2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 5
Fred Perry
- Position:
- Nickel/Safety
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 206
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Vienna, Ga.
- High School:
- Warner Robins
- Prev School:
- Jacksonville State
- Has played in 48 career games, including 21 starts
2025 (Sr.)
- Started all 12 games at nickel safety and used on special teams
- Used on 623 plays, including 568 on defense
- Saw action on 40 or more plays in eight games
- Played on a season-high 75 plays at Ohio University and 65 plays against Pitt
- Led the team in tackles this season with 78, including 51 solo stops, and recorded 10 tackles for loss with three sacks and added two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three pass breakups in 12 games
- Finished the Arizona State game with seven tackles, including six solo stops and recorded a tackle for loss, pass breakup and fumble recovery
- Led the defense with a season-high 13 tackles with nine solo stops and two tackles for loss, including one sack, at Houston
- Finished with five tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss against TCU
- WVU Team Captain: TCU
- Tallied his 300th career tackle with his second double-digit showing of the season with 10 stops at BYU
- Also forced two fumbles and recovered one at BYU
- Became the first WVU player since 2013 (Brandon Golson vs. Oklahoma on Sept. 7) to force two fumbles in a game
- Co-led the defense with eight tackles, including six solo stops vs. Utah
- Co-led the defense with four tackles, including three solo stops at Kansas
- Totaled six tackles with one sack vs. Pitt
- Leading tackler for the Mountaineers with 10 including six solo stops at Ohio
- Added two tackles for loss with one sack at Ohio
- Second-leading tackler for WVU with five stops in the season opener vs. Robert Morris
- Transferred to WVU from Jacksonville State in Winter 2025
2024 (Jr.) - Jacksonville State
- Played safety for coach Rich Rodriguez at Jacksonville State
- Started all 12 games in which he played
- 2024 All-Conference USA First-Team safety
- Led the Gamecocks with 110 tackles, including 47 solo stops, three sacks, 10 tackles for loss, two pass breakups, two forced fumbles, two hurries and a fumble recovery
- Had a season-high 19 tackles, including five unassisted tackles, assisted on a sack and had a tackle for loss against Eastern Michigan
- Registered 14 tackles at Louisiana Tech, including seven solo stops, one sack, 2.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble
2023 (So.) - Jacksonville State
- Appeared in every game for the Gamecocks as a sophomore, starting at safety in 11 of those
- Third on the Gamecocks in total tackles with 75 and led the team with 49 solo stops
- Added five tackles for loss and a team-high seven quarterback hurries
- Had one interception and five pass breakups
- Third among all CUSA players and tied for No. 15 nationally with three forced fumbles
- In Jax State’s OT win at Sam Houston, recorded 14 tackles – 12 solo, forced two fumbles and had two QB hurries
- Had another double-digit tackle game with 10 against Liberty
- In the Western Kentucky game, had five stops, an interception that he returned 18 yards and two hurries
2022 (Fr.) - Jacksonville State
- Earned Freshman All-America honors
- Led the team with 72 tackles, had an interception and a fumble recovery
- Selected ASUN Freshman of the Week after an 11-tackle game against Kennesaw State
High School
- Played for coach Jordan Singletary at Warner Robins High
- Earned first team all-state selection as an athlete by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Also an all-region performer that led WRHS to the 2020 and the 2021 GHSA Class AAAAA State Championship
- As a senior, racked up 111 tackles, 88 solo, nine tackles for a loss, two forced fumbles and two interceptions
- On offense, had 108 carries for 1,208 yards and 22 touchdowns
- Rushed for more than 100 yards four times in 2021
Personal
- Son of Fredrick Perry and Leslie Glenn
- One of five children (3 brothers, 1 sister)
- Pursuing a Regents bachelor of arts degree
Rich Rodriguez | March 3
Tuesday, March 03
Rich Rodriguez | Dec. 3
Wednesday, December 03
Reid Carrico | Nov. 29
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Jeff Weimer | Nov. 29
Saturday, November 29
