Charleston Southern University Athletics

2024 at Charleston Southern: Redshirted season in his true freshman year ... Saw action in one game on the year ... Made his collegiate debut in the season finale at Florida State (11/23) subbing in as at guard during the second half.

High School: Joins Charleston Southern from McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia under Head Coach Kareem Reid … Has been a four-time All-Region athlete, each year of his varsity career with the team … Collected 100 pancake blocks over the past two seasons with 52 coming in his junior year … Helped lead his team to region titles in 2021 and 2023 … Was a three-sport athlete as he also competed in wrestling and baseball at the school … Also fielded offers from Point and Albany.
 
Gabe Giardina, Head Football Coach Charleston Southern University on Parker McClendon. 
 
“Parker is another glass eating road grader from a great program, McEachern High School in Georgia. He has been coached at a high level and played at a high level there. We saw him in camp this summer and he was utterly dominant.”