Quarterback, Austin Peay (from Mississippi State), 2023–⁠26

Chris Parson

Number
No. 3
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Brentwood, TN

Chris Parson plays quarterback for Austin Peay, after Mississippi State (2023–⁠24). Last time out, at West Georgia: 12 of 21, 139 yards; 12 carries, 68 yards, 2 TD. Parson leads Austin Peay in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,766 passing yards, 12 TD

Last game: 12 of 21, 139 yards; 12 carries, 68 yards, 2 TD at West Georgia, W 24–⁠10

Next game: at North Alabama, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 308GWEB
  2. 116@VAN
  3. 260MORE
  4. 149@WFL
  5. 254UTM
  6. 309NHVN
  7. 231TAR
  8. 139@WGA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

346passing yards, career highvs. West Georgia, 20254touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. New Haven, 2026194rushing yards, career highat Tarleton State, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. North Alabama, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2023Mississippi State112642.31034.003
2024Mississippi State020.000.000
2025Austin Peay18228863.22,6739.3215
2026Austin Peay10917163.71,76610.3121
Career30248762.04,5429.3339

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Mississippi State9−9−1.0012
2024Mississippi State8313.9010
2025Austin Peay1517054.71260
2026Austin Peay953433.6866
Career2631,0704.12066

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Mississippi State3QBYr 1
2024Mississippi State3QBYr 2
2025Austin Peay3QBYr 3
2026Austin Peay3QBJr. (Yr 4)5′11″210

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Mississippi State30-0.16––-4.725%
2024Mississippi State10-0.36––-3.6–
2025Austin Peay (FCS)4660.3885th (n=314)0.24177.257%
2026Austin Peay (FCS)2610.4390th (n=273)0.21111.955%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Austin Peay 8 games, 1,766 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 27vs.Gardner-WebbW 35–⁠1714213081131
Sep 5atVanderbiltL 9–⁠28122111610−19
Sep 12vs.Morehead StateW 63–⁠712152603017
Sep 19atWest FloridaW 38–⁠167161491059
Sep 26vs.UT MartinW 35–⁠1217212541082
Oct 3vs.New HavenW 42–⁠171923309403
Oct 10vs.Tarleton StateL 32–⁠40163323110102
Oct 17atWest GeorgiaW 24–⁠1012211390068
2025 Austin Peay 11 games, 2,673 passing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30atMiddle TennesseeW 34–⁠1411201422034
Sep 6atGeorgiaL 6–⁠281623151010
Sep 13vs.Morehead StateW 56–⁠711141990056
Sep 27vs.Utah TechW 42–⁠1018252043082
Oct 4vs.West GeorgiaW 44–⁠3016263463118
Oct 11atEastern KentuckyL 20–⁠3422372831176
Oct 25vs.North AlabamaW 56–⁠2817243113053
Nov 1atSouthern UtahL 17–⁠3315271782066
Nov 8vs.Central ArkansasW 41–⁠3823323012073
Nov 15vs.SamfordW 30–⁠1616302651153
Nov 22atTarleton StateL 44–⁠45173029341194

No box score in the source for Sep 21 at Abilene Christian, so that game is not listed.

2024 Mississippi State 3 games, 0 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Eastern KentuckyW 56–⁠7020007
Sep 28atTexasL 13–⁠35–––––20
Oct 26vs.ArkansasL 25–⁠58–––––4
2023 Mississippi State 2 games, 103 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 4vs.KentuckyL 3–⁠246146700−20
Nov 11atTexas A&ML 10–⁠51512360311

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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