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2026 Football Roster

9 Alex Perry

  • Position WR
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 210
  • Hometown Port Charlotte, Fla.
  • High School Port Charlotte
  • Prev School FIU
  • Instagram alex4perry
  • Twitter alexperry_4

Biography

2026 Senior

  • Transferred to Illinois with one year of eligibility remaining 

2025 Junior (FIU)

  • All-CUSA First Team
  • Phil Steele All-CUSA First Team
  • Started all 13 games at wide receiver
  • 56 receptions for 840 yards and nine touchdowns on the season
  • Led the team in receptions (56), receiving yards (840), and receiving touchdowns (9)
  • 100-yard receiving performances in back-to-back games against Jacksonville State (11/22/25) and at Sam Houston (11/29/25)
  • Career-high 140 receiving yards against Sam Houston (11/29/25)
  • Career-high eight receptions against Liberty (11/15/25)
  • Two-touchdown games against Middle Tennessee (11/8/25) and Sam Houston (11/29/25)
  • Ended the regular season with touchdowns in five straight games
  • Averaged 102 receiving yards per game and scored six touchdowns over the last four games of the regular season

2024 Sophomore (Hawaii)

  • Played in all 12 games with seven starts at wide receiver
  • 22 receptions for 195 yards on the season
  • Season-high six receptions for 57 yards against Boise State (9/7/24)

2023 Redshirt Freshman (Hawaii)

  • Played in 12 games with six starts at wide receiver
  • 24 receptions for 277 yards and three touchdowns on the season
  • Season-high five receptions for 48 yards against New Mexico (10/21/23)
  • Scored his first career touchdown on a 1-yard catch at Oregon

2022 Freshman (Hawaii)

  • Played in one game and redshirted the season

High School 

  • Three-star recruit by 247Sports
  • Rated as the #188 wide receiver recruit in the nation by 247Sports
  • A first-team all-area wide receiver
  • 28 receptions for 658 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior
  • 2021 Sun Preps Boys Athlete of the Year
  • Also a basketball standout and was named the 5A Player of the Year
  • Broke the Port Charlotte record for points in a game with 49 during senior night of the 2021-22 season
  • Averaged 18.8 points and 8.3 rebounds as a junior
  • Helped the Port Charlotte basketball team win three district championships

Personal

  • Son of Alissa Perry
  • Has two brothers and two sisters
  • Majored in communication arts at FIU
  • Engaged to his fiancée in May 2026

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2025-26Senior

    WR
    6'5" 200 lbs
  • 9

    2026Senior

    WR
    6'5" 210 lbs
    9