Joshua Perkins (born August 5, 1993) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at Washington and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
Personal information | |||||||
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Born: | Carson, California, U.S. | August 5, 1993||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Gahr (Cerritos, California) | ||||||
College: | Washington | ||||||
Position: | Tight end | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
223 lb (101 kg) |
4.65 s | 1.66 s | 2.70 s | 4.38 s | 7.04 s | 34 in (0.86 m) |
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
12 reps | |||
All values are from Pro Day[1] |
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Perkins signed with the Atlanta Falcons on May 5, 2016.[2] He made his first start in Week 16 against their NFC South rival Carolina Panthers and caught his first career touchdown on a 26-yard pass from Matt Ryan.
Perkins and the Falcons reached Super Bowl LI, where they faced the New England Patriots. In the Super Bowl, the Falcons fell in a 34–28 overtime defeat.[3]
On September 2, 2017, Perkins was waived by the Falcons and was signed to their practice squad the next day.[4][5] He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on October 11, 2017.[6] He was released on January 10, 2018.[7]
On January 15, 2018, Perkins signed a reserve/future contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.[8] He played in nine games in 2018 before being placed on injured reserve on November 16, 2018.[9]
Perkins was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,[10] but was re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[11] He was promoted to the team's active roster on November 30, 2019.[12] On December 9, Perkins had five catches for 37 yards against the New York Giants, including a 13-yard catch in overtime.[13] In week 17 of the 2019 season Perkins caught his first touchdown since 2016 after catching a 24 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Carson Wentz, the touchdown pass helped the Eagles win 34-17 over the Giants and capture the NFC East title while Perkins finished the game catching 4 passes for a touchdown, and 50 yards.
On August 26, 2020, Perkins was placed on injured reserve.[14]
On August 4, 2021, Perkins signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[15] Perkins was released on August 17, 2021.[16]
On December 29, 2021, Perkins was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[17]
On November 17, 2022, Perkins was drafted by the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL.[18] Perkins never played a snap for the Sea Dragons and was removed from the roster on May 2, 2023.[citation needed]