LB · Atlanta Falcons · #56
Harold Perkins Jr.
ROLB2- College
- LSU
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 222 lb
- Experience
- 1st season
Tackles
31
61st of 123 LBs
Stops
15
73rd of 123 LBs
Yards per run tackle
4.3
98th of 123 LBs
Missed tackle rate
8.6%
75th of 123 LBs
Coverage
32 targets
56.3 cmp% · 3.7 y/tgt · 0 int
Ranks compare against the 123 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.
Week-by-week
Tackles by game
2026 game log
| Usage | Tackling | Pass rush | Coverage | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game | ||||||||||||||
| Wk 1 @ PITL | 23 | 33.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wk 2 vs CARL | 26 | 38.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wk 3 @ GBW | 43 | 65.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37.5 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wk 4 @ NOW | 52 | 70.3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 55.6 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wk 5 vs BALL | 25 | 32.9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Wk 6 vs CHIL | 41 | 53.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wk 7 vs SFW | 56 | 84.8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 75.0 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | 266 | 53.8 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 56.3 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 |
How he compares
2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average
Contract
Rookie deal · signed 2026 with Falcons
$4.6Mover 4 years
- Avg. per year
- $1.1M
- Guaranteed
- $207K 5%
- Signed
- 2026
- Runs through
- 2029
2026 · now
2027
2028
2029
Year 1 of 4
Career by season
| Overall | Tackling | Pass rush | Coverage | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 7 | 266 | 53.8 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 64.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |