T.J. Parker
T.J. Parker
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Third year in the Clemson defensive front, same address the whole way. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-ACC. The receipt: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against SMU — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Clemson, 22 sacks — drafted at #35 overall by Buffalo.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-ACC
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Buffalo2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
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 · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-ACC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2025
W 20–19
at Louisville
0 TFL · 3 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Wesley Williams’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Teitum Tuioti's junior season at Oregon (2025).
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