#31

Dedrick Parson

RB · Hawai'i · Sr. · #31

Hawai'i 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Dedrick Parson

RB · Hawai'i · Sr · #31

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Hawai'i
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
2022era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Todd Graham → Timmy Chang. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Hawai'i6-7HC: Todd Graham · Balanced
2022Hawai'i3-10HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Hawai'i1878304.411--
2021Hawai'i1176185.38--
Career3041,4484.819--
SeasonTeam
2022Hawai'i301715.71--
2021Hawai'i2827910.01--
Career584507.82--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2022

W 31–25

vs UNLV

115 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Nelson Smith’s 2020 season.

Nelson Smith

69%match

Navy · 2020

#2

Terrion Avery

South Alabama · 2020

68%
#3

Juwaun Price

New Mexico State · 2021

65%
#4

La'Damian Webb

South Alabama · 2022

All-Sun Belt
65%
#5

Leddie Brown

West Virginia · 2021

62%

Matches Nelson on

Rush TD rate
Class year
Weight

Differs from Nelson on

Yards / carry (lower)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gary Brightwell’s path through Arizona.

Gary Brightwell

97%match

Arizona · 2020

NFL Rd 6
#2

Gerrid Doaks

Cincinnati · 2020

All-AACNFL Rd 7
96%
#3

Kyle Porter

Houston · 2020

93%
#4

Kierre Crossley

Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 2021

93%
#5

Michael Benefield

Kennesaw State · 2024

92%

Matches Gary on

Yards per carry
20212022

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Leddie Brown's sophomore season at West Virginia (2021).

Leddie Brown

69%match

West Virginia · 2021

#2

La'Damian Webb

South Alabama · 2022

All-Sun Belt
68%
#3

Jadyn Ott

California · 2023

63%
#4
62%
#5

Trevor Etienne

Florida · 2023

All-SECNFL Rd 4
62%

Matches Leddie on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / carry
Weight

Differs from Leddie on

Height (lower)
Class year (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Dedrick Parson

#1

Michael Benefield

Kennesaw State · 2024

92%
#2

Christian Beal-Smith

Wake Forest · 2021

92%
#3

Anthony Hankerson

Colorado · 2022

91%
#4

Cole Tabb

Stanford · 2025

89%
#5

Nay'Quan Wright

Florida · 2021

88%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2022
6182021
8302022

+34%

Up 34% from first season to most-recent.