CAREER: Twenty-eight times has had a grade of 70 percent or more with 11 games of 80 percent or more...averaged 79 percent grade in 28 games...has 154 career knockdowns...helped lead USF to a 28-8 record in three seasons, including an NSIC title in 2016 and two playoff births (2016, 2017)...in three seasons on offensive line allowed just five sacks.
2018 - Started all 11 games and part of NSIC's most productive offense (466.5 total yards per game) and No. 19 offense in NCAA DII...also played a role at guard for USF, which led the NSIC and was fifth-ranked in NCAA DII in rushing at 274.2 yards per game...had a big season in 2018 with 75 knockdowns while allowing just two sacks...graded at 81.1 percent (578 positive reps on 713 snaps)...had a season-best 92 percent grade against Minot State on 9-29-18 as the Cougars tied a school record with 444 rushing yards while accumulating 620 total yards...in the "Key to the City" 51-13 win over Augustana graded at 85.07 percent with 57 positive players in 67 snaps with nine knockdowns and no sacks allowed...had a 89.39 grade with 59 positive plays in 66 snaps and five knockdowns against Winona State on 9-8-18....recorded a season-best 11.5 knockdowns while grading at 76.32 percent against Upper Iowa on 10-27-18...finished with five games with 80 percent grade or better and had three games of a plus-85 percent grade...part of offensive line that helped Gabriel Watson set a school game rushing mark with 320 yards against MSU Moorhead...in MSU Moorhead game, graded at 78.26 percent with 4.5 knockdowns and no sacks...part of offensive line that helped Gabriel Watson rush for school record 1,857 yards and the team's 3,011 rushing yards overall ranked second in USF's program history.
2017: Member of No. 20 ranked team that finished 9-3 and qualified for the playoffs for a third straight season...graded out at 78.4 percent, allowing two sacks but recording 74 knockdowns...had 462 positive reps in 589 plays...had over a 70 percent grade in all 12 games with five games over 80 percent and one over 85...against No. 8 Minnesota Duluth on August 31, graded at 76.92 percent with 30-of-39 positive reps and four knockdowns...in a win over Northern State on Sept. 9, graded 72.22 percent with 52-of-72 positive reps and eight knockdowns with one sack allowed...Against U-Mary on Sept. 16 had an 83.33 percent with a season-career high 11 knockdowns while recording 40-of-48 positive reps...recorded a 82.69 percent grade with 43-of-52 positive reps and nine knockdowns...On Sept. 30 against SMSU, had a 73.85 grade with 46-of-65 positive reps with five knockdowns...had a 70 percent grade with 21-of-30 positive grade and four knockdowns against No. 22 Winona State on Oct. 7...had a 76.67 percent grade with 23-of-30 positive grades and four knockdowns in road win at Wayne State on Oct.12...recorded 80.7 percent with 46-of-57 positive reps and six knockdowns in win over Concordia St. Paul on Oct. 21...set a career-best grade of 89.13 percent with 41-of-46 positive reps in the "Key to the City" win over Augustana on Oct. 28...had a 75.68 percent grade with 28-of-37 reps and six knockdowns against Upper Iowa on Nov. 4....had a 76.60 percent grade with 36-of-47 positive reps and five knockdowns while allowing one sack against No. 1 Minnesota State on Nov. 11...had a big game against No. 5 Midwestern State in a 24-20 heart-breaking playoff loss on Nov. 18 with 81.82 percent grade on 54-of-66 positive reps and seven knockdowns.
2016: Member of the offensive front for the NSIC champs...played key role for NSIC's top rushing team, which ranked third nationally at 308.1 yards per game...part of offensive line that paved way for All-American Max Mickey to rush for a school record 1,764 yards, which ranked third nationally, and 8.6 yards per carry, which led the nation...also helped two others rush for over 800 yards (Luke Papilion, 987 yards, 7.5 yards per carry; Justin Fulks, 812 yards, 6.5 yards per carry)...part of the offense that had the second best total in school history with 6,647 yards, 511.3 per game for seventh in DII and school record 4,005 rushing yards...also helped USF rank 17th nationally in scoring at 39 points per game...played against Minot State (9/17); Winona State (10/15); Concordia St. Paul (10/22), Upper Iowa (11/5) and Wayne State (11/12)...graded out at 76.9 percent on 52 reps...allowed one sack...had five knockdowns...had 2.5 knockdowns and a grade of 85.7 percent on 14 reps vs. Minot State...had a 75 percent grade on 12 reps with two knockdowns against Concordia St. Paul...graded at 71.4 percent on 14 reps with a knockdown against Upper Iowa.. against Wayne State, graded at 71.4 percent on seven reps.
2015: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL:Â Standout offensive lineman for head coach Dave Keel of Homestead High School in the North Shore Conference...named all conference and all-state lineman in 2014...played in the Wisconsin All-Star game...started final three years as a prep standout...named first team all-region, first team all-area, first team all suburban this past year...Joe Thomas Award finalist...played on the 2012 state title team at Homestead and a semifinal squad in 2014.
PERSONAL: Son of Alex Perine and Tiffany McDaniel...earned Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and is currently enrolled in the Master of Business Administration program at USF.
