Parker Washington

Christopher Parker Washington (born March 21, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Washington attended and played football for Fort Bend Travis High School in Texas, where he was ranked as a four star prospect by 247Sports. He entered his true freshman season as a starter at wide receiver, and started every game of the 2020 season for the Nittany Lions. He is the cousin of Titans quarterback Joshua Dobbs.

Parker Washington
Penn State Nittany Lions – No. 3
PositionWide receiver
ClassSophomore
MajorKinesiology
Personal information
Born: (2002-03-21) March 21, 2002
Sugar Land, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolFort Bend Travis High School

Early life and high school career

Washington attended Fort Bend Travis High School, in Richmond, Texas. Washington was a multisport athlete. He played baseball, basketball and football.[1] Washington played varsity for the three years he played football at Fort Bend Travis. As a freshman (2016–17) Washington had 30 receptions for 400 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns, and 1 rushing touchdown, for 5 total touchdowns. As a junior (2018–19) Washington had 75 receptions for 1500 yards and 18 receiving touchdowns, 3 rushing touchdowns and 1 passing touchdown, for a total of 22 touchdowns. As a senior (2019–20), Washington had 54 receptions for 900 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns. He had 160 receptions, 2800 receiving yards, 3000 total yards, 36 receiving touchdowns, and 41 total touchdowns for his high school career.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Parker Washington
WR		 Richmond, Texas Fort Bend Travis High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jul 2, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

As a freshman at Penn State, Washington started all nine games for the Nittany Lions.[2] He became the first true freshman since Brandon Polk in 2015 to start the season opener for the Nittany Lions. On October 24, 2020, in Penn State's season-opener against Indiana, Washington caught his first career touchdown to give the Nittany Lions a lead in overtime. Against Maryland, Washington caught two touchdown passes and earned the coaching staff's Offensive Player of the Week.[3] Against Michigan, Washington had 9 receptions for 93 yards. Two weeks later, against Michigan State, he set a new career high with 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns[4]

Washington had 36 receptions for 500 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns as a true freshman, and was named a Second-Team Freshman All-American by The Athletic.[5] He ranked first among Big Ten freshmen in receptions, yards, and touchdowns.[6]

Statistics
Season Team Games Receiving Kickoff Return
RecYardsAvgTDKRYdsTD
2020 Penn State93648913.6651000
2021 Penn State136482012.84000
Career[7] 22100130913.11051000

References
  1. "Parker Washington's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  2. "Parker Washington". gopsusports.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  3. "Parker Washington". gopsusports.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  4. Juliano, Joe (December 18, 2020). "Penn State wide receiver Parker Washington is having a special freshman season". The Inquirer. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. Patrick, Evan (December 31, 2020). "Penn State wide receiver Parker Washington named a Second-Team Freshman All-American by The Athletic". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  6. "Parker Washington". gopsusports.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  7. "Parker Washington College Stats". Retrieved March 22, 2021.
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