Josh Perry was a tone-setting, production-heavy Buckeye linebacker
In the 2014 season, Josh Perry was the engine of Ohio State’s linebacker room, leading the Buckeyes with 124 tackles and adding 8.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, and a forced fumble while helping power a national title run[1][13]. His calling card was range, durability, and downhill violence: he posted back-to-back 100-tackle seasons and finished his Ohio State career with 296 tackles[1][13]. If you value an instinctive, high-motor linebacker who shows up in big games, Perry is exactly the kind of player who makes a defense feel louder.