#44

Khurtiss Perry

DL · Jacksonville State · Fr. · #44

Returning to Jacksonville State for 2026
Fr. · Montgomery, Ala. → Pike Road HS
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Khurtiss Perry

DL · Jacksonville State · Jr · #44

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#65 national
CFB
College
Jacksonville State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Jacksonville State9-5HC: Charles Kelly · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025

W 29–27

at Sam Houston

1 TOT  ·  1 SOLO  ·  1 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Jacksonville State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Jacksonville State

Returning around him

  • 84% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +7 net (20 in / 13 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Jacksonville State · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #85

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to James Carpenter’s 2022 season.

James Madison · 2022

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 1 · Pk 25
#2

Jeff Clark

Georgia State · 2022

86%
#3

Dion Washington

Hawai'i · 2024

84%
#4

Adin Huntington

Kent State · 2021

84%
#5

Elijah Morris

East Carolina · 2023

82%

Matches James on

Sack rate
Height
TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to James Carpenter's freshman season at James Madison (2022).

James Madison · 2022

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 1 · Pk 25
#2

Gabriel Iniguez Jr.

New Mexico State · 2023

80%
#3

Deontae Craig

Iowa · 2021

79%
#4

Jeremiah Littles

South Alabama · 2020

All-Sun Belt
76%
#5

Darien Jackson

Sam Houston · 2025

76%

Matches James on

TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate

Differs from James on

Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #9741

Final rank
#10837
Avg #10441.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #9741 this season.

Background

Spent two seasons at Alabama before playing at Virginia Tech last year. Consensus four-star prospect and was ranked as the No. 2 player in Alabama by 247Sports. As a senior, recorded 76 tackles with 22 sacks, 30 quarterback hurries, and a forced fumble which helped Pike Road with the 2021 state t...

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