Parker Navarro
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
Parker Navarro
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Across five seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Tim Albin and Brian Smith. Two straight seasons of it now: All-MAC again in 2025. The receipt on tape: 315 pass yds, 63 rush yds against Eastern Michigan, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-MAC
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-MAC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 52–35
vs Gardner-Webb
290 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.7 · 72 rush yds (9 car)
Edged out Gardner-Webb at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ohio
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Ohio
Returning around him
- 65% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +2 net (18 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ohio · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #126 · 2026 recruiting class #107
DNA match
Player DNA
Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Parker Navarro’s 2024 season.
Matches Parker on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jack Abraham’s path through Southern Miss.
Ian Book
Matches Jack on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Garrett Greene's graduate season at West Virginia (2024).
Matches Garrett on
Differs from Garrett on
Player DNA
Players who play like Parker Navarro
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #110
Peaked at #110 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025+59275%
Up 59275% from first season to most-recent.