Old-School Run-Defending MIKE

Projected
Round 2-3

Drafted · Round 6 · Pick 215 · 215th overall
Jr. suits up at /p/harold-perkins-jr
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 2Projected · Round 2-3Harold Perkins Jr. projects as a old-school run-defending mike. A LB out of LSU who tested with an unmeasured athletic profile. Limited combine sample. Works off 6'1" · 223 lb and the position film. College defensive line: 217 tackles · 17 sacks · 5 INT · 11 PD across 4 seasons. Dominance score 94 (dominated the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Top-tier college producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Elite
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Strong
Peak season
40% wt2022
Strong
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Below avg
Efficiency
10% wtTk/G · 4.52
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs LB CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
2 of 2 metrics graded
Arm
31.4″·32nd of 222
Hand
8.1″·2nd of 222
Arm
vs. 222
Hand
vs. 222
Trait grades
Speed
No combine number on file — —s 40-yard
Burst
No combine number on file — no vert · no broad
Lateral Agility
No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle
Power
No combine number on file — no bench on file
Frame
15th percentile · 6'1" · 223 lb
NFL comparisons
Shemar James
Unknown2025 R5 · #152 · Florida · 6-1/222lb · 4.69s 40
88
sim
Jordan Magee
Unknown2024 R5 · #139 · Temple · 6-1/228lb · 4.55s 40
71
sim
Casey Matthews
2011 R4 · #116 · Oregon · 6-1/231lb · 4.78s 40
71
sim
X-Factor
Frame grades in the 15th percentile. 6'1".
Primary risk
Frame sits in the 15th percentile (6'1"). That's the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Scheme fit
Two-back, gap-scheme base defense that needs a MIKE who can stack and shed.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | LSU | 72 | 39 | 33 | 4 | 7.5 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 2023 | LSU | 74 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 5.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | LSU | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | LSU | 55 | 26 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 0 |
| Career | 217 | 113 | 104 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 0 | |
Generated by deterministic-v30 · Jun 2, 2026Workout · Combine