Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#21
Zay Parks
Sophomore running back on Florida State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 204 lb · Crestview, FL · Crestview
Returning to Florida State for 2026
The story
2 running back on Florida State's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearZay Parks
He has spent two seasons in the Florida State backfield.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Florida State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mike Norvell — 6-8 over that span.
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2026Florida State1-1HC: Mike Norvell · Run-heavy
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 15 | 95 | 6.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 15 | 95 | 6.3 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–17
2 NO · 27 YDS · 13 AVG
With A. Daniels — 202 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 72.0 · 30 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · S. Singleton — 42 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Florida State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Florida State
Returning around him
- 40% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Florida State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -22 net (22 in / 44 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida State · Last season: 5-7 (AP #25) · Talent rank #21 · 2026 recruiting class #16
Background
ACCOLADES: 2025: All-ACC Academic Team...Military Bowl STEM Scholar-Athlete 2025 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in nine games as running back and on special teams...ran 15 times for 95 yards and one touchdown...averaged 6.3 yards per carry...Alabama: made Florida State debut...East Texas A&M: ran 10...
The backfield · Florida State
- #5Tre Wisner597 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Gemari Sands465 rushing yards · 2025
- #32Ousmane Kromah408 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Samuel Singleton360 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Zay Parks95 rushing yards · 2025
1 more on the roster · Florida State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology