6′0″ · 205 lb · La Vernia, TX
Justus Parker: DB · Texas Tech · #31.
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Justus Parker
Erases the deep middle of the field. Third year in the Texas Tech secondary. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Houston — Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 18 | 16 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 42 | 34 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 62 | 52 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-47vs Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-0vs Lamar | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-49vs Houston | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 34-42vs No. 12 West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-14@ TCU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-16vs Kansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-40@ Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 46-51vs No. 7 Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-21@ Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 16 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
28%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%1 TFL18 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Kliff Kingsbury — 16-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kliff Kingsbury
Pass share
55.8%
536 pass / 424 run
Plays / game
80.0
12 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
574 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas Tech, 62 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kliff Kingsbury.
