Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 52 yds |
| Total | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 18 |
#6
Jerrian Parker
Junior running back for Sam Houston. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 210 lb · Orlando, FL
The numbers
52
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 101 rec yds, vs Tulsa
The play that turned itSwung Sam Houston from 55% to 86% to win.Sam Houston at Oregon State · 21-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior running back for Sam Houston. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Southern Illinois in 2024.
- Transferred from Southern Illinois to Sam Houston in 2025.
Jerrian Parker
He got to Sam Houston by way of Southern Illinois. One game to point at: 52 rush yds, 5 rec yds against Nicholls — Week 3, 2026.
52 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 6 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Southern Illinois3-star out of Jones
20256 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Sam Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 5 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 6 | 112 | 18.7 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 59–0
vs Nicholls
52 rush yds (6 car)
Dominant 59-point win at home against Nicholls.
With L. Locke — 322 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 65.1 · 24 rush yds (4 car) · T. Burns Jr. — 1 rec · 65 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +6.90(07:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short middle to #6 J.Parker caught at SAM19, for 94 yards to the TLS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:48, 1ST DOWN #94 S.Carpenter kick attempt good (H: #81 N.Ottomanelli, LS: #46 C.Whitington)
- Week 3 · Nicholls · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.97(14:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Parker rush right for 11 yards gain to the NIC48 (#14 K.Dillard), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.70(13:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #6 J.Parker caught at SAM33, for 7 yards to the SAM40 (#6 C.Thompson Jr.; #27 Z.Woodham)
- Week 3 · Nicholls · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.55(03:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short left to #6 J.Parker caught at SAM27, for 2 yards to the SAM32 (#33 S.Carter)
- Week 3 · Nicholls · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.54No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Parker rush right for 18 yards gain to the NIC22 (#12 G.Bailey Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Nicholls · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +0.51(03:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Parker rush right for 7 yards gain to the SAM39 (#23 G.Duplechin)
- Week 3 · Nicholls · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.35(09:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Parker rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SAM21 (#45 A.Villavaso; #21 K.Jones)
- Week 3 · Nicholls · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.34(01:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Parker rush left for 7 yards gain to the SAM13 (#20 K.Martin Jr.; #1 K.Loftin)
- Week 3 · Nicholls · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.25(13:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Parker rush left for 7 yards gain to the SAM27 (#33 S.Carter)
- Week 3 · Nicholls · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA -0.14No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short middle to #6 J.Parker caught at NIC13, for 3 yards to the NIC13 (#91 C.Chesser)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Phil Longo, all balanced offenses — 3-12 over that span.
2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
2026Sam Houston1-2HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (100th percentile). Strength: rec yards (96th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 26.0 YDS/g, 8.7 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
54.1%
112 pass / 95 run
Plays / game
69.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
126 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,919 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Conference USA as a junior.
The backfield · Sam Houston
- #10Landan Brown487 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Alton McCaskill371 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Jerrian Parker0 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith1 game · 2026
- #43Nick Normanno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Sam Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology