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Sacramento State

2021 Football Roster

21 BJ Perkinson

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 216
  • Year Senior
  • Position RB
  • Hometown Hawthorne, Calif.
  • High School Lawndale HS
  • Previous School Lawndale HS
  • Experience 3V

Biography

Honorable Mention All-Big Sky (2019)
Preseason All-Big Sky (2020)

2021 Season

  • Ended his career ranked 13th in school history with 1,517 career rushing yards.
  • Is also 16th in career carries (284) and sixth with a career average of 5.34 yards per attempt.
  • Appeared in 10 games at running back in 2021.
  • Ranked third on the team with 310 rushing yards and was second with an average of 5.4 yards per carry.
  • Also caught 18 passes for 166 yards to finish the year with 476 all-purpose yards.
  • Set season highs with 85 rushing yards on nine attempts and 42 receiving yards on two receptions against Southern Utah.
  • Averaged 11.5 yards per touch during that game.
  • Rushed for 75 yards at Dixie State and 50 yards at Northern Colorado for his next two best outputs.
  • Caught at least one pass in nine games and had two or more receptions in six contests.

2020 Season

  • Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019 Season

  • Named honorable mention all-Big Sky.
  • Rushed for 439 yards and six touchdowns on 96 attempts.
  • Highest output came in the win at Idaho where he rushed for 67 yards (5.2 per carry) and scored a touchdown.
  • Also had 66 yards against Montana and 57 at Cal Poly with two scores.
  • Caught 35 passes for 290 yards and two touchdowns during the year to give him 729 all-purpose yards.
  • Had multiple receptions in 11 games with a high of four against Northern Colorado, Fresno State, Weber State and Idaho.
  • Amassed 73 receiving yards on four receptions at Idaho. Had a long of 53 yards against the Vandals.
  • Ranked third on the team with eight touchdowns and also had a two-point conversion rush to give him 50 points on the year.

2018 Season

  • Played in seven games and ranked second on the team with 177 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.
  • Carried the ball 46 times during the season and averaged 3.8 yards per attempt.
  • Also caught three passes for 87 yards and a TD.
  • His four total touchdowns ranked third on the team.
  • Scored a pair of touchdowns against San Diego State.
  • Rushed for a 1-yard score and also caught a 64-yard TD pass.
  • Had 47 rushing yards at Southern Utah for his season high which included a season best 23-yard rush.

2017 Season

  • Moved from wide receiver to running back in the spring.
  • Played in the final eight games of the year and led the team with 591 rushing yards.
  • Averaged 73.9 rushing yards per game and 7.0 yards per carry.
  • Breakout game came in the win over Idaho State where he rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries.
  • Surpassed that mark at Cal Poly with 164 yards on just seven attempts (23.4 yards per rush).
  • His total against the Mustangs included a 77-yard TD rush which was the longest play from scrimmage for the team during the year.
  • Was also a versatile pass catcher, grabbing six balls for 50 yards.
  • Caught his first career touchdown on a 25-yard pass in the Causeway Classic victory over UC Davis.

2016 Season

  • Redshirted during the season.

High School

  • A 2016 graduate of Lawndale HS.
  • Earned first team all-Southern Section Western Division and first team all-Ocean League honors as a defensive back as a senior.
  • Also played running back were he rushed 35 times for 414 yards and five scores and caught 31 passes for 665 yards and 10 touchdowns.
  • Helped lead the team to an Ocean League title as a senior.
  • Also competed in basketball and track & field.

Personal

  • Double majoring in sociology and child development.
  • Parents are Domita and Bryant Perkinson.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 83

    2016Freshman

    WR
    5'11" 190 lbs
    83
  • 21

    2017Freshman

    RB
    5'10" 200 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2019Junior

    RB
    5'10" 200 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2020Senior

    RB
    5'10" 200 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2021Senior

    RB
    5'10" 216 lbs
    21

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