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Darren Perry

Penn State · Safety · 1990-91

COV
81
TAK
72
RNG
85

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Perry was a first-team All-American on at least one selector's team in 1991 and a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (1990 and 1991).

Perry's 1990 season ranks No. 3 in program history for interceptions.

Perry was the No. 203 overall pick in the 1992 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 80 overall, the 2nd-highest safety rating at Penn State since 1990 and No. 12 among all safeties of the 1990-1994 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1990
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 1991
    • First-team All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 1992
    • No. 203 overall pick, NFL Draft

Penn State Record Book

  • No. 3 in single-season interceptions (1990)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Penn State Teammates

  1. 93Kerry Collins1991-94QB
  2. 90Ki-Jana Carter1992-94RB
  3. 88Bobby Engram1993-96WR
  4. 86O.J. McDuffie1988-92WR
  5. 80Kyle Brady1992-94TE
  6. 80Lou Benfatti1991-93EDGE
  7. 72Brian Miller1994-96S
  8. 72Frank Giannetti1990EDGE
  9. 72Leonard Humphries1990-91CB
  10. 72Mark D'Onofrio1990-91LB

Full Penn State all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 1990-1994 Era

  1. 90Aaron GlennTexas A&M · 1992-93S
  2. 90Ken SwillingGeorgia Tech · 1990-91S
  3. 90Lawyer MilloyWashington · 1994-95S
  4. 90Tripp WelborneMichigan · 1990S
  5. 88Chris HudsonColorado · 1990-94S
  6. 86Brian RobinsonAuburn · 1994S
  7. 86Clifton AbrahamFlorida State · 1991-94S
  8. 86Darryl WilliamsMiami · 1990-91S

Best college safeties since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Darren Perry) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.