Justin Parks: S · Arkansas State · #29.
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Justin Parks
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fourth year in the Arkansas State secondary. On tape: 12 tackles against Tulsa, Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
96 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 5.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 96 | 56 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 44 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 34 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 181 | 110 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-31vs Central Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs Tulsa | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 18-28@ No. 17 Michigan | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-52@ No. 20 Iowa State | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 18-16vs South Alabama | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 9-41@ Texas State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-28@ Southern Miss | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-31vs Troy | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-55@ Louisiana | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-20@ Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-21vs UL Monroe | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 32-40vs Old Dominion | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-31vs Bowling Green | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 96 | 56 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Week 6 · 2024
W 18-16
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 11 tackles
A close one, won by 2 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
96tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFL96 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Butch Jones — 19-31 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
48.1%
442 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
475 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
96 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #37 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Arkansas State, 181 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Butch Jones.
