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2024 Football Roster

13 Nahil Perkins

  • Position DB
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 178
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Douglasville, Ga.
  • Highschool Lanier

Biography

A 2024 All-American ... 2024 First Team All-Patriot League ... Second in the NCAA FCS in passes defended ... Tied for the Patriot League lead with five interceptions in 2024 ... Closes out career tied for third on the Fordham career pass breakup list (40) ... 2024 Preseason All-Patriot League ... Named the 11th-best returning NCAA FCS defensive back by HERO Sports ... A 2024 team captain ... A 2023 First Team All-Patriot League selection ... Led the Patriot League in pass break ups ... Third on 2023 team in tackles ... Was an important piece to the Fordham defensive back rotation in 2022 ... Saw limited action in an injury-shortened 2021 campaign ... Picked up experience as a freshman in 2020-21, appearing in all three games ... An All-State and All-County pick at Lanier High School ... Played with Fordham teammates Taj Barnes and Cole Thornton at Lanier.

2024 (Graduate Season)
• 2024 Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American
• Blue Blood FCS Central Second Team All-American
• 2024 First Team All-ECAC
• 2024 First Team All-Patriot League
• Three-year starter at cornerback
• Started all 12 games in 2024
• Finished with 56 total tackles, 36 solo, fourth on the team
• Included in the 56 tackles were five for loss and one sack
• Fourth on team in total tackles
• Led the team with 20 pass breakups, including five interceptions
• Five interceptions tied for the Patriot League lead
• The 20 pass breakups was the third best season in school history
• Led the Patriot League and tied for second in the NCAA FCS in pass breakups (1.7/game)
• Second in the Patriot League and tied for seventh in the NCAA FCS in interceptions (0.4/game)
• Made a season-high eight tackles and intercepted two passes in win over Colgate.
• Also had eight stops, six solo, including two for loss and one sack in season finale with Merrimack.
• Registered six tackles, four solo, and intercepted a pair of passes at Central Connecticut.
• Made six stops, three solo, and broke up four passes at Holy Cross.

2023 (Senior Season)
• A First Team All-Patriot League pick.
• Named to the 2023 Phil Steele All-Patriot League team (First Team).
• Started all eleven games at cornerback as a senior.
• Recorded 62 total tackles, 37 solo, including two for loss.
• Third on team in total tackles.
• Registered 17 pass breakups and three interceptions, both team-highs.
• The 17 passes defended ties for the fifth most in a season for a Ram.
• Led Patriot League and fourth in the NCAA FCS in passes defended (1.5/game).
• Third in the Patriot League in interceptions/game (0.3).
• Made a season-high eight tackles, six solo, in win at Buffalo.
• Registered seven stops, five solo, and broke up two passes in Bucknell win.
• Also had seven tackles, two solo, including one for loss and a pass break up at Lafayette.
• Recorded seven solo stops in win over Lehigh.
• Finished with seven tackles and intercepted a pass at Georgetown.
• Made six stops, thee solo, and picked off a pass in win at Stony Brook.
• Had five tackles, including one for loss, and intercepted a pass versus Holy Cross.

2022 (Junior Season)
• Appeared in eight games, starting two at cornerback.
• Recorded six total tackles, three solo, including 2.5 for loss.
• Also had a pass breakup.
• Made three tackles, including one for loss, and brokeup a pass at Ohio.

2021 (Sophomore Season)
• Appeared in three games.
• Recorded five total tackles, two solo.
• Also intercepted a pass and broke up a pass.
• Made three tackles and broke up a pass at FAU.
• Intercepted a pass in the win at Stony Brook.

2020-21 (Freshman Season)
• Appeared in all three games.
• Made a pair of solo tackles in the win over Colgate.

Before Fordham
• One of three players from Lanier to sign with the Rams, joining Taj Barnes and Cole Thornton.
• 2019 All-State selection.
• 2019 All-County selection.
• 2019 All-Region pick.
• Recorded 52 total tackles with 17 PBUs and six interceptions as a senior in 2019.
• Helped the Longhorns to a 10-2 record in 2019.
• Recorded ten career blocked kicks.
• 2018 All-County and All-Region kick returner.
• Amassed 431 kickoff return yards in 2018.
• Played with LSU signee Phillip Webb at Lanier.
• Played for head coach Korey Mobbs at Lanier High School in Buford, Georgia.
• Also a member of the track team at Lanier.
• 2019 state championship runner-up in the 300m hurdles.
• Member of the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society.
 
Personal
• Son of Lenika Peters and Oji Perkins.
• Father played football at Bucknell and mother ran track and was a cheerleader at UCF.
• Has a one sibling (Caden).
• A Finance major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2020Freshman

    DB
    6'0" 165 lbs
    3
  • 13

    2021Sophomore

    DB
    6'0" 165 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2022Junior

    DB
    6'0" 170 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2023Senior

    DB
    6'0" 170 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2024Graduate Student

    DB
    6'0" 178 lbs
    13