Hurricanes for three years
Totaled 24 games with nine starts
Passed for just under 2,500 yards in total, with a 52.4 completion percentage and 24 touchdowns, while adding three more scores on the ground and 217 rushing yards
In 2020, saw action in five games as the team's primary backup
Top game was in the 2020 Cheez-It Bowl, where he was 19-of-34 for 228 yards with two passing touchdowns against Oklahoma State
Made three start in eight games the year prior, throwing for 1,045 yards with eight TD
Set career high against Virginia Tech with 422 passing yards, going 28-for-47, and throwing for four scores
First start of the year came in a victory over No. 19 Virginia
Appeared in the Walk-On's Independence Bowl to close out year
In his first season, played in 11 games with six starts, and a 4-2 record
Passed for a team-high 1,091 yards
First-ever game was against Savannah State, two weeks later, played majority of game against FIU, with a then-career-high 224 yards passing
Threw for three scores against the Panthers
Made first start against North Carolina, and threw for 125 yards, including a long of 42
Defeated Florida State in come-from-behind fashion, throwing for four TD and 204 yards
Completed one pass in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl
High School
FHSAA 6A Player of the Year after a senior year where he led Vanguard to a 10-2 record and totaled 24 touchdowns
The year prior, had 43 total TD, including 11 on the ground, plus over 2,000 yards passing
Personal
Earned his degree from UM in criminology
Was a consensus four-star quarterback out of high school, and, according to 247Sports.com, the No. 6-ranked QB nationally among '17 prospects
Also ranked No. 84 in the final ESPN300 rankings
Chose Miami over Georgia, Tennessee, Auburn, West Virginia, Florida State and more