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OXFORD — Ole Miss football linebacker Suntarine Perkins has earned the 2026 Chucky Mullins Award.
The Rebels announced the news in a social media post on Aug. 8. It's one of Ole Miss football's highest honors. The award goes to a defensive upperclassman who embodies courage, leadership, perseverance and determination.
Perkins is the 36th player to earn the award. It honors Mullins, a former Ole Miss football player who was paralyzed while making a tackle against Vanderbilt in a 1989 football game. Mullins died in 1991 because of complications from the injury.
Perkins is a senior linebacker from Raleigh. He has will have the option to wear No. 38, the number Mullins wore, during games.
Perkins has played in 41 games over the past three seasons for Ole Miss. He had a career-high 81 tackles in 2025. He has 18.5 career sacks and two interceptions.
The other winners of the award are Chris Mitchell, Jeff Carter, Trea Southerland, Johnny Dixon, Alundis Brice, Michael Lowery, Derek Jones, Nate Wayne, Gary Thigpen, Ronnie Heard, Anthony Magee, Kevin Thomas, Lanier Goethie, Jamil Northcutt, Eric Oliver, Kelvin Robinson, Patrick Willis, Jeremy Garrett, Jamarca Sanford, Marcus Tillman, Kentrell Lockett, Deterrian Shackelford (twice), Jason Jones, Mike Marry, Mike Hilton, John Youngblood, Marquis Haynes, C.J. Moore, Austrian Robinson, Jaylon Jones, Keidron Smith, KD Hill, Cedric Johnson, JJ Pegues and Tyler Banks.
Ole Miss will open the season against Louisville on Sept 6 (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC) in a neutral site game in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Titans' Nissan Stadium.
Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at [email protected] or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Ole Miss football LB Suntarine Perkins receives Chucky Mullins Courage Award for 2026
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The Rebels announced the news in a social media post on Aug. 8. It's one of Ole Miss football's highest honors. The award goes to a defensive upperclassman who embodies courage, leadership, perseverance and determination.
Perkins is the 36th player to earn the award. It honors Mullins, a former Ole Miss football player who was paralyzed while making a tackle against Vanderbilt in a 1989 football game. Mullins died in 1991 because of complications from the injury.
Perkins is a senior linebacker from Raleigh. He has will have the option to wear No. 38, the number Mullins wore, during games.
Perkins has played in 41 games over the past three seasons for Ole Miss. He had a career-high 81 tackles in 2025. He has 18.5 career sacks and two interceptions.
The other winners of the award are Chris Mitchell, Jeff Carter, Trea Southerland, Johnny Dixon, Alundis Brice, Michael Lowery, Derek Jones, Nate Wayne, Gary Thigpen, Ronnie Heard, Anthony Magee, Kevin Thomas, Lanier Goethie, Jamil Northcutt, Eric Oliver, Kelvin Robinson, Patrick Willis, Jeremy Garrett, Jamarca Sanford, Marcus Tillman, Kentrell Lockett, Deterrian Shackelford (twice), Jason Jones, Mike Marry, Mike Hilton, John Youngblood, Marquis Haynes, C.J. Moore, Austrian Robinson, Jaylon Jones, Keidron Smith, KD Hill, Cedric Johnson, JJ Pegues and Tyler Banks.
Ole Miss will open the season against Louisville on Sept 6 (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC) in a neutral site game in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Titans' Nissan Stadium.
Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at [email protected] or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Ole Miss football LB Suntarine Perkins receives Chucky Mullins Courage Award for 2026
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