Breshad Perriman, WR UCF – 2015 NFL Combine Interview

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favorite play call

I have a lot. We have a thing called a shake and a thing called bulldog. Basically, shake was a post-corner, bulldog was essentially a deep post.

did you play WR your whole life or did you play other positions?

When I was younger, basically I played receiver all my life. I don’t know how that happened but they just put me at receiver and it worked out from there.

did you play catch with your dad, (former NFL player) Brett?

Yeah, all the time. To this day we might just go outside and throw the ball around when he has nothing to do but sit around and maybe critique any time I catch the ball. It always turns into a learning process.

disappointed Miami didn’t offer a scholarship? would you have gone if they offered

My dad went there so I was a huge Miami fan. But as I got older I realized they had a lot of receivers and I was looking for the best opportunity to play my first year. It probably would have been nice, I probably would have still ended up going to UCF and I’m glad I went to UCF but it would have been another offer under my belt.

do you have brothers and sisters taller than you?

Yeah, actually my oldest brother he’s maybe a little bit shorter than me but he’s a little bit more bulky than me. I don’t know where he gets the height but he somehow got it.

thoughts on not having Blake Bortles at UCF

Basically with a new quarterback you have to learn how to make adjustments. Blake, he did a great job. As receivers we all knew the ball was going to be there on time when Blake was there and it was going to be a great ball. The new quarterback and younger quarterback you had to make adjustments. Just like any other receiver’s job, your job is to make the quarterback look good so where ever the ball is thrown, if it was thrown your way you just have to go get it.

do you and your dad have bet on who gets drafted higher?

No, we don’t. Actually, we don’t really talk about that that much. He wants the best for me, he wants me to be better than him so he’ll never probably make that bet with me.

what was highlight of your season?

The highlight of my season was probably the Hail Mary catch against ECU. That’s probably the best catch I ever made. It was just a clutch moment and that was a great experience.

what went through your mind on that play?

Basically, to try everything I could in my heart and my mind to come down with the ball and thankfully it happened.

did that play give you some buzz nationally?

I feel like it did play a major part because it gave me some publicity. My name was buzzing a little bit before that but I feel like it did improve a little bit of buzz. It played a great part.

why have you ascended in the last few weeks, at least in mock drafts?

I don’t know. I think people have been focusing more on film work and they’ve been sitting down and looking at film and thinking about the potential a receiver may contain. They see it by watching film.

being a big WR, how does that work to your advantage?

As a big receiver you have to go up and get the ball at its highest point, you have to be able to wall off defenders, you have to be able to block and you have to be able to also kind of shrink your mentality as a smaller receiver as well.

was there a point where your dad became more critical of you than before?

For the most part when he really sat down and really noticed that this is what I want to do with my life, to play football, he started taking it more seriously. It wasn’t just teaching my son little things of how to get better. It was like this is a business and I want you to be the best at what you put your mind to do.

do you recall hanging out with your dad during his career?

I don’t remember much, but I know I was around him pretty much. I used to sit home and me and my mom we’d just go through pictures and he’s holding me while he’s signing autographs and taking pictures and all that type of stuff.

were there times where you feel like your dad had to balance being your personal coach vs. being your dad?

No, not at all. Actually he’s going to critique me at the end of games regardless, no matter whether I think I played my best game or if I had the worst game of my life. He’s going to always critique me. That’s something I look forward to after the games because without the critique you can’t really improve so I kind of look forward to the critique he has for me every week.