Paul Kerry Perkins II is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, leading the Pac-12 Conference in rushing as a sophomore in 2014. He earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors the following year. He was selected by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft, and was also a member of the Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, and Indianapolis Colts.
Perkins with UCLA in 2014
The UCLA Bruins football program represents the University of California, Los Angeles, in college football as members of the Big Ten Conference at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. The Bruins play their home games off campus at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
Fred Cozens, UCLA's first head football coach
Jackie Robinson (who broke baseball's color barrier) played on the Bruins from 1939 to 1940
Bruin RB Johnny Hermann catching a pass in a 1955 game against Oregon State
Coach Dick Vermeil was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.