Mississippi State · L 13-38
No tackles.
Purdue · L 13-41
No tackles.
Parrish has tackles in 6 of Minnesota’s 8 games: none against Mississippi State and Purdue.
Naiim Parrish
Second year in the same secondary at Minnesota. On tape: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Eastern Illinois, Week 1, 2026.
9 tackles · 0 sacks
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 5 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Eastern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24@ Washington | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-14vs Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-10vs No. 15 Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-23@ No. 4 Indiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 59-7
1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 52-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under P.J. Fleck, all balanced, slow tempo offenses — 13-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
54.3%
269 pass / 226 run
Plays / game
61.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
