John Perry (American football, born 1969)

Not to be confused with John Perry (American football, born 1950).

John Perry (born June 4, 1969) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the assistant wide receivers coach for Texas A&M University, a position he has held since 2025.^[1][2] He was hired as the offensive coordinator at Lamar University but resigned prior to the season starting.^[3][4] Perry is a veteran NFL Coach with 7 years of experience. He was previously the WR Coach for the Houston Texans. He coached DeAndre Hopkins to become a 3 Time 1st Team All Pro. Perry was most recently an offensive assistant at Rutgers University. Perry has been connected to some of the most explosive offenses as a collegiate coach. Perry served as the head football coach at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts from 2008 to 2012, compiling a record of 29–21.^[5] He played football and basketball at the University of New Hampshire.^[6]

John Perry

Texas A&M Aggies
Position:	Assistant wide receivers coach
Personal information
Born:	(1969-06-04) June 4, 1969 (age 56) Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career information
College:	New Hampshire
Career history
As a coach:
Northeastern (1993) Wide receivers coach Brown (1994–1996) Wide receivers coach New Hampshire (1997–1998) Wide receivers coach & recruiting coordinator Dartmouth (1999–2004) Offensive coordinator Georgetown (2005) Associate head coach & quarterbacks coach Hofstra (2006) Offensive coordinator New Hampshire (2007) Associate head coach & quarterbacks coach Merrimack (2008–2012) Head coach Delaware (2013) Quarterbacks coach Houston Texans (2014–2016) Tight ends coach Houston Texans (2017–2020) Wide receivers coach Rutgers (2021) Offensive assistant Sam Houston State (2022) Offensive coordinator Rutgers (2023–2024) Senior analyst Texas A&M (2025–present) Assistant wide receivers coach
Career highlights and awards
NE-10 Championship (2009)
Head coaching record
Career:	29–21 (.580)

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Merrimack Warriors (Northeast-10 Conference) (2008–2012)
2008	Merrimack	6–4	4–3	T–3rd
2009	Merrimack	7–3	6–2	T–1st
2010	Merrimack	4–6	4–4	5th
2011	Merrimack	6–4	5–3	T–3rd
2012	Merrimack	6–4	4–4	5th
Merrimack:		29–21	23–16
Total:		29–21
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Personal life

Perry is the uncle of quarterback, E. J. Perry.^[7] He is the older brother of James Perry, who is also a football coach.^[8]