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95 Joel Parker

  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 250
  • Position DL
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Birmingham, Ala.
  • High School Pinson Valley HS

Biography

Career Highs
Total Tackles: 8, at Alabama St. (09/14/19)
Sacks: 3, at Alabama St. (09/14/19)
Tackles For Loss: 6, at Alabama St. (09/14/19)

As a Senior (2022)
Played in four games and received a redshirt ... tallied five tackles (two solo) and one quarterback hurry ... posted a walk-off sack for eight yards in the home opener against Wofford (Sept. 24) ... his sack came with seven seconds left and iced the game for the Owls ... also recorded three tackles (two solo) and a tackle-for-loss ... added five tackles (zero solo) and one tackle-for-loss in a double-overtime win against North Alabama (Oct. 8) 

As a Junior (Fall 2021)
Tallied three tackles (two solo) against No. 17 Jacksonville State (Oct. 2) ... also recorded one sack for a loss of 12 yards, had one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry ... posted two solo tackles and one sack versus Monmouth (Nov. 20) in the Big South Championship ... added two solo tackles, one tackle-for-loss and one sack at ETSU (Dec. 4) in the second round of the FCS Playoffs.   

As a Sophomore (Spring 2021)
Played in four games and made six tackles for the No. 14 total defense in the country.

As a Freshman (2019)
» Big South Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 16)
 
Played in 13 games and made two starts for the No. 3 total defense in the country … totaled 17 tackles on the year, 8.6 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks … added one fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries … named the Big South Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 16 after a monster game at Alabama State (Sept. 14) where he recorded eight tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and added 3.0 sacks … made his first career start and recorded four tackles at Presbyterian (Oct. 19) … appeared in both games in the FCS Playoffs at No. 11 Wofford (Nov. 30) and No. 3 Weber State (Dec. 7).

High School
A two-time state champion at Pinson Valley High School … named Trussville Tribune First-Team Defense in 2018 … led the state of Alabama in sacks in 2017 … a two-star recruit by 24/7 sports …  Played for Patrick Nix … recorded 6.5 tackles against Oxford on Sept. 21, 2018.
 
Personal
A resident of Birmingham, Ala. … son of Lawrence and Pepper Parker… has one sister, Nola … born April 17, 2001 … major is undecided.

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Historical Player Information

  • 95

    2019Freshman

    DL
    6'0" 240 lbs
    95
  • 95

    2021Junior

    DL
    6'0" 250 lbs
    95
  • 95

    2022Senior

    DL
    6'0" 250 lbs
    95