University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Perry, Zylan
Jersey Number 21
Zylan Perry
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 207
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Franklin, La.
- High School:
- Franklin
Bio
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Set career-highs in rushing yards (695) and rushing touchdowns (4) while leading the team in all-purpose yards (1,164) during the season … had six games with 100-plus all-purpose yards on the season … recorded two 100-yard rushing games during the season, highlighted by a career-best 150-yard performance in the regular-season finale at ULM (11/30) … carried a career-best 19 times and scored a pair of TDs in the win and helping lead Louisiana to its fourth 10-win season in six years … rushed for 104 yards on 10 carries with a TD in road win at Kennesaw State (9/7) … averaged 24.9 yards on kickoff returns … his 57-yard kick return late in the fourth quarter at Wake Forest (9/28) set up a go-ahead field in a 41-38 contest … gained 78 yards on 11 carries against the Demon Deacons with a career-long 30-yard carry … caught 11 passes out of the backfield with a season-high three receptions coming against Tulane (9/21).
2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
The NCAA FBS leader in kick return yards (862) in 2023 … appeared in all 13 games for the Ragin' Cajuns and finished among the SBC leaders with 1,100 all-purpose yards (213 rushing, 25 receiving, 862 kick returns) … scored three times on the season, including a 95-yard kick return against Southern Miss (Nov. 9) … gained a season-high 54 on the ground with 177 all-purpose yards in a come-from-behind SBC win against Texas State (Oct. 7) … posted a season-high 178 all-purpose yards in SBC opener at Old Dominion (Sept. 9), including a season-high 167 kick return yards … season-high eight carries in games against ODU, UAB (Sept. 16) and Troy (Nov. 18) … rushed for 44 yards and added a pair of receptions for 23 yards at Troy.
2022 (Freshman)
Appeared in three games on the season totaling 62 yards on the ground in 20 attempts ... produced season-highs in rushing attempts (11), yards (48) and long rush (14) in collegiate debut against Arkansas State ... gained 20 yards on four rushes against Troy ... carried five times in regular-season finale at Texas State.
High School
An all-around player out of Franklin ... earned First Team All-District and Honorable Mention 2A All-State honors as a senior … played quarterback and defensive back as a senior … accounted for 2,200 passing yards and 22 passing scores, while rushing for 1,700 yards and 16 touchdowns … recorded five interceptions, returning two for touchdowns … made his mark on special teams with three return scores … chose Louisiana over Nicholls and McNeese.
Set career-highs in rushing yards (695) and rushing touchdowns (4) while leading the team in all-purpose yards (1,164) during the season … had six games with 100-plus all-purpose yards on the season … recorded two 100-yard rushing games during the season, highlighted by a career-best 150-yard performance in the regular-season finale at ULM (11/30) … carried a career-best 19 times and scored a pair of TDs in the win and helping lead Louisiana to its fourth 10-win season in six years … rushed for 104 yards on 10 carries with a TD in road win at Kennesaw State (9/7) … averaged 24.9 yards on kickoff returns … his 57-yard kick return late in the fourth quarter at Wake Forest (9/28) set up a go-ahead field in a 41-38 contest … gained 78 yards on 11 carries against the Demon Deacons with a career-long 30-yard carry … caught 11 passes out of the backfield with a season-high three receptions coming against Tulane (9/21).
2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
The NCAA FBS leader in kick return yards (862) in 2023 … appeared in all 13 games for the Ragin' Cajuns and finished among the SBC leaders with 1,100 all-purpose yards (213 rushing, 25 receiving, 862 kick returns) … scored three times on the season, including a 95-yard kick return against Southern Miss (Nov. 9) … gained a season-high 54 on the ground with 177 all-purpose yards in a come-from-behind SBC win against Texas State (Oct. 7) … posted a season-high 178 all-purpose yards in SBC opener at Old Dominion (Sept. 9), including a season-high 167 kick return yards … season-high eight carries in games against ODU, UAB (Sept. 16) and Troy (Nov. 18) … rushed for 44 yards and added a pair of receptions for 23 yards at Troy.
2022 (Freshman)
Appeared in three games on the season totaling 62 yards on the ground in 20 attempts ... produced season-highs in rushing attempts (11), yards (48) and long rush (14) in collegiate debut against Arkansas State ... gained 20 yards on four rushes against Troy ... carried five times in regular-season finale at Texas State.
High School
An all-around player out of Franklin ... earned First Team All-District and Honorable Mention 2A All-State honors as a senior … played quarterback and defensive back as a senior … accounted for 2,200 passing yards and 22 passing scores, while rushing for 1,700 yards and 16 touchdowns … recorded five interceptions, returning two for touchdowns … made his mark on special teams with three return scores … chose Louisiana over Nicholls and McNeese.
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