Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2009-2013Mississippi State
LaDarius Perkins
RB • 5'10" • Greenville, MS, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
LaDarius Perkins leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
LaDarius Perkins built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Greenville, MS wearing No. 27, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of LaDarius Perkins' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
LaDarius Perkins, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Mississippi State. LaDarius Perkins leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,260
- Rushing yards
- 2,546
- Receiving yards
- 714
- Touchdowns
- 25
Quick Answers
LaDarius Perkins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,260
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Troy
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Miami Central · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- Miami Central · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 790 scrimmage yards · RB 103rd (top 20%) · SEC 24th (top 9%) · National 219th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 119 | 40 | 79 | 0 | 50.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 694 | 526 | 168 | 6 | 50.4 |
| 2011 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 43.8 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 465 | 407 | 58 | 4 | 43.8 |
| 2012 Postseason | Mississippi State | 12 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 80.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 1,092 | 932 | 160 | 10 | 80.6 |
| 2013 Postseason | Mississippi State | 12 | 57 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 64.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 733 | 495 | 238 | 4 | 64.1 |
Related Context
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LaDarius Perkins played RB for Mississippi State. Across 5 tracked seasons, LaDarius Perkins recorded 2,546 rushing yards, 714 receiving yards, and 25 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 1,176 primary output with 52.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 46.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
65.8
Efficiency
46.7
Usage
23.6
Consistency
75
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rice: 57. Oklahoma State: 102. Auburn: 50. Troy: 32. LSU: 81. Bowling Green: 104. Kentucky: 99. South Carolina: 69. Texas A&M: 74. Alabama: 37. Arkansas: 70. Ole Miss: 15
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rice: 14 by 39.6. Oklahoma State: 19 by 41.9. Auburn: 10 by 49. Troy: 6 by 51. LSU: 10 by 83.8. Bowling Green: 20 by 54.1. Kentucky: 16 by 59.6. South Carolina: 15 by 40. Texas A&M: 19 by 36.4. Alabama: 13 by 27.5. Arkansas: 8 by 69.8. Ole Miss: 14 by 7.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins62.8 · Games = 6 · -6.0 vs Losses
Losses68.8 · Games = 6 · +6.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
83.8 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | vs Rice | W 44-7 | 13 | 47 | 3.60 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4.1 |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Ole Miss | W 17-10 | 12 | 5 | 0.40 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1.1 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Arkansas | W 24-17 | 6 | 32 | 5.30 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 8.8 |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Alabama | L 7-20 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2.8 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Texas A&M2+ TD | L 41-51 | 17 | 55 | 3.20 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 3.9 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ South Carolina | L 16-34 | 12 | 40 | 3.30 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 4.6 |
| Thu 10/24 | vs Kentucky | W 28-22 | 12 | 65 | 5.40 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 6.2 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Bowling Green | W 21-20 | 16 | 83 | 5.20 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 5.2 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs LSU | L 26-59 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 0 | — | — | 8.1 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Troy | W 62-7 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Auburn | L 20-24 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Oklahoma State | L 3-21 | 16 | 50 | 3.10 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 5.4 |
Player Story
LaDarius Perkins story
LaDarius Perkins built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Greenville, MS wearing No. 27, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of LaDarius Perkins' career was his backfield work: 2,546 rushing yards, 530 carries, 15 rushing touchdowns, and 714 receiving yards across 50 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Mississippi 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 714 receiving yards and 985 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 50 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State.
The arc is straightforward: LaDarius Perkins 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
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Mississippi State
2009-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200920102010201120112012201220132013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Postseason | Mississippi State | 813 | 55.6 | 14.2 | 813 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 813 | 55.6 | 14.2 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Mississippi State | 481 | 45.8 | 14.1 | -332 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 481 | 45.8 | 14.1 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Mississippi State | 1,176 | 52.6 | 36.8 | 695 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1,176 | 52.6 | 36.8 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Mississippi State | 790 | 46.7 | 23.6 | -386 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 790 | 46.7 | 23.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Troy
Week 3 · W 30-24
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
168
Scrimmage Yards
91.9 takeover
168 scrimmage yards and 55.8 usage.
#2
@ Ole Miss
Week 13 · W 31-23 · Conference game
238
Scrimmage Yards
90.7 takeover
Win with 238 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
238 scrimmage yards and 26.2 usage.
#3
vs Bowling Green
Week 7 · W 21-20
104
Scrimmage Yards
83.1 takeover
Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
104 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#4
@ Kentucky
Week 6 · W 27-14 · Conference game
163
Scrimmage Yards
82.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
163 scrimmage yards and 45.9 usage.
#5
@ Oklahoma State
Week 1 · L 3-21
102
Scrimmage Yards
80 takeover
Loss with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
102 scrimmage yards and 35.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · Mississippi State
1,176 primary output · 52.6 efficiency · 36.8 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State
80.6
1,176 primary · 52.6 efficiency · 36.8 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Mississippi State
64.1
790 primary · 46.7 efficiency · 23.6 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
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