Jayland Parker is a linebacker at Marshall who has not played in Marshall's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
The consensus depth chart of May 27 lists Parker at LB, No. 1.
Marshall lists 16 linebackers this season.
Marshall is 5-3. Next: at Georgia Southern, Sat Nov 7.
Parker is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dave Doeren and Tony Gibson. A game that shows it: 15 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against App State — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-45@ No. 5 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 51-54@ Louisiana | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-37vs Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-35vs James Madison | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-18@ Georgia State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-26@ App State | 15 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 19-24vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 18 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups42 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Pass share
40.4%
335 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
69.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
362 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Returning starter at linebacker for a 5-7 Marshall team that went +6 in the portal.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Doeren and Tony Gibson.
