Feb. 5, 2009
Head Coach Mike Price announced the addition of Kevin Perry to UTEP's 2009 football recruiting class on Thursday.
"Kevin has tremendous physical ability, and he is a very good student," Price said. "He reminds me of Kellen Winslow, who I coached at Missouri. I think he'll be a tight end for us, but he could play defensive end because he likes to hit. We'll just see how it goes. We're really excited about him."
The 6-5, 230-pound Perry currently attends Westbury Christian High School in Houston, and projects as either a tight end or defensive lineman for the Miners. He was a first team TAPPS 4A All-District defensive end and wide receiver as a senior, and was regarded as one of the top 100 recruits in the Houston Area.
Also an accomplished basketball player, Perry is currently averaging 22 points and six rebounds per game. He is rated the 38th-best Texas recruit in the class of 2009 by Hoop Scoop Online and the no. 97 power forward in the country by Scouts, Inc. Perry may play basketball at UTEP in addition to football.
Kevin Perry
TE/DL, 6-5, 230, Opelousas, La. (Houston Westbury Christian HS)
First team TAPPS 4A All-District defensive end and wide receiver as a senior at Westbury Christian High School ... rated one of the top 100 recruits in the Houston area ... selected to play in the Space City Classic all-star game ... first team All-District wideout as a junior ... coached by Charlie Ward at Westbury Christian High, where he played four years of varsity ball ... saw action at several positions (cornerback, defensive end, linebacker, quarterback, safety, tight end, wide receiver) throughout his prep career, while also returning kicks as a senior ... also recruited heavily by Boise State, Liberty, Miami (Ohio), North Texas, Stephen F. Austin, Texas State and Wichita State ... a standout power forward on the basketball court who currently averages 22 points and six rebounds per game ... first team All-State, All-District and All-State Tournament honoree as a junior, averaging 13.5 points and 6.1 boards ... rated the 38th-best Texas recruit in the class of 2009 by Hoop Scoop Online ... regarded as the no. 97 power forward in the country by Scouts, Inc. ... also ran track in high school, advancing to the state meet in the 100 meters and the 4x100 relay ... served as student council communications officer ... was also student body president his junior year and vice president his senior year ... full name is Kevin D'Aundre Perry ... nickname is "K.P." ... parents are Gerald and Conya Perry ... father played in the NFL for the Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Raiders and the Oakland Raiders ... has two brothers and one sister ... cousin, Stephen Jackson, plays for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA ... born 7/6/90 (Denver, Colo.).