#96

Roderick Perry

Senior defensive lineman for Illinois. 2021: 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 25 tackles.

DL · Illinois · Sr. · #96

6′2″ · 315 lb · Andrews, TX

CFB Index 23 · #305 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceIllinois 2021 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Illinois. 2021: 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 25 tackles.

Signed with South Carolina State in 2016.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

DT recruit

Signed with South Carolina State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at Illinois, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2016

Signed with South Carolina Stateout of Cary

Career arc

Recruit

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2016 class

CFB

College

Illinois

2020–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2021

2 coaches

2020

Rod Smith

Illinois

2021

Bret Bielema

Illinois

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Rod Smith → Bret Bielema. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Illinois2-6HC: Rod Smith · Run-heavy

2021Illinois5-7HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

23Below cohort / limited sample #305 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#529 / 2743 · 78th pct

2.0

QB hurries#530 / 2743 · 75th pct

Tackles for loss#1047 / 2743 · 58th pct

3.0

Passes defended#1085 / 2743 · 49th pct

Solo tackles#1594 / 2743 · 40th pct

Tackles#1636 / 2743 · 39th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.8	0.3	0.2	0.0
Road4g	2.0	0.2	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.3	0.3	0.2	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	2.8	0.2	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bret Bielema

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

23 · #305 of 370 edge rushers

Unranked recruit. Now #305 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Illinois	25	14	3.0	2.0	1	--	--
2020	Illinois	17	6	3.5	2.0	1	--	--
Career		42	20	6.5	4.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2021

W 14–6

at Minnesota

1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 1 SOLO

With B. Hayes — 43 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 52 LONG · C. Brown — 147 rush yds (32 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 30-22vs Nebraska	3	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 1	L 30-37vs UTSA	2	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 14-42@ Virginia	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 17-20vs Maryland	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 9-13@ Purdue	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	L 0-24vs Wisconsin	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 20-18@ Penn State	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 14-20vs Rutgers	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 10	W 14-6@ Minnesota	2	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 47-14vs Northwestern	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		25	14	3.0	2.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Roderick Perry

2016

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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