COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Parker joined the Nittany Lion coaching staff in January 2019 and is in his first season as passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach.
- He spent the last two seasons at Duke, most recently serving as the wide receivers coach for the 2018 season, where he mentored T.J. Rahming to second-team All-ACC accolades and Johnathan Lloyd to a berth on the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.
- Under Parker’s tutelage, the Duke wide receivers accounted for 2,252 of the Blue Devils’ 3,199 yards (70.4%) through the air. He joined the Duke staff in 2017.
- During the 2017 season, the Duke offense had three All-ACC selections and for the first time in program history had three players with 500 or more rushing yards, while also having a quarterback throw for more than 2,500 yards.
- He arrived at Duke after a brief stint as the running backs coach at the University of Cincinnati in the spring of 2017.
- Parker spent four seasons at Purdue University where he was the tight ends (2013-14) and wide receivers (2015-16) coach, as well as recruiting coordinator.
- He also spent the final six games of the 2016 season as the Boilermakers interim head coach.
- During his tenure with the Boilers, Parker guided DeAngelo Yancey to second-team All-Big Ten accolades with 49 receptions, 951 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2016. Yancey ended his career ranked seventh in receiving yards (2,344) and receiving touchdowns (20), and 16th in receptions (141).
- In 2015, Yancey grabbed 48 receptions and led the team with 700 yards, while Danny Anthrop paced Purdue with 57 catches.
- Prior to his time at Purdue, Parker spent two seasons as the wide receivers coach at Marshall University where he coached alongside Nittany Lion running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider.
- The Thundering Herd led FBS in passing offense averaging 365.1 yards per game, while wideout Tommy Shuler led the country and set the school record for receptions (110) and was 18th national in yards per game (94.8).
- Shuler garnered first-team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) honors. In 2011, Aaron Dobson had 49 catches for 668 yards and a team-best 12 touchdowns.
- Parker also spent three seasons at UT-Martin where he was the running backs coach in 2008 and wide receivers coach from 2009-10. He also served as the passing game coordinator and recruiting coordinator in 2010.
- He started his coaching career at Raceland (Ky.) High School and spent the 2007 season as a graduate assistant coach at Kentucky.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER
- A native of Louisa, Kentucky, Parker set Kentucky High School receiving records with 238 catches, 4,814 yards and 52 touchdowns at Lawrence County High School.
- He then went on to be a four-year letterman at the University of Kentucky where he was a two-time Southeastern Conference Scholar Athlete Honor Roll selection (2002-03) and second-team CoSIDA Academic All-District IV honoree in 2004.
- Gabe Holmes (Purdue) - Indianapolis Colts
- DeAngelo Yancey (Purdue) - NFL (2017-18); 2017 NFL Draft fifth-round pick
- Aaron Dobson (Marshall) - NFL (2013-17); 2013 NFL Draft second-round pick
The Parker File
Personal
Hometown: Louisa, Ky.
Education:
University of Kentucky, 2003
B.S. Business Management
University of Kentucky, 2005
M.Ed. Education
Family:
Wife: Kandi
Daughters: Kolbi, Gwyneth, Rosalyn
Son: Oliver
Coaching Career
2019-pres. – Penn State (wide receivers)
2018 – Duke (wide receivers)
2017 – Duke (football operations assistant working – offense)
Spring 2017 – Cincinnati (running backs)
2016 – Purdue (interim head coach; final 6 games)
2015-16 – Purdue (wide receivers/recruiting coordinator)
2013-14 – Purdue (tight ends/recruiting coordinator)
2011-12 – Marshall (wide receivers)
2009-10 – Tennessee-Martin (wide receivers/passing game coordinator/recruiting coordinator)
2008 – Tennessee-Martin (running backs)
2007 – Kentucky (graduate assistant)
2005-06 – Raceland (Ky.) High School (wide receivers/defensive backs)
Bowl Games as a Coach
2018 Independence Bowl – Duke
2017 Quick Lane Bowl – Duke
2011 Beef O’Brady’s Bowl – Marshall
2007 Music City Bowl - Kentucky