Suntarine Perkins
Suntarine Perkins
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. He has spent three seasons in the Ole Miss linebacker corps. The receipt on tape: 10 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Georgia, Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lane Kiffin.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 39–34
at Georgia
6 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Edged out Georgia on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ole Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Ole Miss
Returning around him
- 2 Ole Miss players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (28 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ole Miss · Last season: 13-2 (AP #6) · Talent rank #21 · 2026 recruiting class #22
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Deshawn Pace’s 2023 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Owen Heinecke's junior season at Oklahoma (2025).
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Background
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2024 All-America Honorable Mention (Phil Steele) • 2024 All-SEC Third Team (Coaches, Phil Steele, CFN) • 2023 Freshman All-American (College Football Network) • 2023 Freshman All-SEC (Coaches) • 2023 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Watch List ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS • S...