Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Hampton | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#97
Jayvon Parker
Senior defensive lineman for Maryland. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 330 lb · Detroit, MI · Fordson
Transferred Washington → Maryland for 2026
The numbers
0.5
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Hampton
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Maryland. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington in 2022.
- Transferred from Washington to Maryland in 2026.
Jayvon Parker
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Hampton, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Washington3-star out of Fordson
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2024
Maryland
2026
Maryland
Played his entire career under Mike Locksley.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Maryland
2025Washington
2026Maryland
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Washington11-2HC: Kalen DeBoer · Pass-leaning
2023Washington14-1HC: Kalen DeBoer · Pass-leaning
2024Washington6-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced
2026Maryland2-0HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Maryland | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Washington | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Washington | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 10 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 62–0
vs Hampton
1 TOT · 0 SACKS · 0 TFL
Dominant 62-point win at home against Hampton.
With D. Williams — 116 rush yds (3 car) · 2 TD · M. Washington — 186 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 4 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Mason Graham’s 2024 season.
83%match
Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 5
Matches Mason on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Differs from Mason on
Hurry rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kayden McDonald's junior season at Ohio State (2025).
89%match
Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 2 · Pk 4
Matches Kayden on
Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jayvon Parker
Background
At Washington (2022-25): Appeared in 26 career games across four seasons. Played in one game during the 2025 season, making his season debut at Michigan, where he lined up alongside his twin brother, Armon, for the first time in their collegiate careers near their hometown 2024 Academic All-Big T...
The defensive line · Maryland
- #11Sidney Stewart10.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Zahir Mathis8.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Eyan Thomas3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #40Nahsir Taylor3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Jayvon Parker1 game · 2026
13 more on the roster · Maryland team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology