Running back, Cincinnati (from Louisiana), 2022–⁠26

Zylan Perry

Number
No. 7
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Franklin, LA

Zylan Perry plays running back for Cincinnati, after Louisiana (2022–⁠25). Last time out, at West Virginia: 5 carries, 37 yards; 1 catch, 17 yards.

2026 so far

8 returns, 169 yards

Last game: 5 carries, 37 yards; 1 catch, 17 yards at West Virginia, L 42–⁠45

Next game: vs. Texas Tech, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 21BC
  2. 76WCU
  3. 37@WVU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
695
Rushing yards, 2024 (Louisiana, 10–⁠4)
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in kickoff return yards, 2023

Career highs

150rushing yards, career highat UL Monroe, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Marshall, 2025

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Louisiana20623.1014
2023Louisiana542133.9219
2024Louisiana1126956.2430
2025Louisiana1386895.0884
2026Cincinnati171347.9140
Career3411,7935.31584

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2023Louisiana348621
2024Louisiana174470
2026Cincinnati81690
Career591,4781

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Louisiana3258.3016
2024Louisiana11464.208
2025Louisiana161016.3016
2026Cincinnati2178.5017
Career321895.9017

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Louisiana7RBYr 1
2023Louisiana7RBYr 2
2024Louisiana7RBYr 3
2025Louisiana7RBYr 4
2026Cincinnati7RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″210

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022Louisiana19-0.07––-1.4––
2023Louisiana57-0.19––-10.88%0.05
2024Louisiana1210.1650th (n=434)0.1619.115%0.09
2025Louisiana1490.0946th (n=576)0.1013.119%0.13
2026Cincinnati210.34––7.110%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Louisiana41%3.301.302.8014%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Cincinnati 5 games, 8 returns, 169 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 5vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠157210––
Sep 12vs.Western CarolinaW 62–⁠105761242
Sep 19vs.Miami (OH)W 35–⁠31–––387
Sep 26vs.Kansas StateW 31–⁠26–––226
Oct 17atWest VirginiaL 42–⁠455370114
2025 Louisiana 12 games, 689 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 30vs.RiceL 12–⁠1411460––
Sep 6vs.McNeeseW 34–⁠1014940––
Sep 13atMissouriL 10–⁠525861––
Sep 20atEastern MichiganL 31–⁠34151102––
Sep 27vs.MarshallW 54–⁠5114752––
Oct 18vs.Southern MissL 10–⁠2213550––
Oct 25atTroyL 23–⁠359211––
Nov 1atSouth AlabamaW 31–⁠2215561––
Nov 8vs.Texas StateW 42–⁠3914590––
Nov 20atArkansas StateW 34–⁠3012421––
Nov 29vs.UL MonroeW 30–⁠276200––
Dec 17 ✦vs.DelawareL 13–⁠2010250––
2024 Louisiana 13 games, 695 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.GramblingW 40–⁠105450253
Sep 7atKennesaw StateW 34–⁠10101041265
Sep 21vs.TulaneL 33–⁠415310128
Sep 28atWake ForestW 41–⁠3811780157
Oct 5atSouthern MissW 23–⁠139450373
Oct 12vs.App StateW 34–⁠2414530466
Oct 19atCoastal CarolinaW 34–⁠243200––
Oct 29atTexas StateW 23–⁠178280––
Nov 9vs.Arkansas StateW 55–⁠198591123
Nov 16vs.South AlabamaL 22–⁠24380382
Nov 30atUL MonroeW 37–⁠23191502––
Dec 7vs.MarshallL 3–⁠316250––
Dec 28 ✦vs.TCUL 3–⁠3411490––
2023 Louisiana 13 games, 213 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.Northwestern StateW 38–⁠13450153
Sep 9atOld DominionL 31–⁠3881107167
Sep 16atUABW 41–⁠218280120
Sep 23vs.BuffaloW 45–⁠38–––114
Sep 30atMinnesotaL 24–⁠35220117
Oct 7vs.Texas StateW 34–⁠3075415123
Oct 21vs.Georgia StateL 17–⁠205130122
Oct 28atSouth AlabamaW 33–⁠20230119
Nov 4atArkansas StateL 17–⁠371406106
Nov 9vs.Southern MissL 31–⁠3422203137
Nov 18atTroyL 24–⁠318440245
Nov 25vs.UL MonroeW 52–⁠21391––
Dec 16 ✦vs.Jacksonville StateL 31–⁠3441805139
2022 Louisiana 3 games, 62 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Oct 22vs.Arkansas StateW 38–⁠1811480––
Nov 5vs.TroyL 17–⁠234200––
Nov 26atTexas StateW 41–⁠135−60––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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