Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019New Mexico State
Austin Perkins
DB • 5'9" • 185 lbs • Tucson, AZ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Austin Perkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
66
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Player Story
Austin Perkins built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Tucson, AZ wearing No. 19, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Austin Perkins' career was his defensive...
Read the storyAustin Perkins, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Austin Perkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 166
- TFL
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Austin Perkins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 166
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State
- Top game
- New Mexico
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 67 tackles · DB 74th (top 9%) · FBS Independents 16th (top 6%) · National 340th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 9 | 29 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | New Mexico State | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 10 | 42 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 9 | 26 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 10 | 67 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 45.3 |
Related Context
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Austin Perkins played DB for New Mexico State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Austin Perkins recorded 166 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with New Mexico State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
New Mexico State paired 3 primary output with 30.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
30.9
Usage
7.8
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 0. Alabama: 0. San Diego State: 1. New Mexico: 1. Fresno State: 0. Liberty: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Incarnate Word: 1. UTEP: 0. Liberty: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 10 by 41.7. Alabama: 5 by 20.8. San Diego State: 9 by 47.5. New Mexico: 9 by 47.5. Fresno State: 4 by 16.7. Liberty: 8 by 33.3. Ole Miss: 10 by 41.7. Incarnate Word: 2 by 18.3. UTEP: 2 by 8.3. Liberty: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 8 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs New Mexico
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Liberty | L 28-49 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs UTEP | W 44-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Incarnate Word | W 41-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Ole Miss10+ tackles | L 3-41 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | vs Liberty | L 13-20 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | vs Fresno State | L 17-30 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ New Mexico | L 52-55 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | vs San Diego State | L 10-31 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Alabama | L 10-62 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | @ Washington State10+ tackles | L 7-58 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Austin Perkins story
Austin Perkins built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Tucson, AZ wearing No. 19, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Austin Perkins' career was his defensive production: 166 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 5 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. That gives Austin Perkins' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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New Mexico State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0.5 | 14 | 2.4 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | New Mexico State | 4 | 22.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 4 | 22.3 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 1 | 13.2 | 2 | -3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 3 | 30.9 | 7.8 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ New Mexico
Week 4 · L 52-55
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#2
vs San Diego State
Week 3 · L 10-31
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Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#3
@ New Mexico
Week 2 · W 30-28
2
Havoc Plays
60.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Kentucky
Week 3 · L 42-62
0.5
Havoc Plays
55.5 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.5 takeover score.
#5
@ UTEP
Week 4 · W 27-20
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Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State
3 primary output · 30.9 efficiency · 7.8 usage
45.3
#2
2017 Postseason · New Mexico State
38.8
4 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 2.8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · New Mexico State
38.8
4 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 2.8 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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