EJ Perry

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Class:
Senior
Position:
QB
Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Hometown:
Andover, Mass.
High School:
Andover

Career and Post-Graduation: Signed a free agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars on May 3, 2022...Played in 20 games over two seasons (2019 and 2021)…Graduated ranked No. 2 on the school’s all-time list for career total offense (7,113) and pass completions (546)…No. 3 on the program’s all-time list for career passing yards (5,981)…Third on the school’s all-time list with a .633 completion percentage (min. 100 completions)…Third all-time with 45 touchdown passes…Third all-time in total offensive yards per play.

2021 Postseason Awards and Records: Second Brown player in program history to be invited to the NFL Combine in March 2022… Named the Offensive MVP at the East-West Shrine Bowl after going 13-for-18 passing for 241 yards and three touchdowns, while adding 14 rushing yards on four carries, and rushing in a pair of two-point conversions…Named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award…Stats Perform Third Team All-American…Named Bulger Lowe Award winner by Gridiron Club of Greater Boston as the top offensive player in FBS/FCS Football in New England…All-New England honoree for second straight season by the New England Football Writers Association…Voted the winner of the Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year, the fifth player in program history to earn the honor…First Team All-Ivy League selection for second straight season…Named Phil Steel Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Ivy selection…Brown Football's Tuss McLaughtry MVP Award winner...National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society selection…CoSIDA Academic All-District selection...Set the Ivy League record for most consecutive games with a touchdown pass (16)…Set a new Ivy League record by passing for 300+ yards in eight consecutive games…Led the Ivy League in seven different categories, including total offense (343.5), completions per game (29.5), touchdown passes (23), passing yards (3,033), passing yards per game (303.3), points responsible for (188), and points responsible for per game (18.8)…Finished second all-time in program history for single-season pass completions (295) and total offense (3,435 yards)…His 295 completions were second-most in Ivy League history…No. 3 in school history in single-season completion percentage (.664) and fifth in passing yards (3,033).

2021: Went 37-for-61 passing with two touchdowns and added 59 yards rushing in the season opener against Rhode Island (Sept. 18)…Completed 75.6 percent (34-for-45) of his passes for 346 yards and two touchdowns at Harvard (Sept. 24)…Went 24-for-39 with two touchdown passes, and rushed for two others at Bryant (Oct. 2)…Was 27-for-37 for two touchdowns and added one rushing TD in a 31-10 win over Colgate (Oct. 9)…Rushed for 82 yards and threw a career-high five touchdown passes while going 34-for-51 through the air for 331 yards against Princeton (Oct. 16)…Threw four touchdown passes while going 23-for-36 to lead a big 49-45 come-from-behind win at Cornell, while adding in 80 rushing yards and one score on the ground (Oct. 23)…Completed a career-high 38 passes at Penn (Oct. 30)…Threw for 261 yards and three TDs, while also adding 74 rushing yards on six carries, breaking the Ivy League’s all-time mark for most consecutive games (16) with a touchdown pass against Yale (Nov. 6)…Rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns at Columbia (Nov. 13)…Went 35-for-48 with a passing touchdown, and added 34 yards on the ground and a rushing touchdown in the season finale against Dartmouth (Nov. 20).

2020: Selected as a Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American and as Phil Steele’s Preseason Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year … Named as a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy … Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors … Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019: Led the nation in total offense (367.8 yards per game) … Set an Ivy League record for Total Offense (3,678 yards) … First Team All-Ivy quarterback … Finalist for the Asa Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League Player of the Year … Was the third player in Brown history to lead the team in rushing (730 yards) and passing (2,948 yards) … His 2,948 passing yards rank fifth all-time at Brown and 15^th in Ivy League history … His 251 completions rank sixth all-time at Brown, 12^th in the conference record book, and 10^th for a Brown career … Set a new Brown record with 560 plays … His 22 touchdown passes rank 18^th in the Ivy record book … His 94-yard touchdown run vs. Bryant (Sept. 21) was the longest run in the Ivy League in 2019 and 10^th longest in Ivy football history … Ran for 140 yards and a 49-yard touchdown run vs. Yale (Nov. 9), while throwing for 331 yards and three touchdowns … Threw for 400 or more yards twice, vs. Rhode Island (420 yards on Oct. 5) and Dartmouth (412 yards on Nov. 23) … Rushed for 120 yards and three touchdowns, including a 50-yard touchdown scamper, vs. Penn (Nov. 2) … Also passed for 300 or more yards three times vs. Cornell (372 yards on Oct. 26), Yale (331 yards), and Columbia (300 yards on Nov. 16) … Named the National Offensive Player of the Week, Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week and the Jack Grinold/E. Mass. Chapter of the NFF Gold Helmet Award winner after rushing for 227 yards and two touchdowns vs. Bryant, while throwing for 183 yards and three touchdowns.

2018 at Boston College: No. 2 quarterback who played in five games … Completed 69.2 percent of his passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns … Played the third quarter of BC’s season-opening win against UMass (Sept. 1); Completed all four pass attempts for 36 yards and added two rushes for 23 yards, including a 15-yard run … Entered in the first quarter and took the majority of the snaps on 9-for-12 passing, 95 yards and two scores vs. Holy Cross (Sept. 8); threw a 17-yard touchdown pass for the first of his career; ran the ball four times for 37 yards, including a 24-yard scamper vs. the Crusaders … Played the final series at Purdue (Sept. 22) and was 2-for-2 through the air for 48 yards and rushed twice for three yards, including a one-yard TD run … Entered for the Eagles’ second offensive possession and played the duration; going 12-for-21 for 98 yards in the air and adding seven rushing yards against No. 2 Clemson (Nov. 10).

2017 at Boston College: No. 2 quarterback on the depth chart … Made his collegiate debut in the 39-16 victory at Fenway Park against UConn (Nov. 18) … Enrolled in January of 2017 and participated in spring practice prior to the season.

Before College: Four-year starter at quarterback for his father, head coach E.J. Perry III at Andover High School … Two-time Boston Herald All-Scholastic selection and three-time Merrimack Valley Conference All-Star … Tied the Massachusetts state record for single-season touchdown passes with 47 as a senior … Accounted for eight touchdowns (five passing, three rushing) in a 54-48 playoff win over Lexington as a senior … Boston Globe Division 1 Player of the Year as a senior … Boston Globe All-Scholastic selection as a junior … Tossed seven touchdowns in his final high school game in a 49-20 win over North Andover … SuiteSports MIAA All-State First Team quarterback as a senior … Named SuiteSports MIAA Offensive Player of the Year his senior season … Led a Golden Warriors’ offense that averaged 42 points per game his senior campaign … 114 career touchdown passes rank second in state history … Career total of 8,712 passing yards are second all-time in state history … Threw for 3,398 yards and 47 touchdowns as a senior … Added 1,006 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground as he led his team to the Division 1 North sectional final … Finished his junior year with 2,852 passing yards (189-for-337 passing) with 34 touchdowns … As a junior, threw for a state-record 636 yards and four touchdowns in the playoffs against Central Catholic … Earned ESPN Boston All-State accolades his junior season.

Personal: Ernest Joseph Perry IV...Son of Ernest and Kathleen Perry...One of three children in the Perry family…Graduated from Brown in December 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.