Malcolm Xiomar Perry (born April 19, 1997) is an American officer in the United States Navy and a former professional football wide receiver.

As a senior, he set various Navy and NCAA records, including the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a season, and was named American Athletic Conference (AAC) Offensive Player of the Year.

[4] Perry's junior year saw him record 1,000 yards each in rushing and passing, a performance that ClarksvilleNow.com's Jimmy Trodglen wrote "almost carried the Knights offense alone.

[3] After high school, Perry contemplated attending Middle Tennessee State University, where his older sister's friends played for the Blue Raiders football team, or enlisting in the armed forces.

Instead, he was recruited by the three service academies in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)—Army, Navy, and Air Force—and his hometown school Austin Peay.

[10] Although he was initially inactive for the game and instead watched from the stands, the injury forced the Midshipmen to pull Perry into action, while team equipment members had to return to campus to retrieve his uniform.

[13] Entering the 2017 season, Perry was expected to serve as Abey's backup quarterback since he was the only other player on the team to have varsity experience at the position.

"[15] With Abey as the starter and junior Garret Lewis as backup, Llansula was originally slated as the third-string quarterback before he left the team, leading to Perry sharing the role with Jacob Harrison.

[16] Perry would start all 12 games in his sophomore year, including three at quarterback,[13] and also served as the Midshipmen's kick returner after the incumbent Tre Walker was lost for the season to injury.

[23] For the season's remaining games, Niumatalolo opted to name starting quarterbacks shortly before kickoffs as Perry and Abey's differing playing styles (Perry preferred to run to the outside and could quickly change his pace, while Abey was a better passer and employed a more physical running style) forced opponents to prepare differently even if Navy fundamentally ran the same offense regardless of the starter.

In snowy conditions, he recorded 250 rushing yards on 30 attempts, including a 68-yard touchdown, but penalties on the final drive hampered the Midshipmen offense and resulted in Bennett Moehring's game-winning 48-yard field goal going wide left.

[7] Although he had thrown only two passes in his college career—one of which was intercepted—and Navy did not feature a pass-heavy offense, Jasper noted Perry possessed "a good arm" and threw "a great deep ball".

[13] In Navy's first American Athletic Conference (AAC) game of the year against Memphis, Perry led the team in all three offensive yardage categories (166 rushing, 22 passing, 17 receiving), the school's second player to do so after Reynolds in 2015;[13] he also scored a "highlight-reel touchdown" as he dodged multiple Memphis players en route to a 14-yard touchdown run.

In a column published after the defeat, Capital Gazette writer and Navy beat reporter Bill Wagner criticized the team for its excessive reliance on Perry, whose 105 carries across the first five games greatly exceeded his teammates' attempts.

I completely understand the logic of wanting to put the ball in the hands of the best offensive player as much as possible, but Navy's coaching staff is trying to fit a square peg into a round hole in its desperate attempt to do so.

[13][43] In March 2019, Niumatalolo admitted he was unsure if ousting Perry from the starting quarterback role during the 2018 season was "the right decision[...] We did what we felt was best for the team at the time, but when I go back and look at our games I'm not sure it worked out very well.

[49] The following week against East Carolina saw Perry combine for six touchdowns—two passing and four rushing—and 307 total yards in a 42–10 victory; the six scores were the most by a Navy player in a game since Reynolds' seven in 2014.

[50] Navy's first loss of the year, a 35–23 defeat by Memphis, saw Perry run for two touchdowns and throw for another, but the Midshipmen's offensive production faltered in the second half.

[51] He was also pulled from the game on three occasions after hurting his throwing shoulder while sustaining hard hits, prompting coaches to advise him to avoid absorbing tackles.

[52] The Midshipmen avenged their blowout loss to Air Force the previous year with a 34–25 win, during which Perry led an 11-play, 75-yard drive late in the game that ended with his go-ahead three-yard touchdown run.

[54] Perry continued his string of success by rushing for 188 yards and two scores against South Florida,[55] guiding the final drive against Tulane that led to Bijan Nichols' game-winning field goal,[56] and another two-score performance in a 56–10 blowout over Connecticut that placed Navy on a five-game winning streak.

[61] Against Army, he ran for a career-high and rivalry-record 304 yards (the first Navy player to do so against an FBS opponent and the second in general) and two touchdowns as the Midshipmen won 31–7, their first win in the rivalry since 2015.

[66] Perry, who was assigned to the United States Marine Corps for his post-Academy military commitment,[70] entered the 2020 NFL draft as a wide receiver; he explained the position change gave him "the best opportunity to play at the next level".

[73][74] In February, he was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine; Perry was the second player in Navy history to attend the event, joining long snapper Joe Cardona in 2015.

[80] After being inactive for the early games of the 2020 season, Perry made his NFL debut in the Dolphins' Week 8 win over the Los Angeles Rams, during which he recorded a ten-yard reception and was a wildcat formation quarterback on two plays.

He was the fourth triple option-era Navy player to play in an NFL regular season game after Cardona, Reynolds, and Kyle Eckel.

[83] Although the Dolphins had hoped to sign Perry to the practice squad for the 2021 regular season, the New England Patriots claimed him off waivers on September 2.

[89] Six days after departing the Patriots, Perry was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad with plans of quickly promoting him to the active roster to assist a struggling wide receiver unit.

[96] His decision to end his playing career was attributed to a "burning desire to go serve and fulfill the commitment I signed up for when I went to the Naval Academy.

[2] The two served in the Gulf War, with Malcolm Maurice Perry being involved in refueling operations and Bonny in parts repair and supply.