E. J. Perry (American football)
Ernest Joseph Perry IV (born August 26, 1998) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Boston College and Brown. Early life and high school Perry grew up in Andover, Massachusetts, and attended Andover High School. He played football at Andover for his father, E. J. Perry III, and was a four-year starter at quarterback. Perry set the single-game state record for passing yards with 636 during his junior season and was featured in Sports Illustrated'''s Faces in the Crowd. As a senior, Perry was named the Boston Globe'' Division 1 Player of the Year after he passed for 3,398 yards and 47 touchdowns, which tied the state record, and also rushed for 1,006 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. He finished his high school career with 8,712 passing yards and 114 touchdown passes, both of which are second in Massachusetts high school history. Perry committed to play college football at Boston College over FBS offers from UMass and Ohio and from FCS schools New Hampshire, Holy Cross, Monmouth, Bryant, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown and Columbia. College career Perry began his collegiate career at Boston College and joined the team as an early enrollee. He