Player Career

Patrick Perry Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Patrick Perry story

Patrick Perry built his college career from 2005 through 2009 as a running back from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Patrick Perry's career was his backfield work: 901 rushing yards, 234 carries, 10 rushing touchdowns, and 57 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2006 with San José State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 57 receiving yards and 14 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San José State.

The arc is straightforward: Patrick Perry moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    San José State

    2005-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200520062006200720082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2005 Regular SeasonSan José State27738.513.5
2006 PostseasonSan José State47346.616.4196
2006 Regular SeasonSan José State47346.616.40
2007 Regular SeasonSan José State0-473
2008 Regular SeasonSan José State00
2009 Regular SeasonSan José State20832.111.7208

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Louisiana Tech

Week 9 · L 14-31 · Conference game

Loss with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

58

Scrimmage Yards

76.6 takeover

58 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.

#2

@ Idaho

Week 13 · W 28-13 · Conference game

64

Scrimmage Yards

75.1 takeover

Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.

#3

@ USC

Week 1 · L 3-56

48

Scrimmage Yards

74.2 takeover

Loss with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

48 scrimmage yards and 30.4 usage.

#4

vs Stanford

Week 2 · W 35-34

65

Scrimmage Yards

70.2 takeover

Win with 65 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

65 scrimmage yards and 19 usage.

#5

vs Cal Poly

Week 4 · W 17-7

60

Scrimmage Yards

69.9 takeover

Win with 60 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

60 scrimmage yards and 13.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2006 Postseason · San José State

473 primary output · 46.6 efficiency · 16.4 usage

66.1

#2

2006 Regular Season · San José State

66.1

473 primary · 46.6 efficiency · 16.4 usage

#3

2005 Regular Season · San José State

48.1

277 primary · 38.5 efficiency · 13.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games