Running back, Hawai’i (from Howard), 2018–⁠22

Dedrick Parson

Lettered 2021–⁠22 (school media guide)

Number
No. 31
Height
5′8″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA

Dedrick Parson played running back at Howard (2018–⁠19) and Hawai’i (2021–⁠22).

Career highs

161rushing yards, career highvs. New Mexico State, 20213rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Nevada, 20227catches, career highat Utah State, 2021115receiving yards, career highat Utah State, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Howard10313.1010
2019Howard12181.504
2021Hawai’i1176185.3837
2022Hawai’i1878304.41137
Career3261,4974.61937

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Howard611819.7174
2021Hawai’i2827910.0129
2022Hawai’i301715.7122
Career645688.9374

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2021Hawai’i32303210
2022Hawai’i1−401−30
Career41904180

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Howard31RBYr 1
2019Howard31RBYr 2
2021Hawai’i31RBYr 4
2022Hawai’i31RBSr. (Yr 5)5′8″205

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2018Howard (FCS)170.36––6.1––
2019Howard (FCS)12-0.35––-4.2––
2021Hawai’i1550.2880th (n=277)0.1644.117%0.26
2022Hawai’i2040.2271st (n=470)0.1444.223%0.24

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Hawai’i 13 games, 830 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 27vs.VanderbiltL 10–⁠6313821250
Sep 3vs.Western KentuckyL 17–⁠49152914270
Sep 10atMichiganL 10–⁠5612280110
Sep 17vs.DuquesneW 24–⁠1411582–––
Sep 24atNew Mexico StateL 26–⁠45166924190
Oct 8atSan Diego StateL 14–⁠1614701180
Oct 15vs.NevadaW 31–⁠16241363–––
Oct 22atColorado StateL 13–⁠17157106290
Oct 29vs.WyomingL 20–⁠27122903481
Nov 5atFresno StateL 13–⁠558140280
Nov 12vs.Utah StateL 34–⁠41161010360
Nov 19vs.UNLVW 31–⁠25191151250
Nov 26atSan José StateL 14–⁠27122802150
2021 Hawai’i 13 games, 618 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28atUCLAL 10–⁠4431503170
Sep 4vs.Portland StateW 49–⁠3511382–––
Sep 11atOregon StateL 27–⁠45100–––
Sep 18vs.San José StateL 13–⁠175210–––
Sep 25atNew Mexico StateW 41–⁠2111891130
Oct 2vs.Fresno StateW 27–⁠244400280
Oct 16atNevadaL 17–⁠34113902310
Oct 23vs.New Mexico StateW 48–⁠342516136540
Oct 30atUtah StateL 31–⁠511030071151
Nov 6vs.San Diego StateL 10–⁠17115105380
Nov 13atUNLVL 13–⁠274120–––
Nov 20vs.Colorado StateW 50–⁠45117822130
Nov 27atWyomingW 38–⁠1410440–––
2019 Howard 1 game, 18 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atMarylandL 0–⁠7912180–––

No box score in the source for Sep 7 at Youngstown State; Sep 14 vs. Hampton; Sep 21 at Delaware State; Sep 28 vs. Bethune-Cookman; Oct 5 at Harvard; Oct 12 vs. Norfolk State; Oct 26 at North Carolina A&T; Nov 2 vs. North Carolina Central; Nov 9 at South Carolina State; Nov 16 at Florida A&M; Nov 23 vs. Morgan State, so those games are not listed.

2018 Howard 2 games, 31 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1atOhioL 32–⁠38–––2110
Sep 8atKent StateL 14–⁠541031041071

No box score in the source for Sep 22 at Bethune-Cookman; Oct 6 at North Carolina Central; Oct 13 vs. Delaware State; Oct 20 at Morgan State; Oct 27 vs. South Carolina State; Nov 3 vs. Florida A&M; Nov 10 at Norfolk State; Nov 17 vs. Bryant, so those games are not listed.

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

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