Bryce Perkins


Bryce Perkins is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. He played college football at Virginia.

Early years

Perkins attended Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona. As a senior, he led Chandler to their first state championship victory since 1949. During his high school career he passed for 5,332 yards with 70 touchdowns and had 26 rushing touchdowns. Perkins committed to Arizona State University to play college football.

College career

Arizona State (2015–2016)

Perkins redshirted his first year at Arizona State in 2015 and missed 2016 due to a broken neck.

Arizona Western College (2017)

He transferred to Arizona Western College in 2017. In his lone season there he passed for 1,311 yards and seven touchdowns and rushed for 353 yards and four touchdowns.

Virginia (2018–2019)

In 2018, Perkins transferred to the University of Virginia. Prior to the season, he was named the team's starter. He started all 13 games and set the school record for total offense in a single season with 3,603 yards and 34 touchdowns. He completed 225 of 349 passes for 2,680 yards with 25 touchdowns, nine interceptions and rushed for 923 yards and nine touchdowns. Perkins returned to Virginia as the starting quarterback for the 2019 season. Perkins started all 14 games for Virginia in 2019 and finished the season with 319 completions out of 495 pass attempts for 3,540 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He also had 227 carries for 769 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns.

Professional career

Perkins signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020.

Personal life

His father, Bruce Perkins, played fullback at Arizona State and briefly in the NFL. His uncle, Don Perkins, played eight seasons as a running back with the Dallas Cowboys. His older brother, Paul Perkins, also plays in the NFL.