Player Dossier

2017-2020

Southern Miss

Kevin Perkins

RB • 6'0" • 234 lbs • Tunica, MS, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Kevin Perkins leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.2 efficiency.

Usage Score

15.2

Efficiency

47.2

Consistency

63.9

Season Value

45.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Southern Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Southern Miss
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UAB

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Kevin Perkins, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Southern Miss. Kevin Perkins leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.2 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Southern Miss paired 593 primary output with 47.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 47.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky

Loss with 87 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2020 Regular Season · Southern Miss

Games

9

Scrimmage Yards / G

38.1

Efficiency

47.2

Usage

15.2

Consistency

63.9

Best Game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Alabama: 34. Louisiana Tech: 34. Tulane: 18. Liberty: 40. Rice: 10. Unknown: 37. Western Kentucky: 87. UTSA: 12. Florida Atlantic: 71

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Alabama: 9 by 39.2. Louisiana Tech: 6 by 67.4. Tulane: 9 by 21.6. Liberty: 7 by 58.2. Rice: 4 by 26. Unknown: 9 by 42.8. Western Kentucky: 9 by 90.3. UTSA: 5 by 30.3. Florida Atlantic: 15 by 49.3

Split Comparison

Losses33.6 · n=7
First Half27.2 · n=5 · -24.6 vs Second Half
Second Half51.8 · n=4 · +24.6 vs First Half
All Games38.1 · n=9

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Western Kentucky

Best efficiency game

90.3 vs Western Kentucky

Result
Thu 12/10vs Florida AtlanticW 45-3115714.7014.7
Sat 11/21vs UTSAL 20-234133.3001-12.4
Sat 11/14@ Western KentuckyL 7-108718.9011169.7
Sat 11/7vs Unknown2+ TD9374.1034.1
Sat 10/31vs RiceL 6-304102.5002.5
Sat 10/24@ LibertyL 35-566335.500175.7
Sat 9/26vs TulaneL 24-668172.101112
Sat 9/19vs Louisiana TechL 30-31535711-15.7
Fri 9/4vs South AlabamaL 21-328303.800143.8

Career Arc

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

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    Southern Miss

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20172018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss0
2018 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss00
2019 PostseasonSouthern Miss59347.414.9593
2019 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss59347.414.90
2020 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss34347.215.2-250

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UAB

Win with 94 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

94

Primary metric

94 scrimmage yards and 11.8 usage.

#2

Western Kentucky

87

Primary metric

Loss with 87 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

87 scrimmage yards and 20.9 usage.

#3

Rice

86

Primary metric

Win with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

86 scrimmage yards and 22.4 usage.

#4

UTSA

68

Primary metric

Win with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

68 scrimmage yards and 14.8 usage.

#5

Mississippi State

54

Primary metric

Loss with 54 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

54 scrimmage yards and 13.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Postseason · Southern Miss

593 primary output · 47.4 efficiency · 14.9 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · Southern Miss

56

593 primary · 47.4 efficiency · 14.9 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Southern Miss

45.9

343 primary · 47.2 efficiency · 15.2 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.76

Rosa Fort · Tunica, MS

Committed To
Southern Miss
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

936

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 22 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career rushing yards
864