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Colby Parkinson Season 2017
PositionTE
Weight229 lbs
Height6-7
ClassFreshman
HometownSimi Valley, Calif.
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
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