2023 Football Roster
Roster
Markel Perry
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- OLB
- Hometown:
- Beaumont, Texas
- HS / Prev Schools:
- Ozen HS
2022 Season
Third team preseason all-America selection by Stats Perform ... Buck Buchanan Award preseason watch list
2021 Season
All-WAC first team ... played in 11 of 12 games as a very key part of defensive unit ... led WAC and ranked in the top 10 in the FCS with 15 TFLs ... also ranked fifth in the WAC with 5 sacks ... finished with 40 tackles for the season ... had biggest game of the season in Battle of the Piney Woods win over Stephen F. Austin (10/2), finishing with 10 tackles and 3.0 TFLs ... that was the second of 3 straight games with 3.0 TFLs, also having 7 stops and 3.0 TFL and 1.5 sacks vs Central Arkansas (9/25) and 3.0 TFL and a sack against Lamar (10/9) ... also had 4 tackles and 1.5 sacks in win over Eastern Kentucky (11/13)
2020-21 Season
All-Southland Conference second team ... Has started each of Kats' first 3 games at linebacker ... had 3 stops an a pass breakup in season-opening win over No. 18 Southeastern Louisiana (2/27) ... had 1.5 TFLs and 0.5 sacks to go with a pass breakup in dominating win over No. 7 Nicholls (3/13) ... also had 3 tackles and 0.5 TFLs in blowout win at Lamar (3/20) ... finished with 4 tackles, 2 sacks and a TFL vs McNeese (4/10) ... had huge game in opening-round playoff win over Monmouth (4/24) with a career highs with 8 tackles and 4.0 TFLs ... also had 3.0 sacks in win over the Hawks, tied for the third most in a single game in SHSU history ... had 6 stops each in wins over North Dakota State (5/2) and James Madison (5/8), including 1.5 TFLs vs the Bison.
2019 Season
Played in 11 of 12 games for the Kats ... used as linebacker and edge rusher ... totaled 30 tackles and 5.0 sacks for the season ... had 10.5 TFL and forced a fumble ... had a career-high nine tackles to go with 1.5 sacks in win over Stephen F. Austin (10/5) ... had four stops and 2.5 TFL at North Dakota (9/14) ... had five stops, 2.0 sacks and forced a fumble in 45-6 win over UIW (9/21) ... had 1.5 TFL against Lamar (10/12) and Nicholls (10/19).
2018 Season
Played in all 11 games for the Kats on special teams and at linebacker … had seven tackles on the season … had a pair of tackles against Central Arkansas (9/29) … had one tackle apiece in five other games.
2017 Season
Made one tackle and broke up a pass in the opener vs Richmond (9/1) … suffered season-ending injury during the game and missed the remainder of true freshman year.
Beaumont Ozen High School
Team captain ... honor student ... 2016 District 22-5A first team selection ... 2015 District 22-5A second team selection.
