Roderick Perry: DL · Illinois · #96.
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Roderick Perry
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. The two seasons at Illinois span two head coaches: Rod Smith and Bret Bielema. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Rutgers — Week 9, 2021.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
LancasterOnline Oct 25
Yahoo Sports Oct 25Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-22vs Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 30-37vs UTSA | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-42@ Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20vs Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 9-13@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 0-24vs Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-18@ No. 7 Penn State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-20vs Rutgers | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 14-6@ Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 47-14vs Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 14 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%3 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
8%2 hurries25 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
41.0%
321 pass / 462 run
Plays / game
65.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #305 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Illinois, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lovie Smith → Bret Bielema. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
