Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8/103rd/4th & short
10/24Inside-5 share
8 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (80.0%). 10 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (41.7%).
Kevin Perkins
Kevin Perkins: RB · Southern Miss · #33.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kevin Perkins
Wears you down at the goal line. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Southern Miss. On tape: 71 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Florida Atlantic, Week 15, 2020.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Southern Miss in the news
- Former WR arrested for murder
SuperTalk Mississippi Media Oct 23
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 67 | 317 | 4.7 | 7 | 31 |
| 2019 | Southern Miss | 103 | 547 | 5.3 | 3 | 79 |
| Career | 170 | 864 | 5.1 | 10 | 79 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 16 |
| 2019 | Southern Miss | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 13 | 72 | 5.5 | 0 | 16 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-32vs South Alabama | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | L 30-31vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-66vs Tulane | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-56@ Liberty | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-30vs Rice | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-13vs North Alabama | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 3 | 17 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 11 | L 7-10@ Western Kentucky | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 71 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 20-23vs UTSA | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 15 | W 45-31vs Florida Atlantic | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 1 | 15 | |
| Total | 67 | 317 | 4.7 | 7 | 31 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2020
W 24-13
37 rush yds (9 car) · 3 TD
With F. Gore Jr. — 103 rush yds (13 car) · A. Robinson — 4 rec · 45 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · North Alabama · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.92Kevin Perkins run for 17 yds for a TD (Briggs Bourgeois KICK)
- Week 11 · Western Kentucky · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.81Kevin Perkins run for 15 yds to the WESTERNKY 42 for a WESTRN KENTUCKY Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Kyle Bailey) to the WKent 27 for a
- Week 10 · North Alabama · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.66Kevin Perkins run for 11 yds for a TD (Briggs Bourgeois KICK)
- Week 11 · Western Kentucky · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.53Kevin Perkins run for 31 yds to the WKent 40 for a
- Week 11 · Western Kentucky · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.24Kevin Perkins run for 6 yds for a TD (Briggs Bourgeois KICK)
- Week 15 · Florida Atlantic · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.21Kevin Perkins run for 3 yds for a TD, (Briggs Bourgeois KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 12 · UTSA · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.92Kevin Perkins run for 10 yds to the SoMis 43 for a
- Week 3 · Louisiana Tech · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Kevin Perkins run for 1 yd for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed)
- Week 10 · North Alabama · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Kevin Perkins run for 1 yd for a TD (Briggs Bourgeois KICK)
- Week 9 · Rice · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA −1.80Kevin Perkins run for a loss of 4 yards to the SoMis 37
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
67 of 67 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
54%67 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds19%of carries
13 carries
Grind
1–3 yds37%of carries
25 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds28%of carries
19 carries
Explosive
10+ yds15%of carries
10 carries
8 of 10 (80%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 10 (40%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.7 yds/carry on 67 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 54% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2019Southern Miss7-6HC: Jay Hopson · Balanced
2020Southern Miss3-7HC: Tim Billings and Scotty Walden · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 30.4 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Road2g | 52.0 | 7.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 27.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 39.2 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Pass share
42.7%
272 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
63.7
10 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
305 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2020
67 carries and 6 catches in 9 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Southern Miss
- 2020 Southern Miss BillingsYear 4 · 9 games
- 2019 Southern Miss HopsonYear 3 · 13 games
- 2018 Southern Miss HopsonYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2017 Southern Miss HopsonYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at Southern Miss, 864 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
3 coaches2017–2019
Southern Miss
Played under 3 different head coaches: Jay Hopson, Tim Billings, and Scotty Walden. Multi-era developmental context.