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Career Accolades

  • National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society (2021)
  • Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll (2019)

As a Fifth Year (2020)

  • Played in five games
  • Made two tackles

As a Senior (2019)

  • Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll
  • Played in 10 games
  • Finished with 11 tackles and one interception
  • Recorded first career interception at Colorado

As a Junior (2018)

  • Played in six games, including each of the last four 
  • Finished with four tackles (two solo)

As a Sophomore (2017)

  • Two games played

As a Freshman (2016)

  • Did not see action

Prior to Stanford

  • Played at Chandler (Ariz.) under head coach Steve Belles
  • 2015 all-state all-academic defensive back
  • 2015 all-section first team
  • 2015 all-division first team
  • 2014 Arizona all-academic first team
  • Two-time all-district
  • 125 career tackles and seven interceptions
  • Finished prep career with fourth-most career interceptions in school history
  • Led team to state title game in 2013 and 2014
  • National Honor Society
  • AP Scholar With Honor

Personal

  • Full name is Jaelon Joshua James Parson
  • Born in Mesa, Ariz.
  • Son of Rachel and Thomas Parson
  • Father played football at Washington
  • Has three siblings, Taelon, Laeren, Raenon
  • Brother, Taelon, played football at Washington
  • Cousin, Lloyd Mumphord, played for the Miami Dolphins
  • Cousin, Michael Bates, played for the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks
  • Cousin, Mario Bates, played for the Arizona Cardinals