Harold Perkins: LB · LSU · #7.
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Harold Perkins
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at LSU: Brian Kelly and Frank Wilson. All-SEC in 2025 made it four straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Alabama — Week 11, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 2 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 8 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-10@ No. 4 Clemson | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-7vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-10vs Florida | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-10vs SE Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 19-24@ No. 13 Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-10vs South Carolina | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31@ No. 17 Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-49vs No. 3 Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 9-20@ No. 4 Alabama | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 23-22vs Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 13 | W 13-10vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-17@ No. 8 Oklahoma | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 27 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 |
Week 12 · 2025
W 23-22
vs Arkansas
1 interception · 1 sack · 2.5 tackles for loss
A close one, won by 1 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%8 TFLSack rate
7%4 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups55 tackles · 8 for loss · 4 sacks · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Frank Wilson
Pass share
55.0%
443 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
62.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
462 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #25 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at LSU, 215 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #215 overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
Honored in a first season.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC
All-SEC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Frank Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Atlanta Falcons2026 NFL rookie season
Atlanta Falcons2026 NFL rookie season
