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Which is what teams started to do when he was playing as an edge, hence he needed to be stood up somewhere else. Realistically, he needs to put on 20 pounds, move to safety, or be a situational player at the next level.

Perkins has one incredible asset going for him...speed! But I took up slightly for House's use of him last season. OC and OL coaches figured Perkins out. Perkins is not strong enough or big enough to fight through blockers so pass rushing from the LOS wasn't going to work. For that reason also, he isn't the best tackler on the team...hence 6 missed tackles in the Ole Miss game. And since the secondary was incredibly inexperienced (Brooks' brain tumor diagnosis a devastating blow), MH decided to use him to help out in pass coverage and almost played a short safety type position.

Your statement has pretty much been mine and some others. A few posters resent the term "tweener" but that is exactly what Perkins is. Not strong/big enough to play on the LOS and even be a run stopper at the 2nd level and yet really not experienced enough to play as a safety. Someone once said he would be a top 5 pick in next year's draft.

Unless he can find a position, he would be a 2nd or 3rd day pick. IMO, Kelly is doing the smart thing trying to find a position for him for his future. There might be some growing pains for now, but if anyone thinks "oh, just use him like he was used a TR FR when he wrecked havoc".

Yeah, good luck with that. OC and OL coaches aren't stupid and they make adjustments and find weaknesses in players and defenses. Maybe the Arkansas coaches in the 2022 LSU game were too busy eating Cheetos and drinking Pepsi with John Chavis to have adjusted during that game.