Biography
PRO CAREER
- Has yet to make NFL debut
PRO CAREER
- Has yet to make NFL debut
COLLEGE
- Played in 33 career games (32 starts) at Freson State (2020-22)
- Recorded 119 tackles (71 solo), 38.0 tackles for loss, 23.0 sacks, six passes defensed, nine forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception in three-year career
- Registered 47 tackles (31 solo), 16.0 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, six quarterback hits, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one interception in 2022
- Became the first Bulldog defensive lineman to grab an interception since 2018
- His 16.0 TFLs are the most in a season by a Bulldog since 2015
- His 11.5 sacks are the most in a season by a Bulldog since 2001
- Ranked No. 7 in the FBS in sacks
- Had a career-high 5.0 TFLs and 4.0 sacks against San Jose State (Oct. 15)
- Had the most sacks in a game (4.0) by any Mountain West player and the second-most in a game among all FBS players in 2022
- It was the most sacks in a game by a Bulldog since at least 2000, and the most by any MW player since the 2019 season
- Had the most TFLs in a game (5.0) by any MW player this season and the second-most in a game by any FBS player
- His 16.0 tackles for loss are the fifth-most by a player in program history
- His 11.5 sacks are the fifth-most by a player in program history
- Led the Mountain West in sacks
- Had the second-most tackles for loss among all MW players
- Selected as a defensive team captain in 13 games
- Named the MW Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 17
- Started all 10 games at defensive line at Sacramento State in 2018
- Registered 23 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks
- Spent the 2017 season at Merced Junior College (led the team with 14.0 sacks in 11 games played)
PERSONAL
- Attended Merced High School
- Recorded 156 tackles in his two-year varsity career, averaging 6.5 tackles/game
- Registered 6.0 sacks as a senior
- Helped Merced High School to two conference titles
- Part of a community service group, Bears Give Back
- Born in San Jose, Calif.
- Son of Arturo and Leticia Perales
- Three brothers; Carlos, Victor and Arturo, and one sister, Marisol
- Earned his bachelor's of science in forensic behavioral sciences from Fresno State