Charleston Southern University Athletics

High School: Originally from Bushnell, Florida where he attended South Sumter High School playing under Head Coach Ty Lawrence and position coach Keith Hileman where he never allowed a sack across any of his years of high school football ... Between his junior and senior seasons, he racked up over 150 pancake blocks with nearly 100 during his junior year ... Had 74 in seven games played in his senior year while he had 94 in his junior year ... One of the best games of his career came against Wildwood when he had a 100% block-win percentage and had 15 pancakes ... He was an All-State and All-Region selection following his junior and senior seasons while also earned a FACA All-Region honor following his final year ... He helped lead South Sumter to a regional championship during the fall of 2023 ... Parker was also a member of the weightlifting team taking FHSAA runner-up accolades during his junior year ... His relative, Mike Smith, played football at Eastern Kentucky ... Also received offers from Kennesaw State, Air Force, Eastern Kentucky and Carson-Newman.