Former defensive end at Oklahoma. 2020: 5.5 sacks, 10.5 tackles for loss, 23 tackles.
6′3″ · 247 lb · Saint Louis, MO
Recruiting
WDE recruit
No. 66 nationally · Signed with Oklahoma
Statement game4 tackles · 4 TFL · 3 sacksat Baylor (FBS) · W 34-31
Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive end at Oklahoma. 2020: 5.5 sacks, 10.5 tackles for loss, 23 tackles.
Ronnie Perkins
This is his third year in the same defensive front at Oklahoma. His first career honor landed in 2020: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 2 TFL against Texas Tech — Week 9, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Oklahoma, 16 sacks — drafted at #96 overall by New England.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lincoln Riley.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New EnglandEntering 6th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Lincoln Riley — 33-6 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (98th percentile). Concern: passes defended (21st percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | W 62-28@ Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 62-9vs Kansas | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-13vs Oklahoma State | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 27-14vs Baylor | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | W 27-21@ Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 13 | 9.5 | 5.5 | — | 0 |