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Luis Francisco Perez (born August 26, 1994) is an American football quarterback for Texas A&M University–Commerce.

Personal Life
Luis Perez was born on August 26, 1994. Perez attended Otay Ranch High School in San Diego, California. Perez arrived at Otay Ranch in the Fall of 2009. Perez didn’t play varsity football at Otay Ranch High. Perez became the first Mexican-American quarterback to start for a university in NCAA history.

2013
Perez played in 5 games at quarterback for the Southwestern College Jaguars as a freshman. Completed 64.6 percent of his passes for 388 yards, five touchdowns and just one interception. Made his first career start against East Los Angeles, throwing for 248 yards and accounted for four touchdowns.

2014
Perez played in all 11 games at quarterback for the Southwestern College Jaguars as a sophomore. Completed 67.8 percent of his passes for 1,846 yards, 18 touchdowns and just three interceptions. Had his best game of the season against San Bernardino, throwing for 299 yards and three touchdowns on 31-44 attempts in a 46-44 win (11/8). Threw for 280 yards or more in three games.

2015
Redshirted

2016
''Don Hansen's Football Gazette honorable mention All-American. Don Hansen's 2nd Team All-Super Region 4. First Team All-Conference selection. Nominated for the Harlon Hill Trophy, awarded to the Division II College Football Player of the Year.'' Played in 12 games for the Lions as a junior. Led the Lone Star Conference with 3,326 passing yards and 277.2 yards per game. Became just the third player in school history to throw for at least 3,000 yards. Set an A&M-Commerce record with 32 TD passes and is the only QB in school history with more than 27 TD passes. Helped lead the conference-leading offense to 39.8 points per game. Threw only five interceptions, which led the conference for fewest giveaways. Second in the conference with an efficiency rating of 159.1 and a completion percentage of 62.7. Threw for more than 300 yards five different times, including a career-high 396 yards against Panhandle State (10/1). Threw for three or more touchdowns in six different games, including a career-high five TD passes against both Eastern N.M. (9/17) and UT Permian Basin (11/5). Completed at least 70 percent of his passes in five different games.

2017
Winner of the 2017 Harlon Hill Trophy, awarded to the top Division II college football player in the nation. Division II Conference Commissioners Association First Team All-American and Ron Lenz Division II Offensive Player of the Year.  Associated Press First Team All-American ''. American Football Coaches Association Second Team All-American. J.W. Rollins Award as the Lone Star Conference's Offensive Player of the Year. Super Region Four Offensive Player of the Year. First Team All-Super Region Four. First Team All-Lone Star Conference selection at quarterback.''   He completed 421-of-596 passes for 4,999 yards, 46 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. The 4,999 yards are the fourth-most by a quarterback in a single Division II season. He also set Division II Championship playoff records for pass completions (144), pass attempts (211) and passing yards (1,570). He became the first quarterback to pass for over 300 yards in the National Championship game since 2005 and tied a Lone Star Conference record for the most 200-yard passing games in a season with 14. He became the first Harlon Hill Trophy winner to also win a Division II National Championship since 2002 and only the sixth overall in the 32-year history of Division II's premier football award. For his career, the Chula Vista, Calif., native completed 665-of-985 passes for 8,325 yards, 78 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions. He was the starting quarterback for 28 games, leading the Lions to a 25-3 record, the 2017 NCAA Division II National Championship, two NCAA Division II playoff appearances, and a Lone Star Conference championship. He completed his collegiate career leading the Lions on a 10-game winning streak, which is the longest active winning streak in Division II.

Awards

 * Harlon Hill Trophy Winner (2017)
 * 2× First Team All-Lone Star Conference (2016, 2017)
 * 1× Don Hansen Honorable Mention All-American (2016)
 * 1× Second Team All-American (2017)
 * 2× First Team All-American (2016, 2017)
 * 1× J.W. Rollins Award as the Lone Star Conference's Offensive Player of the Year
 * 1× Associated Press First Team All-American
 * 1× Association First Team All-American and Ron Lenz Division II Offensive Player of the Year
 * 1× Voted Best Returning Quarterback in DII Football (2016)