Hokie Club22 - Robert ParkerPosition: Free Safety
Class: r-Junior
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 215 lbs.
High School: Oscar Smith
Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.
Has bounced around since moving from wide receiver to defense during the spring ... Will begin preseason practice working at free safety after spending the spring at whip linebacker ... Is expected to continue his role as a special team player, while making the adjustment to his new position ... Combines good size with outstanding speed ... Has made strides in the strength and conditioning program ... Coaches love his attitude and character ... 2004: Played in 12 games, recording two tackles ... Was in for 13 snaps on special teams against USC ... Had an assisted tackle in that game ... Had a tackle on special teams at Wake Forest ... Saw brief action on offense against Florida A&M ... Posted a 530-pound back squat and a 4.33 40-yard dash in spring testing ... Also recorded a team-best 39 1/2-inch vertical jump ...
2003: Suffered a foot injury in the preseason ... Missed the first four games ... Came back to dress against Rutgers, but did not play ... Was in for four offensive snaps against Syracuse, his only action of the season ... Turned in a 37-inch vertical jump during spring max testing ... Had a 17-yard reception in Tech's first spring scrimmage ... Also caught a 10-yard pass in the second scrimmage ... Posted a 23-yard kickoff return in the Maroon-White game ...
2002: Was redshirted while working at split end ... Registered a 450-pound back squat during the spring, tying for the second-best lift among the receivers ... Posted a time of 4.48 in the forty ... Worked at the flanker position during the spring ... Caught two passes for 19 yards during the Hokies' final spring scrimmage ...
High School: Excelled as a receiver and return man for Coach Bill Lyons at Oscar Smith ... Named the Sleeper of the Year in Virginia by The Roanoke Times ... Caught 25 passes for 384 yards and five touchdowns as a senior ... Returned three punts for 95 yards, including one for a touchdown ... Also had six kickoff returns for 245 yards, an average of 40.8 yards per return ... Scored on an 87-yard kickoff return against Deep Creek ... Posted seven catches for 101 yards and a touchdown in one game and five receptions for 108 yards and two TDs in another game ... Was second-team All-Southeastern District as a receiver and return man as a senior ... Named the team MVP and the top receiver ... Saw action as a tight end his junior year ... Finished with 33 receptions for 517 yards and seven touchdowns during his two varsity seasons ... A sprinter in track ... Ran a leg on the school's 4x100-meter relay team that finished fifth in the 2001 Group AAA track meet ... Also lettered as a forward on the basketball team ...
Personal: Robert Darnell Parker ... Born 3/10/84 in Norfolk, VA ... Son of George and Gina Blanchard ... Majoring in apparel, housing, resource management.
| Tackles | G | UT | AT | Tot. | Loss | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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