Paul Perkins on verge of becoming UCLA’s 13th 1,000-yard rusher

Paul Perkins runs past cornerback Kenneth Crawley for a 92-yard touchdown in the first quarter of UCLA's 40-37 win at Colorado on Oct. 25. (Getty Images)

Paul Perkins runs past cornerback Kenneth Crawley for a 92-yard touchdown in the first quarter of UCLA’s 40-37 win at Colorado on Oct. 25. (Getty Images)

Paul Perkins might not be the flashiest running back around, but the redshirt sophomore is just four yards away from becoming UCLA’s 13th 1,000-yard rusher.

He’ll likely hit that mark on his very first carry at the Rose Bowl this Saturday. The last two Bruins to reach the milestone were all-time leading rusher Johnathan Franklin (in both 2012 and 2010) and Chris Markey (2006).

Perkins is currently second in the Pac-12 with 124.5 yards per game, which puts him on pace to rush for 1,618 yards through the regular season plus a bowl game. That would be the second-best single-season mark in school history, behind Franklin’s 1,734.

See the full list of UCLA’s all-time 1,000-yard seasons below:

Johnathan Franklin20122821,734
Karim Abdul-Jabbar19952961,571
Gaston Green19862531,405
Freeman McNeil19792711,396
Wendell Tyler19752081,388
Theotis Brown19782111,283
Skip Hicks19972581,282
Karim Abdul-Jabbar19942101,227
Kevin Williams19911911,141
Kermit Johnson19731501,129
Johnathan Franklin20102141,127
DeShaun Foster20012161,109
Chris Markey20062271,107
Freeman McNeil19802031,105
Gaston Green19872061,098
Theotis Brown19762001,092
DeShaun Foster20002691,037
Skip Hicks19962241,034
Maurice Jones-Drew20041601,007
Wendell Tyler19761811,003