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Denzel Perryman
@d_perryman52

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#52Days | Denzel Perryman is undoubtedly one of the best LB’s The U has seen since the early 2000’s. Coming in as a 3 🌟 (#26 LB) he was the highest rated LB in his 2011 Miami Class. As a true freshman, he played in all 12 games and was 2nd on the team in Solo Tackles (47) and Total Tackles (69) along with 6.5 TFL’s and 1 Sack. As a sophomore in 2012, he would have his first career interception and touchdown on a 41 yard pick-six against Boston College in the season opener. Despite only playing in 9 games due to injuries, he led the team in Solo Tackles (45) and 2nd was in Total Tackles (64) on the season. His junior year in 2013 was the first time he started every single game at Miami, playing primarily OLB. He forced a key fumble in the Canes-Gators Rivalry Matchup which led to the games first touchdown; a game in which Miami won 21-16. He had 6 games to of 10+ Total Tackles including a season high 15 against Virginia Tech. At the end of the season he led the team in Solo (69) as well as Total (108) Tackles with 5 TFL’s, and 1.5 Sacks; good enough to earn First-Team All-ACC Honors along with the Team’s Defensive MVP. Perryman leveled up even more as a senior in 2014, racking up 79 Solo Tackles, 110 Total, 9.5 TFL’s, 2 Sacks, 1 INT and 3 Forced Fumbles. His best game of 2014 came against Virginia where he matched a career high of 15 Tackles with 1.5 TFL’s including a sack and forced fumble. Easy to say he led the team in tackles once again, while earning First-Team All-ACC and earning Third-Team All-American Honors. He finished his Miami Career playing 47 Games and 37 Starts with 240 Solo Tackles, 351 Total Tackles (10th all-time), 27 TFL’s, 4.5 Sacks, 2 INT’s and 6 Forced Fumbles. He was selected in the 2nd Round of the 2015 NFL Draft (48th Overall) to the then-San Diego Chargers; making him the highest taken Hurricane LB since Jon Beason in the 2007 NFL Draft. Where does DP52 rank all-time among The U’s hardest hitters? 🤔