2002 Football Roster
Roster
Kenny Parker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 292
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Warner Robins, Ga.
- High School:
- Northside
A redshirt senior who missed the 2002 season recovering from back surgery…Began Gator career at defensive tackle in August 2000, was moved to offensive guard in October 2000 then moved back to defensive tackle in 2001…Was awarded an additional year of eligibility in the summer of 2003…Awarded the Greg See Most Courageous Award at the conclusion of the 2003 and 2004 spring drills…
CAREER: Has played in 29 games, starting nine, for 630 plays during his career…
2004: Played in every game except South Carolina with starts against Eastern Michigan, Middle Tennessee State, Mississippi State, and Georgia for 232 plays…First career sack came against Middle Tennessee…Led all defensive tackles with six total tackles at Mississippi State…
2003: Started at DT in six games (SJSU, Miami, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, FSU, Iowa) and saw action in 11 games (SJSU, Miami, Tennessee, Kentucky, LSU, Arkansas, Georgia, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, FSU, Iowa) for 310 plays…Underwent arthroscopic knee surgery prior to the Mississippi game and missed the Tennessee game…Returned at No. 6 LSU and had three tackles in only 14 plays…Missed the FAMU game with a sore shoulder but returned vs. Tennessee and had two tackles…Made first career start vs. San Jose State and recorded a TFL and four tackles, including three solo hits in the win…Recorded a career-high seven tackles vs. Vanderbilt and Florida State…Started at Miami and had two tackles vs. the 'Canes in 30 plays on the night…
2002: Did not see any action due to back surgery during the off-season…
2001: Participated in just three plays as a backup versus UL-Monroe before he injured his back and missed the rest of the season and received a medical redshirt…Missed spring drills recovering from back surgery in January 2001…
2000: Appeared in five games as a true freshman (Ball State, Middle Tennessee, Kentucky, LSU, Auburn) for 85 plays as a defensive tackle before being switched at midseason to offensive guard for the remainder of the season due to injuries and lack of depth at that area…Made eight tackles, three unassisted…
PREP: A standout defensive lineman from Georgia who garnered prep All- America honors…All-America honors from USA Today…Rivals.com network ranked him among the nation's top 20 defensive tackles…A two-time first-team all-state selection who SuperPrep ranked among the top two defensive linemen in the state of Georgia…Named to PrepStar's All-Southeast Region Team…Had 97 tackles as a senior and 95 as a junior…A four-year starter at defensive tackle for a team that went 25-2 his last two years… Selected to play in Florida-Georgia All-Star Game…Also visited Auburn, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame and Tennessee…High school coach was Conrad Nix…
MAJOR: Sociology
| Career Defensive Stats: | ||||||||
| Year | Ut-At | Tt | Tbl | Qbs | Ff | Fr | Pd | Int |
| 2001 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | DNP | |||||||
| 2000 | 3-5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 23-14 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 8-7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34-26 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career Highs:
Total Tackles: 7 (twice, last FSU, 2003)
QB Sacks: - 1 (Middle Tennessee, 2004)
Forced Fumbles: -
Interceptions: -
Big Plays: 1 (2x, last vs. Middle Tennessee, 2004)
