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23 Landon Parker

  • Position Wide Receiver/Punter
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 210
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Concord, N.C.
  • High School Mt. Pleasant

Biography

CAREER: Played in 31 games with ten starts at wide receiver ... Recorded 60 catches for 1,184 yards and six touchdowns ... Also punted 45 times for 1,958 yards (43.5 average) ... Holds school record for receiving yards in a season and is second in receiving yards in a game (179) and second in receptions in a game (8) ... 

2022: Played in all eleven games with ten starts ... Led the team in receiving with 40 catches for 804 yards and three touchdowns ... Set the school record for receiving yards in a season and is fourth in school history in receptions in a season ... Among national leaders, was 8th in yards per reception (20.10) and 39th in receiving yards per game (73.1) ... Was fifth in the SoCon in receiving yards per game at 73.0 ... Punted 22 times for 944 yards (42.9 average) ... Had two catches each against Chattanooga (9/3) and Elon (9/10) ... At Virginia Tech (9/17) had five catches for 98 yards ... At Kennesaw State (9/24) had six catches for 156 yards ... At Samford (10/8) had one reception and punted six times ... Against The Citadel (10/15) had two catches, including a 56-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter ... Against East Tennessee State (10/29) had eight catches for 179 yards, the second-most yards in school history, along with a 31-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter ... At Western Carolina (11/5) had two catches and four punts ... Against VMI (11/12) had three catches and punted four times ... At Furman (11/19) had six catches for 139 yards, which included a 10-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter ... Named to the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team and the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2021: At Elon (9/4) had one catch for 71 yards and punted three times with a 38.7 average ... Missed the remainder of the season due to injury ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2020-21: Played in all five games ... At tight end had eight catches for a team-high 155 receiving yards, along with two touchdowns ... Punted 20 times for 900 yards ... Led the Southern Conference with a 45.0 average ... Named SSPS FCS third-team All-American ... Against Mercer (2/20) had one catch for 36 yards and five punts for a 40.4 average ... Punted twice at Chattanooga (2/27) with a 47.5 average ... At Samford (3/13) had three catches for 21 yards, including a six-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter ... Added six punts for a 44.3 average at the Bulldogs ... Against VMI (3/27) had four catches for 98 yards, which was highlighted by a 75-yard touchdown pass from Jimmy Weirick with 1:43 left in the game ... Had five punts for a 48.6 average against the Keydets, including a 68-yarder ... Against The Citadel (4/3) punted twice with a 47.0 average ...  Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2019: Played in ten games at tight end ... Had nine catches for 121 yards on the season ... At ETSU (10/5) had one catch for 22 yards ... Against Western Carolina (10/19) had one catch for 29 yards ... Had five catches for 53 yards against Chattanooga (10/26) ... At Clemson (11/2) had one catch for six yards ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Kennesaw State (11/30) had one catch for 11 yards ... 2018: Played in four games at wide receiver ... Had two catches for 33 yards, including a 21-yard touchdown pass from Joe Newman, against VMI (9/8) ...

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year starter at Mt. Pleasant High School for coach Mike Johns ... As a senior had 54 catches for 1,210 yards and 17 touchdowns, while also punting and returning kicks ... Named Rocky River Conference Special Teams Player of the Year, All-County, All-Region and North Carolina Preps All-State ... During his junior year averaged 29 yards per kickoff return and returned three punts for touchdowns ...  Also lettered three years in basketball and two years in baseball ... As a senior, won the Class 2A state champion in the high jump ...

PERSONAL: Son of Daren and Stephanie Parker ... Born September 2, 1999 ... Majoring in studio art ... Father, Daren, played football at South Carolina (1987-91) and for the Denver Broncos, his mother played volleyball at South Carolina (1986-89), while his brother, Austin, played football at Duke and earned honorable mention All-ACC recognition as a senior in 2019.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 200 lbs
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    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 200 lbs
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    2020Sophomore

    Tight End/Punter
    6'3" 210 lbs
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    2021Senior

    Wide Receiver/Punter
    6'3" 210 lbs
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    2022Fifth Year

    Wide Receiver/Punter
    6'3" 210 lbs
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