Jamal Parker: CB · Kent State · #7.
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Jamal Parker
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches at Kent State: Paul Haynes and Sean Lewis. The first career honor came in 2019: All-MAC. On tape: 8 tackles against Kennesaw State, Week 2, 2019.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 10 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kent State | 59 | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | -- |
| 2018 | Kent State | 76 | 48 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | Kent State | 57 | 40 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 11 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Kent State | 28 | 21 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 220 | 150 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 29 | 9 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-30@ Arizona State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-23vs Kennesaw State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 16-55@ No. 8 Auburn | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 62-20vs Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 0-48@ No. 8 Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-3@ Akron | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-45@ Ohio | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-23vs Miami (OH) | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 11 | L 33-35@ Toledo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-27vs Buffalo | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-38vs Ball State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-26@ Eastern Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Bowl | W 51-41vs Utah State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 59 | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
59tackles this season59 tackles · 10 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road7g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
39.4%
355 pass / 546 run
Plays / game
69.3
13 games
Team sack rate
10.5%
418 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kent State, 220 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Haynes → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
