Colby Parkinson Season 2019

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