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#21 Charles Perkins

Charles Perkins - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Height 6-0
Weight 205
Birthdate 12/14/1991
Hometown Lawrenceville, Ga.
Last School Collins Hill
Year RS Senior
Height / Weight 6-0 / 205
Charles Perkins - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2014 (Redshirt Senior): Saw action in 11 games, making 10 starts … Missed three games due to injury … Rushed 49 times for 443 yards (9.0 yards per carry) … Had three receptions for 84 yards and one touchdown … Ran for 59 yards on seven carries in Tech’s 49-34 Orange Bowl win over Mississippi State on New Year’s Eve … Rushed nine times for 64 yards vs. Florida State in ACC Championship Game (Dec. 6) … Had six carries for 48 yards at Georgia (Nov. 29) … Rushed three times for 11 yards vs. Clemson (Nov. 15) … Hauled in career-long 79 yard touchdown reception at Pitt (Oct. 25) …Tallied career-high 75 rushing yards on seven carries at North Carolina (Oct. 18) … Rushed once for six yards vs. Duke (Oct. 11) … Recorded 65 yards on seven carries and averaged 9.3 yards per carry vs. Miami (Oct. 4) … Carried twice for 59 yards including career-long 63 yard run against Georgia Southern (Sept. 13) … Averaged 8.2 yards per carry on four rushes for 33 yards and had one reception for four yards at Tulane (Sept. 6) … Had three rushing attempts for 19 yards in season opener against Wofford (Aug. 30).

2013 (Redshirt Junior): Played in all 13 games … Rushed 13 times for 114 yards (8.8 yards per carry) … Did not have any rushing attempts for negative yardage … Rushed for two touchdowns … Rushed for touchdown in season opener vs. Elon (Aug. 31) … Had one carry for 26 yards vs. North Carolina (Sept. 21) … Had three rushing attempts for 39 yards and one touchdown, including career-long 31-yard run, vs. Miami (Oct. 5).

2012 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played first two games, including start in season opener against Virginia Tech (Sept. 3), before suffering season-ending injury … Had seven rushing attempts for 23 yards … Carried three times for five yards at Virginia Tech … Had four rushing attempts for 18 yards vs. Presbyterian (Sept. 8).

2011 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in 12 games at B-back … Rushed for 95 yards on 28 carries … Rushed for one touchdown … Caught two passes for 38 yards, including long of 29 yards … Had two kickoff returns for total of 39 yards … Had three special teams tackles … Had five carries for 12 yards and had nine-yard reception vs. Western Carolina (Sept. 1) … Rushed five times for 22 yards at Middle Tennessee State (Sept. 10) … Carried four times for 15 yards and first career touchdown vs. Kansas (Sept. 17) … Showed potential at Duke (Nov. 19) with 12 rushing attempts for 45 yards and a 29-yard reception.

2010 (True Freshman): Redshirted, did not play.

High School: Rated 4th on AJC Fab 50 list … Rated 35th-best prospect in Georgia (Superprep) … Rated 34th-best prospect in state of Georgia (Rivals) … First-team 5A all-state … Rushed for over 1,300 yards and 13 touchdowns as junior in 2008.

Personal: Born Dec. 14, 1991 … Got married in May 2013 … Former Yellow Jacket Jeremiah Attaochu served as best man … Majoring in management.

CAREER HIGHS
Rushing Attempts: 12 at Duke, Nov. 19, 2011
Yards Rushing: 79 at North Carolina, Oct. 18, 2014
Longest Rush: 63 vs. Georgia Southern, Sept. 13, 2014
Rushing Touchdowns: 1, three times – last time at Miami, Oct. 5, 2013
Receiving Yards: 79 at Pitt, Oct. 25, 2014
Longest Reception: 79 at Pitt, Oct. 25, 2014
All-Purpose Yards: 29 at Duke, Nov. 19, 2011
Kickoff Returns: 1, twice – last time at Virginia, Oct. 15, 2011
Kick Return Yards: 24 at Virginia, Oct. 15, 2011
Longest Return: 24 at Virginia, Oct. 15, 2011

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