Usage / Role
26%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2005-2009San José State
RB • 5'10" • Los Angeles, CA, USA
Patrick Perry leans balanced backfield option traits and 32.1 efficiency.
Usage / Role
26%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a back
Reliability
6
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2006 Postseason · San José State
Snapshot
Player 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...
Read the storyPatrick Perry, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2006 Postseason · San José State. Patrick Perry leans balanced backfield option traits and 32.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Regular Season | San José State | 10 | 277 | 239 | 38 | 2 | 48.1 |
| 2006 Postseason | San José State | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 66.1 |
| 2006 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 463 | 444 | 19 | 7 | 66.1 |
| 2007 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2008 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2009 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 208 | 208 | 0 | 1 | 41.5 |
Related Context
Patrick Perry played RB for San José State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Patrick Perry recorded 901 rushing yards, 57 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2006 with San José State.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2006 Postseason
San José State paired 473 primary output with 46.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 32.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Loss with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
17.3
Efficiency
32.1
Usage
11.7
Consistency
56.5
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 48. Utah: 9. Stanford: 8. Cal Poly: 16. Idaho: 1. Fresno State: 19. Boise State: 21. Nevada: 15. Utah State: 3. Hawai'i: 34. New Mexico State: 30. Louisiana Tech: 4
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 14 by 35.7. Utah: 7 by 13.4. Stanford: 5 by 16.7. Cal Poly: 2 by 83.3. Idaho: 1 by 10.4. Fresno State: 6 by 33. Boise State: 7 by 31.3. Nevada: 5 by 31.3. Utah State: 1 by 31.3. Hawai'i: 7 by 50.6. New Mexico State: 9 by 34.7. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 13.9
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12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Cal Poly
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/5 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 20-55 | 3 | 4 | 1.30 | 0 | — | — | 1.3 |
| Sun 11/29 | vs New Mexico State | W 13-10 | 9 | 30 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sun 11/22 | vs Hawai'i | L 10-17 | 7 | 34 | 4.90 | 0 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Utah State | L 9-24 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Mon 11/9 | vs Nevada | L 7-62 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Boise State | L 7-45 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sun 10/18 | @ Fresno State | L 21-41 | 6 | 19 | 3.20 | 0 | — | — | 3.2 |
| Sun 10/11 | vs Idaho | L 25-29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sun 9/27 | vs Cal Poly | W 19-9 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 |
| Sun 9/20 | @ Stanford | L 17-42 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | — | — | 1.6 |
| Sun 9/13 | vs Utah | L 14-24 | 7 | 9 | 1.30 | 0 | — | — | 1.3 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ USC | L 3-56 | 14 | 48 | 3.40 | 0 | — | — | 3.4 |
Player 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.
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San José State
2005-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Regular Season | San José State | 277 | 38.5 | 13.5 | — |
| 2006 Postseason | San José State | 473 | 46.6 | 16.4 | 196 |
| 2006 Regular Season | San José State | 473 | 46.6 | 16.4 | 0 |
| 2007 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | -473 |
| 2008 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | San José State | 208 | 32.1 | 11.7 | 208 |
#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.
#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
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150+ scrimmage yards
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