Linebacker, Louisville and UCLA, 2021–26
Benjamin Perry
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Chicago, IL
Benjamin Perry plays linebacker for Louisville, after Louisville (2021–24) and UCLA (2025). Last time out, at Syracuse: 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks.
2026 so far
34 tackles, 2.5 sacks
Last game: 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks at Syracuse, W 34–26
Next game: vs. Stanford, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Kentucky, 2023Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Louisville | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Louisville | 42 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | Louisville | 55 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | Louisville | 28 | 14 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | Louisville | 34 | 16 | 3 | 2.5 | 3 | 5 |
| Career | 163 | 88 | 13 | 4.5 | 11 | 9 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Louisville | 23 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Louisville | 23 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Louisville | 23 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Louisville | 23 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | UCLA | 23 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2026 | Louisville | 23 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 215 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Louisville 7 games, 34 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Ole Miss | L 38–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Villanova | W 59–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. SMU | W 41–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Wake Forest | L 27–30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at NC State | L 28–31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Florida State | W 44–20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | at Syracuse | W 34–26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
2024 Louisville 9 games, 28 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Austin Peay | W 62–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 49–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 31–19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Virginia | W 24–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Miami | L 45–52 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Boston College | W 31–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Stanford | L 35–38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 37–9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at Kentucky | W 41–14 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Louisville 13 games, 55 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 39–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Murray State | W 56–0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Indiana | W 21–14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Boston College | W 56–28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atNC State | W 13–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Notre Dame | W 33–20 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 14 | atPittsburgh | L 21–38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Duke | W 23–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 34–3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Virginia | W 31–24 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atMiami | W 38–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Kentucky | L 31–38 | 9 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Florida State | L 6–16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Louisville 11 games, 42 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atSyracuse | L 7–31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at UCF | W 20–14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Florida State | L 31–35 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. South Florida | W 41–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atBoston College | L 33–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atVirginia | W 34–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 24–10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Wake Forest | W 48–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at Clemson | L 16–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.NC State | W 25–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atKentucky | L 13–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Louisville 3 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 30–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Syracuse | W 41–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Kentucky | L 21–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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