Tight end, Stanford, 2017–⁠19

Colby Parkinson

Number
No. 84
Height
6′7″
Weight
251 lb
Class (2019)
Junior
Hometown
Simi Valley, CA
Born
Jan 7, 1999

Colby Parkinson played tight end at Stanford (2017–⁠19). The Seattle Seahawks took Parkinson in round 4, No. 133 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
589
Receiving yards, 2019 (Stanford, 4–⁠8)
Drafted
No. 133
Round 4, 2020 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Career highs

7catches, career highat USC, 2019166receiving yards, career highvs. Oregon State, 20184receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Oregon State, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Stanford10979.7424
2018Stanford2948516.7775
2019Stanford4858912.3136
Career871,17113.51275

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Stanford84TEFr.
2018Stanford84TESo.
2019Stanford84TEJr.6′7″251

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
2017Stanford151.26––18.9–
2018Stanford510.8488th (n=497)0.5342.86%
2019Stanford770.5450th (n=499)0.5441.510%

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

2019 Stanford 12 games, 48 catches, 589 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.NorthwesternW 17–⁠7438026
Sep 7atUSCL 20–⁠45789021
Sep 14atUCFL 27–⁠45651014
Sep 21vs.OregonL 6–⁠21––––
Sep 28atOregon StateW 31–⁠28344136
Oct 5vs.WashingtonW 23–⁠13242022
Oct 17vs.UCLAL 16–⁠3442608
Oct 26vs.ArizonaW 41–⁠31568019
Nov 9atColoradoL 13–⁠16554020
Nov 16atWashington StateL 22–⁠49580023
Nov 23vs.CaliforniaL 20–⁠24460019
Nov 30vs.Notre DameL 24–⁠45337020
2018 Stanford 13 games, 29 catches, 485 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.San Diego StateW 31–⁠10337119
Sep 8vs.USCW 17–⁠321619
Sep 15vs.UC DavisW 30–⁠10––––
Sep 22atOregonW 38–⁠31350123
Sep 29atNotre DameL 17–⁠38131031
Oct 6vs.UtahL 21–⁠40124024
Oct 18atArizona StateW 20–⁠131505
Oct 27vs.Washington StateL 38–⁠411202
Nov 3atWashingtonL 23–⁠27579025
Nov 10vs.Oregon StateW 48–⁠176166475
Nov 24atUCLAW 49–⁠42245033
Dec 1atCaliforniaW 23–⁠1332109
Dec 31 ✦vs.PittsburghW 14–⁠131909
2017 Stanford 6 games, 10 catches, 97 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 26vs.RiceW 62–⁠7340224
Oct 7atUtahW 23–⁠20114014
Oct 14vs.OregonW 49–⁠731025
Nov 4atWashington StateL 21–⁠24112012
Nov 10vs.WashingtonW 30–⁠22110010
Nov 25vs.Notre DameW 38–⁠20111011

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′7¼″
Weight252 lb
Arm length33¼″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan78⅝″W
40-yard dash4.77 s
10-yard split1.65 sW
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′1″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.15 s
20-yard shuttle4.46 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 68 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Seattle Seahawks12160
2021Seattle Seahawks55330
2022Seattle Seahawks14253222
2023Seattle Seahawks15252472
2024Los Angeles Rams16302941
2025Los Angeles Rams14434088
2026 (so far)Los Angeles Rams33210
NFL career681331,34113

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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