Landon Parker

#1 · WR · Sr. · Troy6′3″ · 205 lb · Concord, NC

Landon Parker: WR · Troy · #1.

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Landon Parker

WR · Troy · Sr · #1

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at Troy: Jon Sumrall and Gerad Parker. One game to point at: 83 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Texas State — Week 6, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Troy in the news

Charles Barkley criticizes Buck-Aikman feudNJ.com Oct 22

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Troy	27	350	13.0	0	33
2023	Troy	8	128	16.0	1	29
Career		35	478	13.7	1	33

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 26-28vs Nevada	2	27	13.5	23
Wk 2	L 17-38@ Memphis	1	1	1.0	1
Wk 3	L 21-38@ Iowa	2	26	13.0	15
Wk 4	W 34-12vs Florida A&M	1	23	23.0	23
Wk 6	L 17-38vs Texas State	5	83	16.6	33	Season-high 83 yds
Wk 8	L 9-25@ South Alabama	2	13	6.5	7
Wk 9	L 31-34@ Arkansas State	3	62	20.7	32
Wk 12	W 28-20@ Georgia Southern	4	35	8.8	11
Wk 13	L 30-51@ Louisiana	4	40	10.0	14
Wk 14	W 52-20vs Southern Miss	3	40	13.3	20
Total		27	350	13.0	33

Signature game

Week 6 · 2024

L 17-38

vs Texas State

5 rec · 83 yds

With T. Kilcrease — 249 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 46.5 · R. Cole — 44.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 47 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · Florida A&M · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.53Goose Crowder pass complete to Landon Parker for 23 yds to the FAMU 40 for a
Week 14 · Southern Miss · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.29Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Landon Parker for 20 yds to the USM 39 for a
Week 9 · Arkansas State · 2nd and 16 · Q3 · EPA +3.19Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Landon Parker for 32 yds to the ARST 1 for a
Week 3 · Iowa · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.32Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Landon Parker for 15 yds to the TROY 46 for a
Week 6 · Texas State · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.30Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Landon Parker for 22 yds to the TXST 40 for a
Week 9 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.23Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Landon Parker for 17 yds to the ARST 1 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · South Alabama · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.00Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Landon Parker for 7 yds to the TROY 48 for a
Week 12 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.79Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Landon Parker for 8 yds to the TROY 37 for a
Week 12 · Georgia Southern · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.71Matthew Caldwell pass complete to Landon Parker for 11 yds to the GASO 37 for a
Week 6 · Texas State · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.68Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Landon Parker for 5 yds to the TXST 49 for a

Teams and coaches

2023Troy11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Balanced

2024Troy4-8HC: Gerad Parker · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 37 (#319 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

37Below cohort / limited sample #319 of 466 · 2024?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: catch rate (91st percentile). Strength: epa / target (89th percentile). Concern: td rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#1 / 610 · 91st pct

100.0%

EPA / target#68 / 610 · 89th pct

1.30

Explosive rate#107 / 610 · 82nd pct

22.2%

Yards / catch#219 / 610 · 64th pct

13.0

TD rate#522 / 610 · 7th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#272 / 541 · 50th pct

13.0

Receptions#302 / 541 · 43rd pct

Rec yards#313 / 541 · 42nd pct

350

Long catch#447 / 541 · 16th pct

Rec TDs#469 / 541 · 7th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.8	43.2	16.6	0.0
Road6g	2.7	29.5	10.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.2	32.0	13.4	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.2	38.0	11.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Gerad Parker

Pass share

44.4%

339 pass / 425 run

Plays / game

63.7

12 games

Team sack rate

5.8%

363 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

27 catches and 3 pass attempts in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

37 · #319 of 466 WRs · 2024

Landon Parker

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Style of play

Fans

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Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

27 catches and 3 pass attempts in 10 games

Four seasons, two schools

Moves

2023 6 games