PRIOR TO TUFTS: Went to West Essex Regional High School in New Jersey, where he competed in football and baseball for the Knights...A three-year varsity football player at wide receiver and defensive back, he served as a senior co-captain and earned First Team All-Conference Offense honors in 2025 after receiving Second Team All-Conference recognition as a junior...He helped lead West Essex to conference championships during his sophomore and junior seasons and a Group 3 North Championship as a sophomore...He also competed on the baseball team as a pitcher while earning membership in the National Honor Society and Italian Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Parents Tracey and David Perini...has one sibling, Morgan...chose Tufts because of the "great academics and athletics along with a great location and student population compared to many other Division 3 schools."