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8 Corey Parker

  • Position Cornerback
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Haymarket, Va.
  • High School Battlefield

Biography

Earned 44 career starts … Three-time All-CAA selection … Finished his career with 272 tackles, six interceptions, 36 PBU, 9.0 TFL, six fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and two blocks … Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll accolades …
 
SENIOR YEAR (2019)
Team captain … All-CAA Second Team selection as a specialist … Ranked tied for eighth nationally with two blocks … Ranked tied for fourth in the CAA in PBU per game (1.17) … Ranked second on the team in tackles (80) and led the squad with 14 PBU … Also finished the season with 4.0 TFL, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … Returned a pair of punts for 31 yards … Posted seven tackles with an interception, 0.5 TFL and a PBU at Virginia … Recorded six tackles with an interception and a PBU in the win at Richmond … Totaled seven tackles with a career-high four PBU and a block in the victory at Elon … Also blocked a kick at Maine … Registered 11 tackles with a PBU and 0.5 TFL versus No. 20/21 Towson … Posted 10 tackles with a forced fumble versus No. 5/8 Villanova … Recorded seven tackles with three PBU and a TFL at UAlbany … Tallied nine tackles at ECU … Totaled five tackles with a TFL and a fumble recovery in the win against Lafayette … Also registered five stops with a TFL in the victory against Colgate … Posted five tackles and two PBU in the win versus Rhode Island … Preseason All-CAA honorable mention selection … 

JUNIOR YEAR (2018)
Earned All-CAA Third Team honors for the second consecutive season … Started the first two games at safety before moving to cornerback for the final eight contests … Ranked tied for seventh in the CAA in PBU per game (1.00) and tied for fourth in fumbles recovered (2) … Finished the season with 42 tackles, 10 PBU, 2.5 TFL, two fumble recoveries, an interception and a forced fumble … Posted four tackles with and interception, TFL and two PBU in the win against Albany … His interception halted Albany’s final drive to help seal the victory … Recorded three tackles, three PBU and a TFL in the win against No. 16/20 Maine … Registered a season-high eight tackles versus Richmond … Tallied seven tackles with a forced fumble and a PBU at No. 12/14 Virginia Tech … Totaled three tackles with a fumble recovery in the season-opening win at Bucknell … Posted three tackles, 0.5 TFL and a PBU versus No. 24/23 Maine … Preseason All-CAA Third Team selection by Phil Steele … Earned CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll distinction …

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2017)
All-CAA Third Team selection … Started all 11 games and ranked second on the team with 79 tackles … Also totaled 2.5 TFL, five PBU’s and a fumble return for a touchdown … Recorded a season-high 13 tackles with a TFL at Virginia … Tallied 12 tackles and a PBU at Maine … Registered nine stops with 0.5 TFL and a PBU at Delaware … Also posted nine tackles with a PBU versus No. 21/19 New Hampshire … Totaled four tackles, a TFL and a fumble recovery that he returned 19 yards for a touchdown in the win against Bucknell … Recorded eight stops against No. 1 James Madison …

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2016)
Selected to the STATS FCS Freshman of the Year Watch List … Started all 11 games … Ranked third on the team in tackles (71) and second in interceptions (3) and PBU’s (7) … Recorded 76 interception return yards, which ranked sixth in the CAA … Led the team with two fumble recoveries … Honored as the STATS FCS Freshman of the Week and the CAA Rookie of the Week after registering 15 tackles and an interception in his collegiate debut at NC State … Added another interception, which he returned 44 yards, the following week in the win at Hampton … Posted eight tackles and two fumble recoveries (with 38 fumble return yards) at New Hampshire … Tallied seven stops, an interception and a PBU at No. 7/6 James Madison … Recorded 10 tackles at Towson … Earned CAA Academic All-Conference Team honors for the second consecutive season ... Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll …

FRESHMAN YEAR (2015)
Reserve defensive back who did not appear in any games … Member of the travel squad for 10 contests … Earned CAA Academic All-Conference Team distinction ... 

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter as a defensive back, running back and wide receiver for head coach Mark Cox at Battlefield High School … Earned second-team 6A All-State honors as a defensive back following his senior season … First-team 6A All-Northern Region selection as a defensive back and a honorable mention choice as a running back in 2014 … Named honorable mention All-Met as a defensive back in 2014 … Two-time all-conference selection as a defensive back … Also earned first-team all-conference honors as a running back as a senior … Selected second-team 6A All-Northern Region as a defensive back in 2013 … Finished his career with more than 10 interceptions and more than 20 touchdowns … Received academic honors from 2012-15 …

PERSONAL
Son of Cleveland and Donna Parker … Younger brother, Collin, is currently defensive back on W&M’s roster … Older brother, Christian, is an assistant coach at Texas A&M and played football at the University of Richmond … Majoring in economics with a minor in business analytics … Member of Black Student Organization (BSO) and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Chapter Polemarch … Enjoys going to the beach and spending time with family and friends.

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2015Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 185 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Safety
    5'11" 190 lbs
    19
  • 8

    2017Sophomore

    Safety
    5'11" 195 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2018Junior

    Safety
    5'11" 195 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019Senior

    Cornerback
    5'11" 190 lbs
    8