#11

Micah Parsons

Former linebacker at Penn State. 2019: 109 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.

LB · Penn State · So. · #11

6′3″ · 245 lb · Harrisburg, PA

Dallas — drafted 2021, Rd 1, Pick 12, #12 overall

Recruiting

5★

WDE recruit

No. 5 nationally · Signed with Penn State

Statement game14 tackles · 3 TFL · 2 sacksvs Memphis (FBS) · W 53-39

Top 1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Penn State. 2019: 109 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Penn State in 2018.
Drafted round 1 by the Dallas in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Penn State, 192 tackles — drafted at #12 overall by Dallas.

His career

201813 games

Signed with Penn State5-star out of Harrisburg

2021

Drafted by Dallasround 1, pick 12

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#5 national

CFB

College

Penn State

2018–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #12

Dallas · 2021

Badges

Top-10 Recruit

Featured in The Canon

#62

The 100 Best Players of the CFP Era

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DallasEntering 6th NFL season

#12Rd 1 · Pick 12

DallasEntering 6th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under James Franklin, all run-leaning offenses — 20-6 over that span.

2018Penn State9-4HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2019Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (98th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#31 / 2688 · 99th pct

109

Tackles for loss#51 / 2688 · 98th pct

14.0

Solo tackles#105 / 2688 · 96th pct

Sacks#129 / 2688 · 95th pct

5.0

QB hurries#192 / 2688 · 91st pct

Passes defended#271 / 2688 · 88th pct

Forced fumbles#78 / 721 · 45th pct

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

2019 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	8.8	1.2	0.5	0.5
Road5g	7.8	0.8	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.4	1.3	0.4	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	10.7	0.8	0.3	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Campbell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Penn State	109	52	14.0	5.0	5	--	--
2018	Penn State	83	48	5.0	1.5	--	--	--
Career		192	100	19.0	6.5	5	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2019

W 28–21

vs Michigan

14 TOT · 6 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With B. Gillikin — 44 AVG · 60 LONG · 8 NO · K. Hamler — 6 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week