2019 Football Roster

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84 Colby Parkinson

  • Position Tight End
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 251
  • Hometown Simi Valley, Calif.
  • High School Oaks Christian
  • Major Civil Engineering

Biography

As a Junior (2019)
  • All-Pac-12 second team
  • John Mackey Award semifinalist
  • Started all 12 games for the Cardinal
  • 48 receptions for 589 yards and one touchdown
  • Also threw one touchdow pass
  • Career-high seven receptions for 89 yards at USC
  • Caught three passes for 44 yards and a touchdown - his first of the season - at Oregon State
  • Registered 8-yard touchdown pass to Davis Mills at Oregon State, becoming the first Stanford non-QB to throw a touchdown pass since Christian McCaffrey connected with Kevin Hogan vs. USC in the 2015 Pac-12 Championship ... also became the first Cardinal to throw for a touchdown and record a touchdown reception since McCaffrey in that 2015 Pac-12 Championship

As a Sophomore (2018)
  • All-Pac-12 honorable mention
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
  • Tied single-game school record with four touchdown catches (a program record for tight ends) vs. Oregon State (Nov. 10)
  • Played in 13 games and started nine
  • Finished with 29 catches for 485 receiving yards and seven touchdowns
    • Seven touchdown receptions were third-most in the nation among tight ends and second overall on the team
  • Three catches for 37 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown vs. San Diego State (Aug. 31)
  • Two catches for 16 yards, including a nine-yard touchdown vs. USC (Sept. 8)
  • Three catches for 50 yards, including game-winning 23-yard touchdown in overtime at No. 20 Oregon (Sept. 22)
  • Five catches for 79 yards at Washington (Nov. 3)
  • Six catches for 166 yards and four touchdowns in win over Oregon State (Nov. 10)
  • Second-most receiving yards in a game by a Stanford tight end

As a Freshman (2017)
  • 14 games played
  • 10 catches for 97 yards and four touchdowns
  • Three catches for 40 yards and two touchdowns in collegiate debut vs. Rice
    • Stanford's first true freshman with multiple touchdown receptions in a season opener
  • One catch for 14 yards at Utah
  • Three catches for 10 yards and two touchdowns vs. Oregon
  • One catch for 12 yards at Washington State
  • One catch for 10 yards vs. Washington
  • One catch for 11 yards vs. Notre Dame

Personal
  • Prepped at Oaks Christian (Calif.) under head coach Jim Benkert
    • Varsity letters in football and basketball
  • Five-star recruit by 247Sports and PrepStar
  • Four-star recruit by Scout, Rivals and ESPN
  • Nation’s 21st-best recruit by PrepStar, 28th by 247Sports
  • Nation’s top-ranked tight end by Scout and 247Sports, second by Rivals
  • Nation’s top-ranked Y-tight end by PrepStar, second by ESPN
  • California’s third-best recruit by 247Sports, fifth by PrepStar, seventh by Scout and ESPN, 11th by Rivals
  • 1,280 career receiving yards on 80 receptions for eight touchdowns as a prep
  • 2017 U.S. Army All-America
  • 2016 USA Today All-USA first team
  • Two-time all-league
  • Two-time all-county
  • Led team to pair of league titles

Personal
  • Born in San Ramon, Calif.
  • Full name is Colby John Parkinson
  • Son of Mike and Kim Parkinson
  • Two siblings: Garrett and Jenna
  • Enjoys playing guitar and ukulele
  • Aspired to attend Stanford since elementary school

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 84

    2017Freshman

    Tight End
    6'7" 229 lbs
    84
  • 84

    2018Sophomore

    Tight End
    6'7" 240 lbs
    84
  • 84

    2019Junior

    Tight End
    6'7" 251 lbs
    84