Nathan Laperi
PRONUNCIATION: LUH - PERRY Transferred to USD after his true freshman season at the University of North Texas (2024), where he appeared in eight games and recorded a pair of tackles. 2025 | Sophomore At Iowa State (Aug. 30): Made his South Dakota debut on the defensive line … at Lamar (Sept. 6): recorded his first career sacks as a Yote with two against the Cardinals. 2024 | Freshman (North Texas) Appeared in eight games as a true freshman … totaled two tackles and a QBH on the season … made his first career tackles against Stephen F. Austin … also had a tackle in the win over Wyoming. High School Prepped at Prestonwood Christian in Plano, Texas … was a Second Team All-State selection by the Padilla Poll … named to the TAPPS DI Academic All-State team … earned TAPPS DI First Team All-District honors … tallied 90 tackles in his high school career … finished the 2023 season with 36 tackles, 16.0 TFLs and four sacks … also had two forced fumbles and a PBU. Personal Studying kinesiology and sport management at South Dakota.
- TransferredPortal · 8/26/25, 9:18 AMNathan Laperi (DL) officially transferred from University of North Texas to University of South Dakota
- EnteredPortal · 4/16/25, 2:11 PMNathan Laperi (DL) officially entered the transfer portal · from University of North Texas
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | University of South Dakota | 4 | 3 | -- | Low | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | University of South Dakota | 15 | 0 | -- | Low | 17 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 4.5 |
| 2024 |  University of North Texas | 8 | 0 | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 27 | 3 | -- | Low | 29 | 19 | 8 | 46 | 6.5 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026