UTEP Miners

2015 Preseason Dave Campbell’s All-Texas College Second Team 
2015 Rimington Trophy Watch List
2014 All-C-USA Honorable Mention

2015 (SENIOR): Started all 12 games at the center position … played on the unit that led Conference USA in sacks allowed (12) and ranked tied sixth nationally in sacks allowed per game (1.0) … efforts helped the Miners post three games of 220 yards rushing or more (227 at Texas Tech, 269 vs. NM State, 226 vs. LA Tech) … Miners gained a season-high 542 total yards during a come-from-behind win at rival NM State … UTEP tallied 408 total yards during a win against Florida Atlantic … Miners passed for a season-high 280 yards and a pair of scores during a victory versus Incarnate Word … during a win over Rice – UTEP’s first since 2010 – the Miners tallied 392 yards, including 231 in the air and a pair of touchdown passes against the Owls … UTEP averaged 169.8 rushing yards per game in the last four contests – its best average during a four-game span in 2015.

2014 (JUNIOR): Started all 13 games at the center position ... plays on an offensive line unit that has only surrendered 13 sacks (first in C-USA and eighth nationally) ... the Miners ranked fourth in C-USA in rushing offense, averaging 207.8 yards per game, while scoring 27 rushing touchdowns ... the rushing offense has totaled seven 200-plus yard games, including four 300-plus yard games during the season ... the Miners ran for a season-high in yards (351) and touchdowns (five) during a win over North Texas ... led team to New Mexico Bowl, its first since 2010.

2013 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see playing time.

2012: Redshirted.

PRIOR TO UTEP: Played one season at Riverside City College before making his way to El Paso ... squad finished fifth in the national rankings with a record of 11-0 ... previously was a three-year letterman at Rancho Verde HS ... was a second team All-Conference honoree as a senior ... aided the squad in winning conference championships in both 2009 and 2010 ... voted the team's lineman of the year as a freshman ... four-time scholar athlete and won the coaches' award as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of Katrina Parker ... born in Corona, Calif. ... finance major.