Miami (OH) · W 35-31
No carries.
Kansas State · W 31-26
No carries.
Arizona · L 7-34
No carries.
Utah · L 25-49
No carries.
Perry has carries in 4 of Cincinnati’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Zylan Perry
Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Michael Desormeaux and Scott Satterfield. One game to point at: 76 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Western Carolina — Week 2, 2026.
168 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 26 carries
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
Front Office Sports Oct 22Play by play for 4 of 7 games. The rest are in the game log.
Against Texas Tech on Oct. 24: 9 carries for 34 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 26 carries for 168 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 26 | 168 | 6.5 | 1 | 40 |
| 2025 | Louisiana | 138 | 689 | 5.0 | 8 | 84 |
| 2024 | Louisiana | 112 | 695 | 6.2 | 4 | 30 |
| 2023 | Louisiana | 54 | 213 | 3.9 | 2 | 19 |
| 2022 | Louisiana | 20 | 62 | 3.1 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 350 | 1,827 | 5.2 | 15 | 84 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2025 | Louisiana | 16 | 101 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 |
| 2024 | Louisiana | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | Louisiana | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | Louisiana | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 36 | 232 | 6.4 | 0 | 17 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15vs Boston College | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Carolina | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 40 | Season-high 76 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs Miami (OH) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-26vs Kansas State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-45@ West Virginia | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-24vs No. 8 Texas Tech | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-49vs No. 6 Utah | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 26 | 168 | 6.5 | 1 | 40 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 62-10
The plays that mattered most
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -2 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 21.8 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 37.0 | 7.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 26.8 | 8.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 17.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
42.4%
221 pass / 300 run
Plays / game
65.1
8 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
247 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 48 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Michael Desormeaux and Scott Satterfield.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Cincinnati
