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LB2026 Draft Prospect

Harold Perkins Jr.

LSU

Measurables

6'1"

223 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 5-6

Old-School Run-Defending MIKE

Harold Perkins Jr. projects as a old-school run-defending mike — a LB from 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 90 (dominated the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

90A

Dominance score · multi-component

Top-tier college producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

96th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

79th

2022

Breakout

15%

75th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

33th

Tk/G · 4.52

★2× off-the-chart seasons+10 dominancePeaked early · trajectory flat/down since

Trait grades · 5 dimensions

N/A

Speed

No combine number on file — —s 40-yard

N/A

Burst

No combine number on file — no vert · no broad

N/A

Lateral Agility

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

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Frame

15th percentile · 6'1" · 223 lb

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.24
  1. #1

    Shemar James

    2025 R5 · #152 · Florida · 6-1/222lb · 4.69s 40

    88

    sim

  2. #2

    Jordan Magee

    2024 R5 · #139 · Temple · 6-1/228lb · 4.55s 40

    71

    sim

  3. #3

    Casey Matthews

    2011 R4 · #116 · Oregon · 6-1/231lb · 4.78s 40

    71

    sim

Scheme fit

Two-back, gap-scheme base defense that needs a MIKE who can stack and shed.

X-Factor

Frame grades in the 15th percentile — 6'1".

Primary risk

Frame sits in the 15th percentile (6'1") — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. LB class · 2000–2026 baseline
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40-Yard

No data

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Vertical

No data

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Broad

No data

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3-Cone

No data

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Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

17

Athletic composite

17thPOOR

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Below avg1× Replacement
31.432ndBELOW AVG
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Arm

vs. 223

8.12ndREPLACEMENT
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Hand

vs. 223

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Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2022LSU72393347.531-30
2023LSU74433145.53100
2024LSU16511000000
2025LSU5526293413500
Career217113104111775470