A. J. Parker
Personal information | |||||||||
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Born: | Bartlesville, Oklahoma, U.S. | February 15, 1998||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Bartlesville | ||||||||
College: | Kansas State (2016–2020) | ||||||||
Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Arlando Dwayne Parker Jr. (born February 15, 1998) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Kansas State.
College career
[edit]Parker played for the Kansas State Wildcats for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman year. He finished his collegiate career with 144 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, six interceptions and 24 passes defended in 40 games played.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 11+1⁄4 in (1.81 m) |
182 lb (83 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
7+3⁄8 in (0.19 m) |
4.53 s | 1.62 s | 2.62 s | 4.37 s | 7.02 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
10 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[2] |
Detroit Lions
[edit]Parker signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2021.[3] He made the Lions' 53-man roster out of training camp.[4] He was placed on injured reserve on November 24, 2021. He was activated on December 18.
On August 30, 2022, Parker was waived by the Lions and signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6] He was promoted to the active roster on October 8, 2022.[7] He was waived on November 11, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.[8]
San Francisco 49ers
[edit]On January 16, 2023, Parker signed a reserve/future contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on August 29, 2023.[10] He was released on September 5.
Carolina Panthers
[edit]On November 22, 2023, Parker was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[12] He was waived on May 10, 2024.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Bartlesville sports standout declares for NFL draft". Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise. January 3, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NFL Draft Scout A.J. Parker College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ "2021 NFL draft: Detroit Lions officially sign 13 undrafted free agents". May 3, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "From Bartlesville to the NFL! Parker smashes the odds, earns spot on Detroit Lions roster". Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise. September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 30, 2022. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 31, 2022.
- ^ @Lions (October 8, 2022). "#Lions announce roster moves: Signed WR Maurice Alexander and CB AJ Parker to the Active Roster from the Practice Squad Elevated DB Saivion Smith and K Michael Badgley to the Active/Inactive List from the Practice Squad Placed WR Quintez Cephus on the Reserve/Injured List" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @Lions (November 11, 2022). "#Lions have waived CB AJ Parker" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "49ers Sign DB Parker to Reserve/Future Contract". 49ers.com. January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ "49ers Announce Moves for Initial 53-Man Roster". 49ers.com. August 29, 2023.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (November 22, 2023). "Austin Corbett, Dicaprio Bootle placed on injured reserve". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (January 8, 2024). "Panthers extend three, sign 11 practice squaders to future deals". Panthers.com.
- ^ "AJ Parker: Waived with non-football injury". CBS Sports. May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
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