Parker Washington

#3 · WR · So. · Penn State5′10″ · 215 lb · Sugar Land, TX · Fort Bend Travis

Parker Washington: WR · Penn State · #3.

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Parker Washington

WR · Penn State · So · #3

Moves the chains on third down. Three seasons in the Penn State receiving corps to date. One game to point at: 179 receiving yards and 11 receptions against Ohio State — Week 9, 2022.

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.

Penn State in the news

$21M jumbotron deal funded externallyOct 30
2027 RB commit for Penn StateOct 24
Penn State RB's father apologizes to playerBleacher Report Oct 20
QB commit flips to BCOct 18

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Penn State	46	611	13.3	2	58
2021	Penn State	64	820	12.8	4	67
2020	Penn State	36	489	13.6	6	49
Career		146	1,920	13.2	12	67

Season	Team
2022	Penn State	2	8	--	99
2021	Penn State	2	12	--	23
2020	Penn State	--	--	75	--
Career		4	20	75	122

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 35-31@ Purdue	2	30	15.0	0	20
Wk 2	W 46-10vs Ohio	4	60	15.0	0	34
Wk 3	W 41-12@ Auburn	4	58	14.5	0	26
Wk 4	W 33-14vs Central Michigan	6	64	10.7	0	27
Wk 5	W 17-7vs Northwestern	4	73	18.3	0	43
Wk 7	L 17-41@ No. 5 Michigan	3	33	11.0	0	15
Wk 8	W 45-17vs Minnesota	7	70	10.0	1	35
Wk 9	L 31-44vs No. 2 Ohio State	11	179	16.3	1	58	Season-high 179 yds
Wk 10	W 45-14@ Indiana	4	30	7.5	0	14
Wk 11	W 30-0vs Maryland	1	14	14.0	0	14
Total		46	611	13.3	2	58

Signature game

Week 9 · 2022

L 31-44

vs Ohio State

11 rec · 179 yds · 1 TD

With S. Clifford — 371 yds · 3 TD · 3 INT · QBR 63.9 · B. Amor — 44.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 59 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Ohio State · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +5.93Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 58 yds for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK)
Week 3 · Auburn · 2nd and 24 · Q3 · EPA +3.99Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 26 yds to the Aub 36 for a
Week 5 · Northwestern · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.72Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 43 yds to the Nwest 30 for a
Week 8 · Minnesota · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.97Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 35 yds for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK)
Week 2 · Ohio · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.96Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 34 yds to the Ohio 7 for a
Week 10 · Indiana · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.74Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 14 yds to the Ind 48 for a

4 more plays

Week 4 · Central Michigan · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.47Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 5 yds to the CMich 39 for a
Week 9 · Ohio State · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.15Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 8 yds to the PnSt 46 for a
Week 9 · Ohio State · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +1.91Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 13 yds to the PnSt 35 for a
Week 2 · Ohio · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.86Drew Allar pass complete to Parker Washington for 7 yds to the Ohio 47, OHIO Penalty, Roughing Passer (Keye Thompson) to the Ohio 32 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under James Franklin — 22-13 over that span.

2020Penn State4-5HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced

2022Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 56 (#160 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

56Quality starter #160 of 488 · 2022?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: fumbles lost (84th percentile). Concern: td rate (28th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#133 / 636 · 79th pct

19.6%

Yards / catch#216 / 636 · 66th pct

13.3

Catch rate#233 / 636 · 63rd pct

82.1%

EPA / target#274 / 636 · 57th pct

0.73

TD rate#456 / 636 · 28th pct

3.6%

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 84th pct

Receptions#146 / 550 · 73rd pct

Rec yards#150 / 550 · 73rd pct

611

Long catch#174 / 550 · 67th pct

Yards / catch#249 / 550 · 54th pct

13.3

Rush yards#140 / 275 · 47th pct

Rush TDs#48 / 275 · 41st pct

Rec TDs#293 / 550 · 39th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

83rd → 57th percentile

Explosive rate

69th → 79th percentile

Catch rate

79th → 63rd percentile

TD rate

44th → 28th percentile

Yards / catch

48th → 66th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. 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

2022 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.5	76.7	14.0	0.3
Road4g	3.2	37.8	12.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.8	53.0	14.1	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	5.8	73.2	11.9	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

James Franklin

Pass share

46.9%

422 pass / 477 run

Plays / game

69.2

13 games

Team sack rate

4.4%

451 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

46 catches and 2 carries in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

56 · #160 of 488 WRs · 2022

Former four-star. Now #160 at the position.

Parker Washington

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Style of play

Fans

Penn State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

46 catches and 2 carries in 10 games

Three seasons at Penn State, drafted

2020 9 games

2023