Chris Perry (American football)
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Advance, North Carolina, U.S.
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 27, 1981 Advance, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Fork Union Military (Fork Union, Virginia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Michigan (2000–2003) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2004: 1st round, 26th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Raymond Christopher Perry (born December 27, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, receiving consensus All-American honors in 2003. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 2004 NFL draft, and played his entire NFL career for the Bengals.[1]
Perry was born in Advance, North Carolina. He attended Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia, where he helped his team win multiple VISFA State Championships.
College career
Perry attended the University of Michigan, where he played for coach Lloyd Carr's Michigan Wolverines football team from 2000 to 2003. As a senior in 2003, he rushed for 1,674 yards and 18 touchdowns and finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting and fourth in Michigan annals for rushing yards in a season. Perry was recognized as a consensus All-American, and also received the Doak Walker Award, given to the nation's top running back, was the Big Ten Conference rushing champion,[2] and was named the Big Ten Conference MVP.
Perry set a Michigan game record with 51 carries in a 27–20 win over Michigan State on November 1, 2003. He finished his career at Michigan fifth on the school's career rushing list with 3,696 yards and third in rushing touchdowns with 39.
Statistics
| Season | Rush Att | Rush Yards | Yds/Att | Rush TD | Long | Recv yards | Recv TD | Total offense | Points scored |
| 2000 | 77 | 417 | 5.4 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 417 | 30 |
| 2001 | 129 | 495 | 3.8 | 2 | 30 | 49 | 0 | 544 | 12 |
| 2002 | 267 | 1110 | 4.2 | 14 | 57 | 156 | 0 | 1267 | 84 |
| 2003 | 338 | 1674 | 5.0 | 18 | 63 | 367 | 2 | 2041 | 120 |
| Career total | 811 | 3696 | 4.6 | 39 | 63 | 572 | 2 | 4269 | 246 |