Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

2021: Limited to two games due to a knee injury…Completed 4-of-6 passes for 54 yards in the season-opener vs. Southern Illinois (9/2)…Threw his first career touchdown pass on a 6-yard completion with 1:44 left in the fourth quarter of that game…Had one pass attempt the following week at Sam Houston (9/11).

2020: Played in one game at Tennessee State (4/11).

Louisville: Redshirted as a freshman at the University of Louisville in 2019.

Navy: Attended the Naval Academy before joining the Louisville program.

Prep: Played at East St. Louis High Shool...Ranked as the No. 98 dual-threat quarterback and No. 83 player in the state of Illinois, while the 247Sports Composite ranking had him as the No. 95 quarterback and No. 79 player in Illinois...Threw for more than 1,700 yards for East St. Louis as a senior during the 2017 season and tallied 22 touchdowns to only one interception.

Personal: Born February 22, 1999...Majoring in Communication...Son of Jose and Nashae Perez...Has two siblings, including a sister, Amaiya, and a brother, Carson.