N'Kosi Perry (born June 30, 1998) is an

American football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...

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for the

Raiders Tirol The Raiders Tirol (for the AFL-Teams SWARCO Raiders Tirol, formerly Papa Joe's Tyrolean Raiders) are an American football team based in Innsbruck, Austria. Founded in 1992, the Raiders since have become one of Austria's and Europe's most domina ...

of the

European League of Football The European League of Football (ELF) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football sports league, league based in Europe, continuing some team names and logos of the former NFL Europe. The ELF played its first season in 2 ...

(ELF). He played college football for the

Miami Hurricanes The Miami Hurricanes, known informally as The U, UM, or The 'Canes, are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The Hurricanes compete in NCAA Division I, Division I of the National Coll ...

and the

Florida Atlantic Owls The Florida Atlantic Owls are the athletics teams of Florida Atlantic University. The Owls participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I as members of the American Athletic Conference. On October 21, 2021, Flori ...

Early life

Perry attended Vanguard High School in

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. He had 24 total touchdowns as a senior and 43 as a junior. He committed to the

University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private university, private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. , the university enrolled 19,852 students in two colleges and ten schools across over ...

to play college football.

College career

Perry redshirted his first year at Miami in 2017. He entered 2018 as the backup to

Malik Rosier Malik Rosier Jr. (born October 18, 1995) (pronounced Rô-seer) is a former American football quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes. College career Malik was a three-star dual-threat quarterback from Faith Academy in Mobile, Alabama. He decided t ...

. After missing the first game of the season due to a violation of team rules, he received his first playing time the next week against Savannah State, throwing for 93 yards and three touchdowns. Two weeks later against

FIU Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Westchester, Florida, United States. Founded in 1965 by the Florida Legislature, the school opened to students in 1972. FIU is the third-largest uni ...

, Perry replaced Rosier after two series, and completed 17 of 25 passes for 224 yards and three touchdowns. The next week against

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, he started his first career game.

Statistics

Professional career

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Perry was signed by the

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of the

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(CFL) on June 23, 2023, after the team's starting quarterback

Bo Levi Mitchell Bo Levi Mitchell (born March 3, 1990)Official Eastern Washingto ...

was placed on injured reserve. He was released on July 4, 2023.

Seattle Sea Dragons

The

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claimed Perry's XFL player rights after going undrafted in their 2023 rookie draft on June 20, 2023. He was signed on October 25, 2023. The Sea Dragons folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).

Jacksonville Sharks

On April 17, 2024, Perry signed with the

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of the

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Raiders Tirol

On June 14, 2024, Perry signed with the

of the

. He was let go at the end of the season. On June 4th, 2025, he was re-signed after quarterback

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was placed on IR.https://www.bgmsportstrax.com/2025/06/04/raiders-tirol-re-sign-quarterback-nkosi-perry/

References

External links

Miami Hurricanes bioFlorida Atlantic Owls bio
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, NKosi 1998 births Living people American football quarterbacks Florida Atlantic Owls football players Miami Hurricanes football players Players of American football from Ocala, Florida Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Seattle Sea Dragons players American expatriate players of American football Canadian football quarterbacks Players of Canadian football from Florida Raiders Tirol players Jacksonville Sharks players