N'Kosi Perry: QB · Florida Atlantic · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
N'Kosi Perry
Operates within the system without forcing anything. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Mark Richt, Manny Diaz and Willie Taggart. The first one came in 2021: Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 364 passing yards and 18 rushing yards against Ohio — Week 1, 2022.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
Checkdown vs gunslinger · 3rd-and-long
Where the completions actually land
65.5% completion on 3rd-and-8+, but only 43.8% conversion-per-dropback — 26.3% of completions land short of the sticks.
Where completions land is fact — whether incompletions were aimed deep is intent, not recorded here, so this card counts completions only. checkdown by design
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5 of the team's 34 inside-the-5 carries (14.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roost Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 215 | 370 | 58.1% | 2,701 | 7.3 | 25 | 5 | 139.0 | 47 |
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 210 | 345 | 60.9% | 2,771 | 8.0 | 20 | 7 | 143.4 | 44 |
| 2020 | Miami | 26 | 47 | 55.3% | 348 | 7.4 | 3 | 1 | 134.3 | -- |
| 2019 | Miami | 85 | 159 | 53.5% | 1,045 | 6.6 | 8 | 3 | 121.5 | 34 |
| 2018 | Miami | 97 | 191 | 50.8% | 1,091 | 5.7 | 13 | 6 | 114.9 | 24 |
| Career | 633 | 1,112 | 56.9% | 7,956 | 7.2 | 69 | 22 | 133.5 | 39 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 91 | 244 | 2.7 | 6 | 21 |
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 107 | 149 | 1.4 | 4 | 34 |
| 2020 | Miami | 11 | 12 | 1.1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 | Miami | 38 | 44 | 1.2 | 2 | 17 |
| 2018 | Miami | 61 | 169 | 2.8 | 1 | 41 |
| Career | 308 | 618 | 2.0 | 13 | 41 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-13vs Charlotte | 16/22 | 256 | 1 | 0 | 11.6 | 63.0 | 5 TD passes |
| Wk 1 | L 38-41@ Ohio | 24/42 | 364 | 5 | 0 | 8.7 | 61.8 | 5 TD passes |
| Wk 2 | W 42-9vs SE Louisiana | 18/30 | 259 | 3 | 2 | 8.6 | 37.4 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 3 | L 14-40vs UCF | 13/29 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 33.7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-28@ Purdue | 18/30 | 230 | 3 | 1 | 7.7 | 78.4 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 5 | L 28-45@ North Texas | 26/50 | 295 | 2 | 2 | 5.9 | 36.2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-14vs Rice | 14/26 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 4.8 | 26.2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24@ UTEP | 12/20 | 164 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 4.5 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-17vs UAB | 14/25 | 187 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 | 84.1 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 11 | W 52-7@ Florida International | 14/21 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 50.4 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-49@ Middle Tennessee | 19/36 | 325 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 48.9 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-32vs Western Kentucky | 27/39 | 283 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 | 60.9 | Clean 2-TD game |
| Total | 215/370 | 2701 | 25 | 5 | 7.3 | — |
Week 1 · 2022
L 38-41
at Ohio
364 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 61.8 · 18 rush yds (8 car)
With R. Thompson — 38.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20 · J. Burton — 5 rec · 115 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 203 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 247 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 234 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 213 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Taggart
Pass share
43.8%
377 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
71.8
12 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
370 pass attempts and 91 carries in 12 games, about as many passes and runs a game as a typical FBS quarterback who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Miami and Florida Atlantic, 7,956 passing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 47 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Richt, Manny Diaz and Willie Taggart.
