#33

Markel Perry

LB · Sam Houston · Sr. · #33

Sam Houston 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Markel Perry

LB · Sam Houston · Sr · #33

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Sam Houston
2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Sam Houston3-9HC: K.C. Keeler · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Sam Houston30184.51.5------
Career30184.51.5------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2023

W 42–27

at Louisiana Tech

1 TFL  ·  2 SOLO  ·  4 TOT

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Alex Afari Jr.’s 2022 season.

Kentucky · 2022

#2

JonJon Vaughns

UCLA · 2023

76%
#3

Jared Bartlett

West Virginia · 2022

76%
#4

Solon Page III

Tennessee · 2022

74%
#5

Taiwan Berryhill

Kansas · 2022

73%

Matches Alex on

TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Weight

Differs from Alex on

Hurry rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Beau Palmer's sophomore season at Kansas State (2023).

Beau Palmer

84%match

Kansas State · 2023

#2

Carl Jones

UCLA · 2021

80%
#3

Nick Straw

Navy · 2021

80%
#4

Roman Harrison

Tennessee · 2021

79%
#5

Miles Capers

Vanderbilt · 2023

77%

Matches Beau on

TFL rate
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate