Ray Perryman is one of the top defensive backs in NAU program history. He was a two-time All-American and All-Big Sky First Team selection in 1999 and 2000. Perryman led the 'Jacks in tackles in 1999 and 2000 in additon to ranking fourth among NAU's single-season tackle leaders since 1995 with 106 (1999). Selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round (158th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft, Perryman played the 2002 season in NFL Europe before also playing for the Baltimore Ravens in 2002, Jacksonville Jaguars from 2003-05 and the Canadian Football League in 2007.