UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State sophomore wide receiver Parker Washington was tabbed to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list on Tuesday.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also meets one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or current playing at a Texas Division I four-year college.
Parker Washington · So. · WR · 5-10 · 215 · Sugar Land, Texas · William B. Travis
- Also a member of the Biletnikoff Award watch list.
- Has appeared in 22 career games for the Nittany Lions, making 16 starts.
- Owns 100 career receptions, ranking 18th all-time at Penn State.
- Has caught a pass in all 22 games.
- Has recorded 1,310 career receiving yards, good for 22nd in program history.
- Washington's 100 receptions in his first two seasons are the second-most ever at Penn State, trailing only DaeSean Hamilton (127 combined receptions in 2014 and 2015).
- In 2021, tallied 64 receptions, 820 yards and five touchdowns, ranking second on the team in all categories.
- Held sixth in the Big Ten in receptions and ninth in receiving yards.
- Posted 12 receptions of 20-plus yards in 2021.
- Was named third-team All-Big Ten by Pro Football Focus in 2021.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
The watch list will be narrowed down to 16 semifinalists in November and then to five finalists in December. The finalists will be brought to Tyler, Texas for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet scheduled for January 11, 2023.
Earl Campbell graduated from John Tyler High School in Tyler before playing at Texas. In his senior season, Campbell led the nation with 1,744 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns, becoming Texas' first Heisman Trophy winner. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers, where he earned Rookie of the Year honors in 1978 and went on to lead the NFL in rushing three times. Campbell earned NFL MVP in 1979 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991.
Penn State Football Recognized on 2022 Preseason Watch Lists
Ji'Ayir Brown: Bednarik Award, Jim Thorpe Award
Sean Clifford: Davey O'Brien Award, Maxwell Award
Theo Johnson: Mackey Award
Keyvone Lee: Doak Walker Award
Joey Porter Jr.: Bednarik Award, Jim Thorpe Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy
Juice Scruggs: Rimington Trophy
Chris Stoll: Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, Mannelly Award
Brenton Strange: Mackey Award
Mitchell Tinsley: Biletnikoff Award
Parker Washington: Biletnikoff Award, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
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