Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/18Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (11.1%).
Tez Parks
Last confirmed: Southern Miss, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 210 lb · LaGrange, GA · Callaway
Tez Parks: RB · Southern Miss · #8.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tez Parks
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Four seasons at Southern Miss, two different head coaches: Todd Monken and Jay Hopson. On tape: 65 receiving yards and 42 rushing yards against UL Monroe, Week 2, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Southern Miss in the news
- Former WR arrested for murder
SuperTalk Mississippi Media Oct 23 - RB Briggs out for season
Yahoo Sports Oct 12
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Southern Miss | 46 | 121 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 53 | 272 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 34 | 155 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2014 | Southern Miss | 28 | 156 | 5.6 | 0 |
| Career | 161 | 704 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Southern Miss | 8 | 98 | 12.2 | 1 |
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Southern Miss | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 |
| Career | 25 | 218 | 8.7 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-7vs Jackson State | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-21vs UL Monroe | 17 | 42 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 40-22vs Rice | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-24@ No. 10 Auburn | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-30@ North Texas | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 46 | 121 | 2.6 | 0 | 18 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2018
W 40-22
vs Rice
31 rush yds (6 car) · 1 rec · 14 yds · 1 TD
With J. Abraham — 428 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 42.6 · D. Harris — 4 rec · 99 yds · 19 rush yds (2 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · UL Monroe · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.70Jack Abraham pass complete to Tez Parks for 34 yds to the SoMis 49 for a
- Week 1 · Jackson State · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.30Tez Parks run for 18 yds to the JckSt 38 for a
- Week 2 · UL Monroe · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.96Jack Abraham pass complete to Tez Parks for 24 yds to the LaMon 40 for a
- Week 2 · UL Monroe · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.93Tez Parks run for a loss of 4 yards to the 50 yard line
- Week 1 · Jackson State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.90Tez Parks run for a loss of 4 yards to the JckSt 49
- Week 7 · North Texas · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA −1.78Tez Parks run for a loss of 2 yards to the SoMis 40
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Auburn · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA −1.23Tez Parks run for a loss of 1 yard to the SoMis 48
- Week 5 · Auburn · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.18Tez Parks run for a loss of 1 yard to the SoMis 34
- Week 7 · North Texas · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.04Tez Parks run for 8 yds to the SoMis 43
- Week 1 · Jackson State · 1st and 2 · Q2 · EPA −1.00Tez Parks run for a loss of 1 yard to the JckSt 3
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
40 of 46 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
18%40 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds30%of carries
12 carries
Grind
1–3 yds45%of carries
18 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds22%of carries
9 carries
Explosive
10+ yds2%of carries
1 carry
2.6 yds/carry on 46 carries · 2% explosive (10+ yds) · 18% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2014Southern Miss3-9HC: Todd Monken · Pass-leaning
2016Southern Miss7-6HC: Jay Hopson · Balanced, fast tempo
2017Southern Miss8-5HC: Jay Hopson · Balanced
2018Southern Miss6-5HC: Jay Hopson · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 35.7 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 24.2 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Hopson
Pass share
49.5%
391 pass / 399 run
Plays / game
71.8
11 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
424 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
46 carries and 8 catches in 5 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Southern Miss
- 2018 Southern Miss HopsonYear 5 · 5 games
- 2017 Southern Miss HopsonYear 4 · 9 games
- 2016 Southern Miss HopsonYear 3 · 10 games
- 2015 Southern Miss MonkenYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2014 Southern Miss MonkenYear 1 · 8 games
- Before collegeSigned with Southern Miss in 2014 as a 3-star recruit, No. 936 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Southern Miss in the 2014 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Southern Miss, 704 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 32 games over 4 seasons.
2014 8 games
- Signed with Southern Miss3-star out of Callaway
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coaches2014–2015
Southern Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Todd Monken → Jay Hopson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.