#7

Harold Perkins

Former linebacker at LSU. 2025: 55 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

LB · LSU · Jr. · #7

6′1″ · 222 lb · Cypress, TX

CFB Index 87 · #25 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceDrafted by Atlanta — Rd 6, Pick 34, #215 overall

How he plays

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

QB hurries: 95th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

55

tackles · 2025

8 TFL · 4 sacks · 2 PBU

Best game: 4 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Arkansas

Statement game8 tackles · 4 TFL · 4 sacksat Arkansas (FBS) · W 13-10

Top 0.1% sacks game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at LSU. 2025: 55 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

  • Signed as a 5-star recruit to LSU in 2022.
  • Drafted round 6 by the Atlanta in 2026.
The full story, with sources

How it ended

Four seasons at LSU, 215 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #215 overall by Atlanta.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

202213 games

  • Signed with LSU5-star out of Cy Park
  • All-SECfirst

202313 games

  • All-SECsecond

20244 games

The snaps went the other way.

  • All-SEC

202512 games

The role got bigger.

  • All-SECthird

2026

  • Drafted by Atlantaround 6, pick 215

Career arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★★
#8 national
CFB
College
LSU
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
R6 · #215
Atlanta · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 honors · 1 category
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ALL-SEC

All-SEC mention (2025)

Badges

  • Top-10 Recruit

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022–2024
2025era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Frank Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Atlanta2026 NFL rookie season

#215Rd 6 · Pick 34
Atlanta2026 NFL rookie season
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Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology