Player Career

Paul Perkins Career Story

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

Player Story

Paul Perkins story

Paul Perkins built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Queen Creek, AZ wearing No. 24, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Paul Perkins' career was his backfield work: 3,488 rushing yards, 621 carries, 29 rushing touchdowns, and 739 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with UCLA. 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 739 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UCLA.

The arc is straightforward: Paul 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

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

  1. 1

    UCLA

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2012201320132014201420152015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonUCLA0
2013 PostseasonUCLA86951.119.3869
2013 Regular SeasonUCLA86951.119.30
2014 PostseasonUCLA1,77364.633.3904
2014 Regular SeasonUCLA1,77364.633.30
2015 PostseasonUCLA1,5856137.1-188
2015 Regular SeasonUCLA1,5856137.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Kansas State

Week 1 · W 40-35 · Postseason

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

194

Scrimmage Yards

95.8 takeover

194 scrimmage yards and 41.7 usage.

#2

vs BYU

Week 3 · W 24-23

219

Scrimmage Yards

95 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

219 scrimmage yards and 56.5 usage.

#3

@ Colorado

Week 9 · W 40-37 · Conference game

192

Scrimmage Yards

94.1 takeover

Win with 192 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

192 scrimmage yards and 34.4 usage.

#4

vs Oregon

Week 7 · L 30-42 · Conference game

200

Scrimmage Yards

89.8 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

200 scrimmage yards and 29.6 usage.

#5

vs Colorado

Week 9 · W 35-31 · Conference game

159

Scrimmage Yards

88 takeover

Win with 159 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

159 scrimmage yards and 37.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · UCLA

1,773 primary output · 64.6 efficiency · 33.3 usage

82.9

#2

2014 Regular Season · UCLA

82.9

1,773 primary · 64.6 efficiency · 33.3 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · UCLA

81.8

1,585 primary · 61 efficiency · 37.1 usage

Milestones

11

100+ rush yards

8

150+ scrimmage yards

8

2+ TD games