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, 2021Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Howard | 31 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Howard | 31 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Hawai’i | 31 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Hawai’i | 31 | RB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Howard (FCS) | 17 | 0.36 | – | – | 6.1 | – | – |
| 2019 | Howard (FCS) | 12 | -0.35 | – | – | -4.2 | – | – |
| 2021 | Hawai’i | 155 | 0.28 | 80th (n=277) | 0.16 | 44.1 | 17% | 0.26 |
| 2022 | Hawai’i | 204 | 0.22 | 71st (n=470) | 0.14 | 44.2 | 23% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. | L 10–63 | 13 | 82 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 17–49 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 10–56 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 24–14 | 11 | 58 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 26–45 | 16 | 69 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 14–16 | 14 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 31–16 | 24 | 136 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 13–17 | 15 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 20–27 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at | L 13–55 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 34–41 | 16 | 101 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 31–25 | 19 | 115 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 14–27 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
2021 Hawai’i 13 games, 618 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at | L 10–44 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 49–35 | 11 | 38 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 11 | at | L 27–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | L 13–17 | 5 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | at | W 41–21 | 11 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 27–24 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at | L 17–34 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 48–34 | 25 | 161 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 31–51 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 115 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 10–17 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 13–27 | 4 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 50–45 | 11 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at | W 38–14 | 10 | 44 | 0 | – | – | – |
2019 Howard 1 game, 18 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 0–79 | 12 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 32–38 | – | – | – | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at | L 14–54 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 1 |
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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