2019 Football Roster
Perry, Mark
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
Jersey Number 5
Mark Perry
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
- High School:
- Rancho Cucamonga
Bio
AT COLORADO: 2020 (Soph.)—Played in all five regular season games before missing the Alamo Bowl … Essentially a starter in all five games, started two (UCLA, at Arizona) of five based on defensive formation of the first play from scrimmage … Finished the season with 253 defensive snaps, picking up 10 tackles with one pass breakup and one touchdown saving tackle … Played all five games on special teams, as well, primarily on the punt return unit but also seeing some action on kick coverage and then FG/PAT block and punt return when the Buffs were in their regular defensive formation … Had a critical field goal block against San Diego State … Had three tackles against UCLA to open the season, then added three tackles and a pass breakup at Stanford … Added three more tackles at Arizona and closed the season with one against Utah.
2019 (Fr.)—He was named to the honorable mention team for the NFF/Colorado Chapter All-Academic team … He dressed for all 12 games, playing in the final nine games of the season and started at Washington State at the nickel position … He played eight games on defense with a total of 196 snaps … He had 12 tackles, including four for a loss with 1.5 sacks, six third down stops, three quarterback pressures and three pass breakups … Earned the Special Teams Player of the Week leading into the Washington State game, a game he earned his first start on defense and responded with three tackles and one pass breakup … Against Washington, he had three tackles, all behind the line of scrimmage with 1.5 sacks … He was named to the Freshman All-America watch list by the Football Writers Association of America.
TRACK & FIELD: Participated with the track & field team for the first time in the spring of 2021 … Ran the 100-meters and 4x100-meters … Was the second leg for the 4x100-meters at the Air Force Twilight open (along with teammate Dimitri Stanley, who ran the first leg) in a time of 40.11, which was the best performance for CU this season and the sixth best season mark in CU history … Ran the 4x100-meters two other times, winning the CU Invitational in a time of 41.83 and coming in eighth at the Pac-12 Championships in 40.75 … Ran the 100-meters four times with a best of 10.65, the top mark of any CU runner in 2021 and winning the event at the CU Invitational … Other 100-meter times were 10.71 at the Air Force Twilight Open, winning the race, and 10.71 at the Pac-12 Championships taking 23rd and he was second at the Jerry Quiller Classic in 10.73.
HIGH SCHOOL—A 4-star prospect by 247Sports where he is the No. 48 safety and No. 78 player out of California … 3-star prospect by both ESPN and Rivals … ESPN ranked him as the No. 48 safety in the nation and No. 75 player out of California … A First-Team All-CIF, First-Team All-League and MVP of the Rancho Cucamonga team for coach Mark Verti, he helped the Cougars to a 7-5 record and 5-0 mark winning the Baseline League as a senior … He ran the ball 104 times for 905 yards for an astounding 8.7 yards per carry and 14 touchdowns, adding 13 catches for 120 yards and a touchdown as a running back … Added 57 tackles, including three for a loss, with four pass break-ups, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble on defense … He earned All-League honors as a junior when he had 19 tackles, including one for a loss … Attended Etiwanta High School as a sophomore where he played wide receiver and had 12 catches for 214 yards and one touchdown … Top games include a four-game stretch where he averaged 120.5 yards per game that included 185 yards on 16 carries with three touchdowns on offense and season-high 12 tackles on defense in a 35-24 win over Los Osos and 105 yards on 14 carries with a touchdown in a 34-20 win over Upland … In a playoff game against Upland, he had 17 carries for 90 yard and two touchdowns in a 42-40 win and added seven tackles and a forced fumble on defense. He is participating in track and field for the first time this spring and plans to compete in the 100, 200, 4x100 and long jump.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Strategic Communication at Colorado and pursuing minors in both Leadership Studies and Ethnic Studies … He was named to the NFF/Colorado Chapter All-Academic honorable mention team in 2019.
PERSONAL—He was born May 30, 2001 in Torrance, Calif. … Mom is Melanie Howard … Has four older siblings, three sisters and a brother … His uncle, Tory Stephens, played basketball at Arizona State … Enjoys playing football, video games and hanging out with friends and family.
TACKLES
Season G Plays UT AT — TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int
2019 8 196 10 2 — 12 4-26 1½-16 0 6 3 0 0 3 0
2020 5 253 7 3 — 10 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 13 449 17 5 — 22 4-26 1½-16 0 6 3 0 0 4 0
2019 (Fr.)—He was named to the honorable mention team for the NFF/Colorado Chapter All-Academic team … He dressed for all 12 games, playing in the final nine games of the season and started at Washington State at the nickel position … He played eight games on defense with a total of 196 snaps … He had 12 tackles, including four for a loss with 1.5 sacks, six third down stops, three quarterback pressures and three pass breakups … Earned the Special Teams Player of the Week leading into the Washington State game, a game he earned his first start on defense and responded with three tackles and one pass breakup … Against Washington, he had three tackles, all behind the line of scrimmage with 1.5 sacks … He was named to the Freshman All-America watch list by the Football Writers Association of America.
TRACK & FIELD: Participated with the track & field team for the first time in the spring of 2021 … Ran the 100-meters and 4x100-meters … Was the second leg for the 4x100-meters at the Air Force Twilight open (along with teammate Dimitri Stanley, who ran the first leg) in a time of 40.11, which was the best performance for CU this season and the sixth best season mark in CU history … Ran the 4x100-meters two other times, winning the CU Invitational in a time of 41.83 and coming in eighth at the Pac-12 Championships in 40.75 … Ran the 100-meters four times with a best of 10.65, the top mark of any CU runner in 2021 and winning the event at the CU Invitational … Other 100-meter times were 10.71 at the Air Force Twilight Open, winning the race, and 10.71 at the Pac-12 Championships taking 23rd and he was second at the Jerry Quiller Classic in 10.73.
HIGH SCHOOL—A 4-star prospect by 247Sports where he is the No. 48 safety and No. 78 player out of California … 3-star prospect by both ESPN and Rivals … ESPN ranked him as the No. 48 safety in the nation and No. 75 player out of California … A First-Team All-CIF, First-Team All-League and MVP of the Rancho Cucamonga team for coach Mark Verti, he helped the Cougars to a 7-5 record and 5-0 mark winning the Baseline League as a senior … He ran the ball 104 times for 905 yards for an astounding 8.7 yards per carry and 14 touchdowns, adding 13 catches for 120 yards and a touchdown as a running back … Added 57 tackles, including three for a loss, with four pass break-ups, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble on defense … He earned All-League honors as a junior when he had 19 tackles, including one for a loss … Attended Etiwanta High School as a sophomore where he played wide receiver and had 12 catches for 214 yards and one touchdown … Top games include a four-game stretch where he averaged 120.5 yards per game that included 185 yards on 16 carries with three touchdowns on offense and season-high 12 tackles on defense in a 35-24 win over Los Osos and 105 yards on 14 carries with a touchdown in a 34-20 win over Upland … In a playoff game against Upland, he had 17 carries for 90 yard and two touchdowns in a 42-40 win and added seven tackles and a forced fumble on defense. He is participating in track and field for the first time this spring and plans to compete in the 100, 200, 4x100 and long jump.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Strategic Communication at Colorado and pursuing minors in both Leadership Studies and Ethnic Studies … He was named to the NFF/Colorado Chapter All-Academic honorable mention team in 2019.
PERSONAL—He was born May 30, 2001 in Torrance, Calif. … Mom is Melanie Howard … Has four older siblings, three sisters and a brother … His uncle, Tory Stephens, played basketball at Arizona State … Enjoys playing football, video games and hanging out with friends and family.
TACKLES
Season G Plays UT AT — TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int
2019 8 196 10 2 — 12 4-26 1½-16 0 6 3 0 0 3 0
2020 5 253 7 3 — 10 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 13 449 17 5 — 22 4-26 1½-16 0 6 3 0 0 4 0
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