Following a phenomenal freshman season, LSU Football linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. has captured national attention.
Here’s a look at why he should be on everyone’s radar—especially opponents.
HONORS
• 2022 First-Team All-SEC
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• 2022 SEC All-Freshman Team
• 2022 Football Writers Association of America’s Freshman All-America Team
• 2x SEC Defensive Player of the Week
• National Defensive Player of the Week (Week 10 vs. Arkansas)
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• 2023 Walter Camp Preseason All-America Team
• First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
What the pundits say
“Harold Perkins is a firework player. He is must-see TV every single time he laces him up.”
— On3’s national college football analyst J.D. PicKell
“This guy is electric and will be all over the field this fall.”
— 247Sports’ national college football writer Brad Crawford, who ranked Perkins as the fifth-best player in college football for the upcoming season
“I don’t care where you want to put Perkins. In the box, off the edge, heck, put him in the locker room at the start of the play. He’ll find a way to come off the snap like he’s shot out of a cannon and destroy a ball-carrier. … You could make a strong case that he’s already the best defensive player in the sport. He’s certainly one of the most explosive.”
— Connor O’Gara, Senior National Columnist for Saturday Down South
This article was originally published in the 2023 Tiger Pride issue of 225 magazine.