Nick Perry ( American football ) Nick Perry ( born April 12 , 1990 ) is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers . He was drafted in the 1st round of the 2012 NFL Draft , 28th overall , by the Green Bay Packers . Early years . Perry attended Mackenzie High School in Detroit Michigan for most of his high school career , but transferred to Martin Luther King High School for his senior year as the school was shut down . During his Junior year in 2006 , Perry was named to the All - metro and All - city teams while getting 75 tackles and 11 sacks . His senior year also brought great success as he played defensive linemen , defensive end , and Tight End . He recorded 147 seven tackles and a Michigan Record 36 Sacks . He also caught 14 passes for 310 yards and eight touchdowns . He received numerous honors including being named to the USA today All - USA First Team , Scout . com All - American second team , Super Prep All - Midwest , Prep - Star All Midwest , All - State and Detroit News All - Detroit and the Dream Team “ MVP . ” College career . Recruitment . Perry was measured to be 6 ' 4 and weigh 235 pounds coming out of King High School . He ran a 4 . 51 forty - yard dash , bench pressed 315 pounds , and squatted 400 pounds . He finished with a 3 . 3 Grade point average and received scholarship offers from Miami , Michigan , Michigan State , and the University of Southern California . He ultimately decided to play at USC . USC . 2008 . During his freshman year in 2008 , Perry was redshirted as a Defensive End . 2009 . Perry came on to the scene as mainly as a backup defensive end playing mostly in passing situations . He appeared in 13 games and made his first start against Stanford Cardinals in an embarrassing 55 – 21 defeat . He had 24 tackles , nine for a loss , with a team best nine sacks . His performance had him named to the 2009 Football Writers Freshman All - American first team . 2010 . Perry started nine games in his sophomore season , and saw action as a backup in others . He appeared in a total of 12 games , but missed the opener against The Hawaii Warriors with a sprained ankle . During this season he had 25 tackles with 7 . 5 of them for a loss . He also recorded four sacks , forced two fumbles , and recovered one . 2011 . During his final season as a Trojan , Perry recorded 54 tackles over 12 games , with 13 for a loss along with 8 . 5 sacks . Professional career . 2012 NFL Draft . On December 16 , 2011 , it was announced that he would enter the 2012 NFL Draft . Perry was viewed to be a bit small to be a defensive end with a height of 6 ' 3 and 250 pounds and was predicted to be moved to an outside linebacker in a 3 - 4 defense . He was stated to be an explosive player who can fire off the ball and get upfield in a hurry . He was also stated to have trouble with his lateral movement which will cause problems if he has to drop back in coverage as a linebacker . Perry ' s lack of bulk was also believed to make him an ineffective runstopper . Many scouts also believed that he was inconsistent . He was given a late first round grade . The teams that he was believed to be most likely to be selected by were the San Diego Chargers , the Cleveland Browns , Houston Texans , Green Bay Packers , San Francisco 49ers , and New England Patriots . Green Bay Packers . Perry was selected in the first round ( 28th overall ) by the Green Bay Packers . Packers General Manager Ted Thompson commented that " “ He ’ s got that kind of juice . . . " , while Defensive coordinator Dom Capers stated “ We think he can certainly fit into our nickel scheme , being an edge rusher there . . . Maybe we can move him around a little bit . " Perry commented that “ I ’ m ready to take it to the next level . It ’ s been a dream all my life . I ’ m taking my chance now . ” . 2012 Perry played in six games in the 2012 season and recorded two sacks . He was put on injured reserve after he suffered a knee injury in week 6 .