6 Aaron Parker
6 Aaron Parker
Height: 6-3
Weight: 191
Year: JR
Hometown: Brandywine, Md.
High School: Gwynn Park
Position: WR
gp 11
yds 972
yds/g 88.4
td 10

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 
Recent Games
Oct 13 Maine L, 38-36
Oct 20 at Stony Brook L, 52-14
Oct 27 William & Mary W, 21-10
Nov 3 at Elon L, 24-21
Nov 10 at James Madison L, 48-31
Nov 17 New Hampshire W, 24-21
Statistics category Overall Conf
Receptions 61 44
Yards 972 714
Yards per game 88.4 89.3
Yards per catch 15.9 16.2
Touchdowns 10 7
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at #15 Delaware W, 21-19 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 Albany W, 45-26 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Connecticut L, 56-49 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Harvard W, 23-16 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Brown W, 48-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Maine L, 38-36 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Stony Brook L, 52-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 William & Mary W, 21-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Elon L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at James Madison L, 48-31 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 New Hampshire W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at #15 Delaware W, 21-19 2 5 2.5 4 1 - -
Sep 8 Albany W, 45-26 1 6 6.0 6 0 - -
Sep 15 at Connecticut L, 56-49 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 - -
Sep 28 at Harvard W, 23-16 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Brown W, 48-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Maine L, 38-36 1 13 13.0 13 0 - -
Oct 20 at Stony Brook L, 52-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 William & Mary W, 21-10 1 2 2.0 2 0 - -
Nov 3 at Elon L, 24-21 4 18 4.5 7 0 - -
Nov 10 at James Madison L, 48-31 - - - - - - -
Nov 17 New Hampshire W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at #15 Delaware W, 21-19 3 35 11.7 26 0 - -
Sep 8 Albany W, 45-26 9 146 16.2 59 1 - -
Sep 15 at Connecticut L, 56-49 7 128 18.3 32 1 - -
Sep 28 at Harvard W, 23-16 4 22 5.5 14 0 - -
Oct 6 Brown W, 48-0 6 108 18.0 33 2 - -
Oct 13 Maine L, 38-36 9 124 13.8 52 2 - -
Oct 20 at Stony Brook L, 52-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 William & Mary W, 21-10 4 83 20.8 67 1 - -
Nov 3 at Elon L, 24-21 9 190 21.1 82 3 - -
Nov 10 at James Madison L, 48-31 7 116 16.6 36 0 - -
Nov 17 New Hampshire W, 24-21 3 20 6.7 16 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at #15 Delaware W, 21-19 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 Albany W, 45-26 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 at Connecticut L, 56-49 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Harvard W, 23-16 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 Brown W, 48-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Maine L, 38-36 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Stony Brook L, 52-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 William & Mary W, 21-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 3 at Elon L, 24-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at James Madison L, 48-31 - - - - - 0
Nov 17 New Hampshire W, 24-21 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at #15 Delaware W, 21-19 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Albany W, 45-26 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Connecticut L, 56-49 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Harvard W, 23-16 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Brown W, 48-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Maine L, 38-36 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Stony Brook L, 52-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 William & Mary W, 21-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Elon L, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at James Madison L, 48-31 - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 New Hampshire W, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at #15 Delaware W, 21-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Albany W, 45-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Connecticut L, 56-49 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Harvard W, 23-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Brown W, 48-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Maine L, 38-36 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Stony Brook L, 52-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 William & Mary W, 21-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Elon L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at James Madison L, 48-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 New Hampshire W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at #15 Delaware W, 21-19 1 5 35 - - 40
Sep 8 Albany W, 45-26 1 6 146 - - 152
Sep 15 at Connecticut L, 56-49 1 -4 128 - - 124
Sep 28 at Harvard W, 23-16 1 - 22 - - 22
Oct 6 Brown W, 48-0 1 - 108 - - 108
Oct 13 Maine L, 38-36 1 13 124 - - 137
Oct 20 at Stony Brook L, 52-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 27 William & Mary W, 21-10 1 2 83 - - 85
Nov 3 at Elon L, 24-21 1 18 190 - - 208
Nov 10 at James Madison L, 48-31 1 - 116 - - 116
Nov 17 New Hampshire W, 24-21 1 - 20 - - 20
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at #15 Delaware W, 21-19 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 Albany W, 45-26 6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 at Connecticut L, 56-49 6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 at Harvard W, 23-16 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 Brown W, 48-0 12 - 2 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Maine L, 38-36 12 0 2 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 at Stony Brook L, 52-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 William & Mary W, 21-10 6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 3 at Elon L, 24-21 18 0 3 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at James Madison L, 48-31 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 17 New Hampshire W, 24-21 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at #15 Delaware W, 21-19 - - 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Albany W, 45-26 - - 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at Connecticut L, 56-49 - - 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Harvard W, 23-16 - - 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Brown W, 48-0 - - 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Maine L, 38-36 - - 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Stony Brook L, 52-14 - - 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 William & Mary W, 21-10 - - 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Elon L, 24-21 0 1 1.0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at James Madison L, 48-31 - - 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 New Hampshire W, 24-21 - - 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2016-17 10 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
2017-18 11 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
2018-19 11 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
2019-20 12 0 3 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 44 0 6 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 10 40 3.6 4.0 1 13 - -
2019-20 12 5 6 0.5 1.2 0 8 1 0
Total 44 15 46 1.0 3.1 1 13 1 0
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2016-17 10 23 2.3 441 44.1 19.2 4 71
2017-18 11 51 4.6 823 74.8 16.1 7 75
2018-19 11 61 5.5 972 88.4 15.9 10 82
2019-20 12 81 6.8 1224 102.0 15.1 9 38
Total 44 216 4.9 3460 78.6 16.0 30 82
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 12 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Total 44 - - - - 0 0 - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - -
Total 44 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2016-17 - - - - - 12 109 9.1 0 26
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - 12 109 9.1 0 26
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2016-17 10 - 441 109 - 550 55.0
2017-18 11 - 823 - - 823 74.8
2018-19 11 40 972 - - 1012 92.0
2019-20 12 6 1224 - - 1230 102.5
Total 44 46 3460 109 - 3615 82.2
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2016-17 24 2.4 - 4 - 0 - - - - - 0
2017-18 42 3.8 - 7 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 66 6.0 1 10 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 56 4.7 0 9 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Total 188 4.3 1 30 - 0 - - 0 - 1 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2016-17 10 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 5 0 5.0 .5 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 12 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
Total 44 7 2 9.0 .2 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Conference 8 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 6 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 10 40 3.6 4.0 1 13 - -
Conference 8 9 44 5.5 4.9 1 13 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 3 21 4.2 7.0 0 13 - -
Away 6 7 19 3.2 2.7 1 7 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 4 13 2.2 3.3 1 6 - -
Losses 5 6 27 5.4 4.5 0 13 - -
-
August 1 2 5 5.0 2.5 1 4 - -
September 3 2 2 0.7 1.0 0 6 - -
October 4 2 15 3.8 7.5 0 13 - -
November 3 4 18 6.0 4.5 0 7 - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 61 5.5 972 88.4 15.9 10 82
Conference 8 44 5.5 714 89.3 16.2 7 82
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 31 6.2 481 96.2 15.5 6 67
Away 6 30 5.0 491 81.8 16.4 4 82
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 29 4.8 414 69.0 14.3 4 67
Losses 5 32 6.4 558 111.6 17.4 6 82
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August 1 3 3.0 35 35.0 11.7 0 26
September 3 20 6.7 296 98.7 14.8 2 59
October 4 19 4.8 315 78.8 16.6 5 67
November 3 19 6.3 326 108.7 17.2 3 82
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 40 972 - - 1012 92.0
Conference 8 44 714 - - 758 94.8
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 21 481 - - 502 100.4
Away 6 19 491 - - 510 85.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 6 13 414 - - 427 71.2
Losses 5 27 558 - - 585 117.0
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August 1 5 35 - - 40 40.0
September 3 2 296 - - 298 99.3
October 4 15 315 - - 330 82.5
November 3 18 326 - - 344 114.7
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 66 6.0 1 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 48 6.0 1 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 36 7.2 0 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 30 5.0 1 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 30 5.0 1 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 36 7.2 0 6 - - - - - - - 0
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August 6 6.0 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
September 12 4.0 0 2 - - - - - - - 0
October 30 7.5 0 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 18 6.0 0 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 0 1 1.0 .2 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 0 1 1.0 .2 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0 - - - - - - - -