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5 Kyle Parsons

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Weddington, N.C.
  • High School Weddington

Biography

2024: Played in all 12 games ... Rushed 23 times for 126 yards and had seven catches for 82 yards ... Led the team with 20 kickoff returns for 443 yards, which ranked 35th in the nation and fourth in the SoCon at 22.2 yards per return ... Against William & Mary (9/14) had four kickoff returns for 101 yards ... Against Mercer (9/28) had five kickoff returns for 87 yards ... Had four kickoff returns for 105 yards against VMI (10/12) ... At Chattanooga (10/19) had four carries for 52 yards, two catches for 25 yards, and four kickoff returns for 89 yards to total 166 all-purpose yards in the game ... At Samford (11/2) had three carries for 23 yards and two receptions for 25 yards, along with a kickoff return for 26 yards ... At South Carolina (11/23) had two carries for 17 yards and three receptions for 32 yards ... Named to the SoCon Fall All-Academic Team and the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Named CSC Academic All-District ... 2023: Played in seven games and had 27 carries for 90 yards and a touchdown, along with nine kickoff returns for 223 yards ...At William & Mary (9/9) had six carries for 20 yards and had five kickoff returns for 107 yards ... Against Presbyterian (9/16) had three carries and three kickoff returns ... At VMI (9/23) had three carries and caught a pair of passes ... Against Chattanooga (9/30) ran eight times for 47 yards and had one kickoff return for 38 yards ... At The Citadel (11/11) had four carries, including a 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter ... Named to the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team and the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... ... 2022: Played in eleven games with one start at running back ... Led the team with 105 carries and 485 rushing yards ... Also led the team in kick returns with 24 for 483 yards, while finishing third on the team with 18 receptions for 113 yards ... Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team ... In the SoCon, was ninth in rushing yards per game (44.1), sixth in kick return average (20.1) and sixth in all-purpose yards (98.3 per game) ... Among national leaders was 62nd in all-purpose yards per game and 37th in combined kick return yardage ... In the season opener at Chattanooga (9/3) had 12 carries for 46 yards ... At Kennesaw State (9/24) had one carry, three receptions for 21 yards and four kickoff returns ... Against Mercer (10/1) ran 17 times for 59 yards, had four catches for 18 yards and four kickoff returns for 154 yards, including one for 72 yards as he had 231 all-purpose yards ... At Samford (10/8) had ten carries for 51 yards, with a 24-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and a 12-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter ... Against The Citadel (10/15) had 16 carries for 79 yards ... Against East Tennessee State (10/29) ran 13 times for 84 yards, with a 45-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and five kickoff returns for 95 yards ... Against VMI (11/12) had a season-high 18 carries for 112 yards ... At Furman (11/19) ran seven times and had a five-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ...

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterman at Weddington High School.... Following the 2021 season in which he had 243 carries for 1,790 yards and 21 rushing touchdowns along with 24 catches for 195 yards and a touchdown, was named All-Conference and conference Offensive Player of the Year ... Added All-State, All-County and County Most Valuable Player honors as he led the county with 22 touchdowns ... During his junior season had 42 carries for 420 yards and seven touchdowns ... As a sophomore as he had 492 rushing yards on 49 carries with six touchdowns ... The team won the state championship his freshman and sophomore seasons ... Also competed in track and field, earning two letters ... Member of the Beta Club ...

PERSONAL: Son of Kevin and Julie Parsons ... A government major ... Father, Kevin, played football at Nebraska, while his brother, Colin, played football at The Citadel and his sister, Anna Kate, played volleyball at Furman.

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2022Freshman

    Running Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2023Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'0" 213 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2024Junior

    Running Back
    6'0" 205 lbs
    28
  • 5

    2025Senior

    Running Back
    6'0" 205 lbs
    5