Octavio Pérez

Octavio Pérez

Octavio Pérez posing before the first training session of his senior year.
No. 37 – Prospect
Position:	Wide Receiver
Personal information
Born:	(2025-03-26)March 26, 2025 (aged 37) Maastricht, Netherlands
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	230 lb (104 kg)
Username:	Raven
Career information
College:	University of Missouri
Career history
Roster status:	Active

Octavio Pérez (born March 26, 2025) is an American football wide receiver who is currently preparing to enter the professional ranks. He played college football for University of Missouri and has declared his intent to enter the professional ranks next season.

Early years

"Octavio Pérez was born in Maastricht, the Netherlands to father Esteban Pérez and mother Babette Heesbeen-Pérez. Octavio is half Costa Rican on his fathers side and half dutch on his mothers side. His parents met each other at the University of Amsterdam while attending the university as students. His father Esteban works as an economic researcher for The ING Bank Group. His mother Babette is a retired professional field hockey player, who currently works as a sports psychologist. 

Growing up in the Netherlands Octavio’s sporting career began with soccer. His parents signed him up for a local football team when he was 6 and he played the sport until he turned 11. Growing tired of soccer, he looked into other sports and fell in love with American Football. He started out playing for the Maastricht Wildcats flag football team, until he moved up to tackle football. At a young age he garnered quite some attention and eventually was approached by the head of youth development at the Cologne Centurions and was invited for a tryout. He was accepted into the program and at the age of 16 moved to Cologne by himself. Here he would stay with a host family, follow his high school courses and train with the Centurions. As he kept improving with the Centurions he believed he had the chance to become a player in the ISFL. Pérez sought a sports scholarship at an American College. 

College career

Showing a lot of promise, a few colleges were willing to stick out their necks and bring in this European player. Out of the offers he received, Pérez would accept that of the University of Missouri. Becoming a member of the Missouri Tigers. With no high school stats to show for himself as he joined the team. Pérez was put on a spot to really have to prove himself as being a worthy part of the team.

Freshman Season

Entering the season it became clear that Pérez was not yet developed enough to play a role in the team. The skill and heart were there, but his size was lacking and the wide receiving corps at MU was pretty stacked. Towards the end of the season Pérez was more accustomed to being in America, playing in a more demanding and skillful competition. As such he was used in three games, starting in two of these matches. He would receive 5 passes for 47 yards. The team would go 1-2 in the games Pérez played and ended the season with a 5-7 record.

Sophomore Season

Entering his second season with the team, Pérez shot up the depth chart to the 2nd string wide receiver. Two seniors had graduated, one junior transferred to Akron and Pérez had shown a lot of promise coming into this season. A Standout performance for Pérez came in week 6 against Wake Forest where he received 7 passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-12 win. The Tigers went 9-3 this season and played in the Yodel Kid Memorial Bowl against LSU. They ended up losing the match 24-30. Pérez had 4 receptions that game for 63 yards and scored one touchdown. 

Junior Season

Heading into the junior season Pérez was promoted to the number one receiving target. A big responsibility which he took with both hands. Due to his passion shown in the game he was also named as the offensive assistant captain. Pérez helped the Tigers to a 9-0 start, but their invincible season was ended by Texas A&M in a bad 14-42 home defeat. The Tigers would end the season 11-1, before losing once again to Texas A&M in the conference semifinals, in a much closer 24-28 contest. 

Senior Season

In his final season with the Tigers, Pérez was named as the offensive captain. The Tigers star QB graduated the season before and with a sophomore QB the offense struggled a bit. This would show in an early 1-3 record. The Tigers fought hard to claw their way back to a 8-4 season, good enough to make the Tony Rigatoni Bowl game against the Arizona Wildcats. They would win this game 42-17, with Pérez going 8 receptions for 142 yards with two touchdowns.

College career statistics

Career statistics			Receiving
Season	Team	Games	Rec	Yards	Avg	Lg	TD
2046	UMich	3	5	47	9.4	18	0
2047	UMich	13	65	728	11.2	33	7
2048	UMich	14	93	1423	15.3	52	13
2049	UMich	13	82	1336	16.3	46	12
Total		245	3534	14.43	52	32

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)

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