5-star 2022 linebacker Harold Perkins picks up Michigan State offer
Cypress (Texas) Cy Park linebacker Harold Perkins is one of the country’s best players in the 2022 class — regardless of position — and he picked up yet another offer on Tuesday.
The latest school to offer the No. 8 overall player in the 2022 On300 rankings is Michigan State, which joins more than 30 others schools on Perkins’ offer list.
The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Perkins is one of the top uncommitted players on the board in 2022, joining EDGE Marvin Jones Jr., wide receiver Evan Stewart, and defensive lineman Walter Nolen. Among the bevy of offers he holds, LSU, Texas and Texas A&M are considered the major players in his recruitment. He visited the Aggies last weekend and took an official visit to Texas over the summer. And despite playing in Texas, Perkins is actually a native of New Orleans and grew up watching the LSU program.
Harold Perkins wants to play in the SEC
Perkins has an official visit scheduled to Oregon for this coming weekend, but he told On3 Director of Recruiting Chad Simmons this summer that he wants to play in the SEC.
“I am only going to an SEC school,” Perkins said. “That is where the dogs are at. That is where the best play. I am a dog and that is where dogs go.”
That doesn’t exactly create a lot of confidence that the Michigan State offer will have any effect on his recruitment.
According to On3’s expert panel of predictions, which SEC school he ends up at is still too close to call. As the in-state schools, both Texas A&M and Texas have made him a huge priority. The Aggies’ big upset win over then-No. 1 Alabama surely didn’t hurt. But LSU remains a wild card. With head coach Ed Orgeron now out after this season, who the Tigers end up hiring could have a major impact in this race.
As a junior last season, Harold Perkins wreaked havoc on both sides of the ball for Cy Park. He totaled 47 tackles, including 14.5 for loss, as well as three forced fumbles. On offense, where he’s Cy Park’s primary running back, he notched 983 yards and 14 touchdowns on just 96 carries. Earlier this month, he showed off the athleticism that has made him such a prize in this recruiting cycle.