Steven Parker: EDGE · Texas State.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Steven Parker
Turns pressure into sacks — pressures become finishes. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Les Miles, Lance Leipold and G.J. Kinne. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Sam Houston, Week 5, 2024.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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 | Texas State | 29 | 15 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Kansas | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Kansas | 27 | 20 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Kansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 69 | 41 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Lamar | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-10vs UTSA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-31vs Arizona State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 39-40vs Sam Houston | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-17@ Troy | 6 | 6 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 41-9vs Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-24@ Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-23vs Louisiana | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 15 | 9.0 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
Week 6 · 2024
W 38-17
at Troy
2 sacks · 4 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Troy.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
17%5 sacksTFL rate
31%9 TFLHurry rate
3%1 hurryPressure-to-sack conversion
83%5 of 6 pressures29 tackles · 9 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
45.1%
428 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
73.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
405 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #283 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Kansas and Texas State, 5 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 26 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Les Miles, Lance Leipold and G.J. Kinne.
