Donald ParhamNorth Team

SENIOR (2018): A consensus All-American who earned first team recognition from the American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, STATS FCS, Phil Steele Publications, Athlon Sports and HERO Sports in addition to being named to the FCA Athletics Directors Association All-Star team … Finished the season as the top receiving tight end in all of college football, leading Division I (FBS and FCS) in both receptions per game (9.4) and receiving yards per game (146.6) … Opened eyes in the second game of the 2018 season with five receptions for 165 yards and three touchdowns in a victory over Point (9/8), making him the first tight end in the nation with a three TD game in 2018 … Was selected as Pioneer Football League Offensive Player of the Week for that performance … From there he posted at least one TD reception in eight of the next seven games … Bounced back from missing the trip to San Diego with a concussion as the result of a targeting four to record a then career-high 12 receptions for 112 yards in Stetson’s last second win at Drake (10/13) … Established a new Stetson record with 14 receptions, for 150 yards, in the Hatters’ first victory over Jacksonville (10/20) … Followed up with 171 receiving yards against Davidson (10/27) and 187 against Morehead State (11/3) … Closed out his Stetson career with 12 receptions for a program record 257 yards and three touchdowns against Valparaiso (11/17) on senior day … Finished the season with 85 receptions in just nine games for 1,319 yards and 13 touchdowns, earning first team All-PFL honors … Finished his career with school career records for receptions (180), receiving yards (2,591) and receiving touchdowns (20) in addition to the program record for career all-purpose yards (2,591) in 34 games played … Was selected to play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., on January 26.

JUNIOR (2017): Saw action in 10 of 11 games and started in nine of them ... Led Stetson in receptions with 58 and receiving yards with 817 ... Averaged 5.8 receptions per game which was tied for second most in the PFL ... Had 11 catches for 165 yards and a touchdown in the season finale at Jacksonville (11/11) ... Had nine catches for 157 yards against Campbell (9/23) ... Caught eight passes for 121 yards against Davidson (10/14) ... Had nine receptions for 98 yards at Morehead State (10/21) ... Had five catches for 97 yards against San Diego (10/28) ... Was named an All PFL Honorable Mention ... Named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE (2016): Saw action in all 11 games, six as a starter at tight end ... Was the no doubt MVP of the spring game in April with 10 receptions ... Got off to a strong start with five receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown against Sacred Heart (9/3) ... Touchdown came on a 22-yard pass ... Followed up with four receptions for 42 yards and another score in the win over Warner (9/10 with that TD reception coming from six yards out ... Was held to one reception for 12 yards in the loss to Jacksonville (9/24) ... Set what would have been a school record with eight receptions against Davidson (10/1), had it not been for the nine catches by Kegan Moore in the same game ... The performance still ranks as the second most in a game for the Hatters ... Had three catches for 29 yards and a touchdown in the win over Brown (10/8) with the scoring pass from nine yards coming in the fourth quarter to secure the victory ... Led the team with five receptions against Campbell (10/22) for 66 yards, scoring one touchdown on a 14-yard pass and setting up another ... Had six receptions for a career-high 109 yards in the loss to Marist (11/5), including a seven-yard TD catch in the fourth quarter to draw the Hatters to within three points ... Had just two receptions against Drake (11/19) in the season finale, but one went for a score ... Finished the year second on the team, behind Moore, with 37 receptions ... Was also second with 455 receiving yards ... Led the squad with six TD receptions.

FRESHMAN (2015): Saw action in four games ... Played in the games Webber International, Ave Maria, Davidson and at Mercer.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played football for just one season, recording 13 receptions for 234 yards and four touchdowns as a receiver while also playing defensive end ... Was rated as a top 10 receiver by Big County Preps ... Also lettered in basketball ... Was an honor roll student and a member of the National Honor Society ... Carried a weighted GPA for 4.3.

PERSONAL: Full name is Donald Durand Parham, Jr. ... Was born on August 16, 1997 ... Is the son of Donald and Feicia Parham ... Has one brother, Donovan (16) ... His father played college football at Albany State along with his uncle Roger Parham ... His cousin, Lavell Payne, played college football at UCF ... His uncle, Eric Gallon, played at Kansas State and with the New England Patriots ... Had another uncle, Eddie Gallon, who played at Livingstone College and another, Edward Gallon, who played at N.C. State ... Is a Communication & Media Studies major.