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Jersey Number 3
Koi Perich
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Esko, Minn.
- High School:
- Esko HS
- Prev School:
- Minnesota
As a Junior (2026)
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» Big Ten Preseason Honors
As a Sophomore at Minnesota (2025)
» All-Big Ten second team
Played in all 13 games, seeing action on offense, defense and special teams ... Recorded 82 tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack ... Broke up two passes, forced one fumble and returned lone interception for a touchdown ... Caught seven passes for 89 yards and rushed five times for nine yards ... Returned 19 kickoffs for 499 yards and 18 punts for 118 yards ... vs. Buffalo (Aug. 28): Recorded one catch for 12 yards on offense, two tackles on defense, and one punt return for 18 yards ... vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 6): Started on offense and defense ... Made one catch for 24 yards, totaled three tackles, including one tackles for loss ... Also had four punt returns for 33 yards ... at Cal (Sept. 13): Made five tackles at Cal and also caught one pass for 19 yards and returned two kickoffs for 45 yards ... vs. Rutgers (Sept. 27): Competed on defense, tallying 11 tackles and one sack, and special teams, returning three kicks for 83 yards ... at No. 1 Ohio State (Oct. 4): Broke up one pass and had nine tackles ... vs. Purdue (Oct. 11): Made five tackles and returned an interception 27 yards for the first touchdown of his career, and also logged 16 punt return yards and 33 kickoff return yards ... vs. No. 25 Nebraska (Oct. 17): Returned one punt and one kickoff, and made three tackles ... at Iowa (Oct. 25): Returned two kickoffs for 36 yards and made six tackles ... vs. Michigan State (Nov. 1): Made 10 tackles and returned one kickoff for 20 yards and four punts for 20 yards ... at No. 8 Oregon (Nov. 14): Rushed two times for 11 yards, returned one kickoff for 16 yards and made five tackles ... vs. Northwestern (Nov. 22): Totaled 10 tackles and one tackle for loss at Northwestern and also broke up one pass and forced one fumble ... vs. Wisconsin (Nov. 28): Made eight tackles against Wisconsin and returned one kickoff for 20 yards ... vs. New Mexico (Dec. 26): Made five tackles and caught four passes for 34 yards and rushed two times for seven yards against New Mexico.
As a Freshman at Minnesota (2024)
» All-Big 10 First Team selection
» Sporting News All American
Played in all 13 games and started three on defense ... Also saw action on offense and was the team's primary kick and punt returner ... Made 46 tackles and had 2.5 tackles for loss ... Forced one fumble, broke up three passes and made five interceptions (totaled 63 interception return yards) ... Returned 20 punts for 188 yards and 16 kickoffs for 314 yards ... Finished fourth on the team in all-purpose yards with 565 ... Since 1976, Perich was the only freshman in all of FBS to have recorded more than 100 punt return yards, 100 kick return yards and five interceptions in a season ... First Gopher freshman to be named All-Big Ten First Team since running back Darrell Thompson in 1986 ... vs. Rhode Island (Sept. 7): Tallied one tackle, returned first career interception 16 yards and returned one punt for 28 yards ... vs. Nevada (Sept. 14): Returned two punts for 22 yards and made one tackle ... vs. Iowa (Sept. 21): Returned four kickoffs for 80 yards ... at Michigan (Sept. 28): Led team with 108 all-purpose yards (82 punt return, 26 kick return) ... vs. USC (Oct. 5): Made six tackles, forced one fumble, had one interception and returned one punt and one kick ... at UCLA (Oct. 12): Made two interceptions and had two tackles, while also returning three punts and one kickoff ... vs. Maryland (Oct. 26): Made three tackles and returned one interception 45 yards, while also returning three punts for 31 yards ... at Illinois (Nov. 2): Made three tackles and returned one kickoff for 18 yards ... at Rutgers (Nov. 9): Returned three kickoffs for 62 yards and made five tackles and half of a tackle for loss ... vs. Penn State (Nov. 23): Returned one kickoff for 23 yards and also had 13 tackles and one tackle for loss ... at Wisconsin (Nov. 29): Made a team-high eight tackles and broke up one pass, while also returning two kickoffs for 50 yards and four punts for five yard ... vs. Virgina Tech (Jan. 3): Broke up one pass, had one tackle for loss and made four tackles.
High School
Attended Esko High School in Esko, Minn. ... As a senior, played defense, offense and special teams as he led his team to a 10-1 record ... Played in 10 games and responsible for 27 total touchdowns ... Made 62 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks, five interceptions, recovered two fumbles and forced one fumble while also scoring five defensive touchdowns ... Rushed 61 times for 708 yards 16 touchdowns and also had six receptions for 80 yards and one score ... Passed for one touchdown ... Had 12 total returns for 464 yards, while returning three punts for a touchdown and one kickoff for a touchdown ... Named First-Team All-State by the AP ... Named MVP of the 2024 All-American Bowl after making one interception, blocking and recovering one punt, breaking up two passes and recording one tackle for loss ... Also played basketball and ran track in high school ... Was the 2022 Class A long jump state champion and also finished sixth in the triple jump ... Consensus four-star recruit ... Ranked as the No. 1 prospect in Minnesota by On3, 247Sports and ESPN and No. 3 safety in the nation by On3 ... On3 listed him as the No. 53 overall recruit in the country.
» Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list
» Big Ten Preseason Honors
As a Sophomore at Minnesota (2025)
» All-Big Ten second team
Played in all 13 games, seeing action on offense, defense and special teams ... Recorded 82 tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack ... Broke up two passes, forced one fumble and returned lone interception for a touchdown ... Caught seven passes for 89 yards and rushed five times for nine yards ... Returned 19 kickoffs for 499 yards and 18 punts for 118 yards ... vs. Buffalo (Aug. 28): Recorded one catch for 12 yards on offense, two tackles on defense, and one punt return for 18 yards ... vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 6): Started on offense and defense ... Made one catch for 24 yards, totaled three tackles, including one tackles for loss ... Also had four punt returns for 33 yards ... at Cal (Sept. 13): Made five tackles at Cal and also caught one pass for 19 yards and returned two kickoffs for 45 yards ... vs. Rutgers (Sept. 27): Competed on defense, tallying 11 tackles and one sack, and special teams, returning three kicks for 83 yards ... at No. 1 Ohio State (Oct. 4): Broke up one pass and had nine tackles ... vs. Purdue (Oct. 11): Made five tackles and returned an interception 27 yards for the first touchdown of his career, and also logged 16 punt return yards and 33 kickoff return yards ... vs. No. 25 Nebraska (Oct. 17): Returned one punt and one kickoff, and made three tackles ... at Iowa (Oct. 25): Returned two kickoffs for 36 yards and made six tackles ... vs. Michigan State (Nov. 1): Made 10 tackles and returned one kickoff for 20 yards and four punts for 20 yards ... at No. 8 Oregon (Nov. 14): Rushed two times for 11 yards, returned one kickoff for 16 yards and made five tackles ... vs. Northwestern (Nov. 22): Totaled 10 tackles and one tackle for loss at Northwestern and also broke up one pass and forced one fumble ... vs. Wisconsin (Nov. 28): Made eight tackles against Wisconsin and returned one kickoff for 20 yards ... vs. New Mexico (Dec. 26): Made five tackles and caught four passes for 34 yards and rushed two times for seven yards against New Mexico.
As a Freshman at Minnesota (2024)
» All-Big 10 First Team selection
» Sporting News All American
Played in all 13 games and started three on defense ... Also saw action on offense and was the team's primary kick and punt returner ... Made 46 tackles and had 2.5 tackles for loss ... Forced one fumble, broke up three passes and made five interceptions (totaled 63 interception return yards) ... Returned 20 punts for 188 yards and 16 kickoffs for 314 yards ... Finished fourth on the team in all-purpose yards with 565 ... Since 1976, Perich was the only freshman in all of FBS to have recorded more than 100 punt return yards, 100 kick return yards and five interceptions in a season ... First Gopher freshman to be named All-Big Ten First Team since running back Darrell Thompson in 1986 ... vs. Rhode Island (Sept. 7): Tallied one tackle, returned first career interception 16 yards and returned one punt for 28 yards ... vs. Nevada (Sept. 14): Returned two punts for 22 yards and made one tackle ... vs. Iowa (Sept. 21): Returned four kickoffs for 80 yards ... at Michigan (Sept. 28): Led team with 108 all-purpose yards (82 punt return, 26 kick return) ... vs. USC (Oct. 5): Made six tackles, forced one fumble, had one interception and returned one punt and one kick ... at UCLA (Oct. 12): Made two interceptions and had two tackles, while also returning three punts and one kickoff ... vs. Maryland (Oct. 26): Made three tackles and returned one interception 45 yards, while also returning three punts for 31 yards ... at Illinois (Nov. 2): Made three tackles and returned one kickoff for 18 yards ... at Rutgers (Nov. 9): Returned three kickoffs for 62 yards and made five tackles and half of a tackle for loss ... vs. Penn State (Nov. 23): Returned one kickoff for 23 yards and also had 13 tackles and one tackle for loss ... at Wisconsin (Nov. 29): Made a team-high eight tackles and broke up one pass, while also returning two kickoffs for 50 yards and four punts for five yard ... vs. Virgina Tech (Jan. 3): Broke up one pass, had one tackle for loss and made four tackles.
High School
Attended Esko High School in Esko, Minn. ... As a senior, played defense, offense and special teams as he led his team to a 10-1 record ... Played in 10 games and responsible for 27 total touchdowns ... Made 62 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks, five interceptions, recovered two fumbles and forced one fumble while also scoring five defensive touchdowns ... Rushed 61 times for 708 yards 16 touchdowns and also had six receptions for 80 yards and one score ... Passed for one touchdown ... Had 12 total returns for 464 yards, while returning three punts for a touchdown and one kickoff for a touchdown ... Named First-Team All-State by the AP ... Named MVP of the 2024 All-American Bowl after making one interception, blocking and recovering one punt, breaking up two passes and recording one tackle for loss ... Also played basketball and ran track in high school ... Was the 2022 Class A long jump state champion and also finished sixth in the triple jump ... Consensus four-star recruit ... Ranked as the No. 1 prospect in Minnesota by On3, 247Sports and ESPN and No. 3 safety in the nation by On3 ... On3 listed him as the No. 53 overall recruit in the country.
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