Christopher Perri

Arizona

Nov 1 (Sat)

TBA

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
270
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Alameda, Calif.
High School:
Bishop O'Dowd/San Jose State/Laney College

AT COLORADO (Jr.)?Enrolled at CU for summer school classes, and at press time had three years to play two in eligibility; however, his freshman year at San Jose State in under appeal as he filed for a medical redshirt season after suffering a season-ending injury three games into the year.

AT LANEY COLLEGE (2006, Soph.)?He was named first-team All-Mid-Empire Conference and was the team’s Defensive Lineman of the Year; J.C. Gridwire ranked him as the No. 28 defensive end in the JUCO ranks. As a sophomore in his only season at Laney after transferring from San Jose State, he tallied 60 tackles, including 19 for losses with nine quarterback sacks. Under coach John Beam, Laney was 9-2, ending the season with a 20-17 win over American River College at Sacramento in the Capitol Shrine Game.

AT SAN JOSE STATE (2005, Fr.)?He played three games at linebacker, recording six tackles, as under head coach Dick Tomey, the Spartans were 3-8. He was injured in the third game of the year and missed the remainder of the season.

HIGH SCHOOL?A three-year letterman in football, he was named first-team All-HAAL League and second-team All-San Francisco Bay Area as a senior. He was also his team’s defensive lineman of the year and was honored by Cal-Hi Sports for the Northern California Hit of the Year. At the defensive end position, he tallied 80 tackles, including 24 for losses with 12 quarterback sacks. He also played tight end on offense and recorded 22 catches for 300 yards and two touchdowns. As a junior, he was named honorable mention All-HAAL League en route to posting 50 tackles, 15 for losses including nine sacks. He exited his career as O’Dowd’s all-time leader in quarterback sacks. On offense, he played offensive tackle. Under coach Paul Perenon, Bishop O’Dowd went 10-3 in his senior season, capturing the NCS 2A state title; as a junior, O’Dowd was 8-4 and advanced to the semifinals. He also lettered twice in baseball (pitcher/right field), batting .383 as a junior with a 3-0 record and an 0.83 earned run average; he earned All-League honors as a sophomore and junior.

ACADEMICS?He plans to major in Business at Colorado. He owned a 2.85 grade point average in high school, and at Laney College, he had a 3.9 GPA and was named an academic honor student while earning his Associate Arts degree.

PERSONAL?Born February 14, 1987, in Alameda, Calif. His hobbies include playing golf, coaching a younger brother (Michael) and his little league baseball team and lifting weights. When he was 15, he went to Japan as a member of the Junior National World baseball Team. His father (Mark) was a defensive lineman at Fresno State. He left San Jose State after his freshman season because he wanted to play in the Big 12.