Shane Perry

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-0
Weight:
243
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Holly Springs
High School:
Holly Springs
Prev School:
Barton College
Major:
University Studies

Senior in the classroom that has one year of athletic eligibility remaining … Mid-year walk-on from Barton College who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2024 … Played four seasons with the Bulldogs (2020-23) … Two-time All-South Atlantic Conference First-Team selection (2022-23) … Appeared in 37 career games where he tallied 316 tackles (169 solo) … Credited with 31.5 TFLs (minus 99 yards) and 6.0 sacks (minus 41 yards) … Picked off a pair of passes while registering five pass breakups … Forced seven fumbles, while recovering one … Credited with one blocked kick … Registered at least two tackles in all 37 career games (5-plus 32 times, 10-plus 12 times) … Booked a career-best 18 tackles against Lenoir-Rhyne in 2021.

2023 (Barton College): Led the Bulldogs in tackles for the third-straight year with 102 (45 solo) … Earned All-Super Region Two First-Team honors by D2CCA … Also named All-South Atlantic Conference First-Team accolades … Tallied 8.0 TFLs (-24 yards) with 2.0 sacks (-11 yards) … Picked off one pass (at Tusculum) … Credited with two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a blocked kick against Limestone … Registered five or more tackles in a game 11 times (10 or more on six occasions) … Booked a season-high 14 stops (eight solo) at Lenoir-Rhyne … Tallied a half TFL in a contest five times with a season-best 3.0 against Wingate for seven yards … Named North Carolina’s Strongest Man at the BodyArmor State Games of North Carolina on June 17, 2023.

2022 (Barton College): Earned All-South Atlantic Conference First-Team honors during sophomore campaign … Led the squad in stops with 98 (53 solo) appearing in 11 games … Credited with 8.5 TFLs for minus 15 yards … Forced a fumble against Mars Hill … Picked off one pass at Wingate returning it seven yards … Booked multiple stops in all 11 games with five or more 10 times and 10 or more on three occasions … Recorded season-high 17 tackles against Catawba … Registered a half TFL in 10 of 11 contests.

2021 (Barton College): Tallied a team-best 99 tackles (62 solo) to lead the team as a redshirt freshman … Booked at least one stop in all 11 games (multiple 10 times) … Registered 18 stops against Lenoir-Rhyne (12 solo) … Credited with 12.0 TFLs (-51 yards) and 4.0 sacks (-30 yards) … Forced five fumbles, credited with two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup … In nine of 11 contests was credited with a half TFL … Tallied one or more TFLs in a contest on seven occasions … Credited with two forced fumbles at Erskine.

2020 (Barton College): Appeared in four games during true freshman season earning a redshirt … Tallied 17 tackles (nine solo) … Credited with 3.0 TFLs (-9 yards) … In first collegiate game, recorded a season-high nine stops (six solo) against Erskine with 1.5 TFLs (-4 yards) … Registered multiple stops against Wingate (two), Lenoir-Rhyne (three) and Newberry (three) … Also had a TFL (-3 yards) at Lenoir-Rhyne and a half TFL (-2 yards) against Newberry.

High School: During senior season, tallied 138 tackles (122 solo) and averaged 12.5 tackles per contest over 11-game season … Credited with 33.0 TFLs and 9.0 sacks … Picked off one pass, registered two pass breakups, recovered one fumble, caused two fumbles and blocked one punt … Two-way player (outside linebacker, full back) … Earned HIghSchool OT All-East honors as a junior.