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University of Rhode Island

2018 Football Roster

6 Aaron Parker

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 191
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Brandywine, Md.
  • High School Gwynn Park
  • Position WR

Biography

Career Honors and Highlights

  • 2018 New England Football Writer's Association All-New England selection
  • 2018 CAA Football First Team All-Conference
  • 2018 CAA Football Preseason All-Conference Team
  • 2017 CollegeSportsMadness.com Preseason CAA Football Third-Team All-Conference Team
  • Has eight career 100-yard receiving yard games
  • Set the program record with a touchdown catch in nine straight games, breaking the previous mark of seven set by Bobby Apgar in 1994

2018 (Junior)

  • Earned CAA Football First Team All-Conference honors 
  • Appeared in all 11 games, making nine starts at wide receiver
  • Led all CAA Football players in receiving yards, receiving yards per game and touchdown receptions in the regular season
  • He finished the season with 61 catches for 955 yards and 10 touchdowns
  • He also ran for one touchdown and led Rhode Island with 66 points scored
  • Was 15th in the nation with 10 touchdown catches and became the seventh player in program history with at least 10 in one season
  • He also was 24th in the nation with 955 receiving yards, the sixth most in a season by a Ram
  • Parker was 30th in the nation with 5.5 catches per game
  • Ended the season ranked fourth in program history in touchdown catches (21) and seventh in receiving yards (2,219)

2017 (Sophomore)

  • Appeared in all 11 games, making nine starts at wide receiver
  • Ranked fifth in the league with 74.8 receiving yards per game
  • Tied for third in the league with seven touchdown receptions
  • Ranked ninth in the league with 4.6 catches per game
  • Had three 100-yard receiving games
  • Caught at least one pass in every game
  • Had 823 receiving yards, the ninth highest single-season total in program history
  • Had three catches for 21 yards at Towson (11/18)
  • Caught four passes for 44 yards against Villanova (11/11)
  • Had one catch for 11 yards against James Madison (11/4)
  • Caught five passes for 69 yards at Albany (10/28)
  • Extended his touchdown streak to nine games, catching five passes for 68 yards and one touchdown against Elon (10/21)
  • Set a Rhode Island record by catching a touchdown pass in his eighth straight game. Finished with four catches for 95 yards and one touchdown at Maine (10/14)
  • Tied the program record by catching a touchdown pass for the seventh consecutive game at Brown. Finished with a career-high 10 catches for 128 yards (9/30)
  • Caught five passes for 119 yards and one touchdown, a 75-yard reception, at New Hampshire (9/23)
  • Recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game, catching three passes for 103 yards and a 51-yard touchdown against Harvard. Became the fourth player in program history to catch a touchdown pass in five straight games (9/16)
  • Became the sixth player in program history to catch a touchdown pass in four straight games with his 63-yard touchdown reception against Stony Brook. Finished the game with four catches for 96 yards (9/9)
  • Caught seven passes for 69 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown reception at Central Michigan. Also had three tackles (8/31)
  • Named to the 2017 CollegeSportsMadness.com Preseason CAA Football Third-Team All-Conference Team

2016 (Freshman)

  • Played in 10 games, making six starts at wide receiver
  • Finished the season with 23 catches and team highs in receiving yards (441) and touchdown catches (4)
  • Also had 12 punt returns for 109 yards, averaging 9.1 yards per return
  • Caught four passes for 99 yards and one touchdown against Towson (11/19)
  • Had four catches for 86 yards and one touchdown at Elon (11/12)
  • Caught one pass for 3 yards at James Madison (10/29)
  • Caught two passes for 71 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown receptions (10/22)
  • Caught three passes for 34 yards and returned one punt 7 yards at Stony Brook (10/15)
  • Made two receptions for 12 yards and had one punt return for 8 yards at Villanova (10/8)
  • Caught one pass for 4 yards against Brown (10/1)
  • Had two catches for 82 yards against New Hampshire (9/24)
  • Caught two passes for 13 yards and returned four punts for 16 yards against Albany (9/10) 
  • Started in his collegiate debut and had two catches for 37 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown, at Kansas (9/3)

Before URI

  • Attended Gwynn Park High School, where he played football and basketball
  • Earned All-Met and All-County honors as a senior
  • Was named co-MVP in basketball as a senior

Personal

  • Born May 21, 1998
  • Son of Vivian Easley Parker and Aaron Parker
  • Has one brother, Andre, and one sister, Ashlea
  • His father played college football and his uncle, Walter Easley, played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers
  • Enjoys giving back to the community
  • Favorite athlete is Cam Newton
  • Favorite teams are the Giants and Lakers 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 88

    2016Freshman

    WR
    6'3" 191 lbs
    88
  • 6

    2017Sophomore

    WR
    6'3" 191 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2018Junior

    WR
    6'3" 191 lbs
    6