Receiver, Rice, 2012–⁠15

Dennis Parks

Number
No. 4
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Converse, TX

Dennis Parks played receiver at Rice (2012–⁠15).

Career highs

8catches, career hightwice; last at North Texas, 2015163receiving yards, career highat North Texas, 20152receiving touchdowns, career highat North Texas, 2015

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Rice711216.0135
2013Rice2950817.5354
2014Rice2938913.4153
2015Rice3349815.1354
Career981,50715.4854

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2012Rice345014420

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Rice4WR
2013Rice4WR
2014Rice4WR
2015Rice4WR6′2″

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
2013Rice351.0177th (n=341)0.8135.25%
2014Rice490.5047th (n=496)0.5224.58%
2015Rice520.6671st (n=465)0.5334.18%

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

2015 Rice 9 games, 33 catches, 498 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 12atTexasL 28–⁠428770–––
Sep 19atNorth TexasW 38–⁠2481632–––
Sep 26atBaylorL 17–⁠703631–––
Oct 3vs.Western KentuckyL 10–⁠494670–––
Oct 10atFlorida AtlanticW 27–⁠262110–––
Oct 30vs.Louisiana TechL 17–⁠422220–––
Nov 6atUTEPL 21–⁠242460–––
Nov 14vs.Southern MissL 10–⁠651120–––
Nov 21atUTSAL 24–⁠343370–––
2014 Rice 9 games, 29 catches, 389 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30atNotre DameL 17–⁠483370–––
Sep 13atTexas A&ML 10–⁠384190–––
Sep 20vs.Old DominionL 42–⁠456630–––
Sep 27atSouthern MissW 41–⁠233360–––
Oct 25vs.North TexasW 41–⁠214300–––
Nov 1atFlorida InternationalW 31–⁠171120–––
Nov 21vs.UTEPW 31–⁠131310–––
Nov 29atLouisiana TechL 31–⁠762520–––
Dec 24 ✦vs.Fresno StateW 30–⁠651091–––
2013 Rice 12 games, 29 catches, 508 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 14vs.KansasW 23–⁠143650–––
Sep 21vs.HoustonL 26–⁠313480–––
Oct 5atTulsaW 30–⁠27180–––
Oct 12atUTSAW 27–⁠213601–––
Oct 19atNew Mexico StateW 45–⁠193510–––
Oct 26vs.UTEPW 45–⁠71171–––
Oct 31atNorth TexasL 16–⁠282310–––
Nov 16vs.Louisiana TechW 52–⁠143671–––
Nov 21atUABW 37–⁠341110–––
Nov 30vs.TulaneW 17–⁠135750–––
Dec 7vs.MarshallW 41–⁠241370–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.Mississippi StateL 7–⁠443380–––
2012 Rice 10 games, 17 returns, 87 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 15atLouisiana TechL 37–⁠562290345–
Sep 29vs.HoustonL 14–⁠351180––1
Oct 6atMemphisL 10–⁠142260––2
Oct 13vs.UTSAW 34–⁠14–––––1
Oct 20atTulsaL 24–⁠28–––––1
Oct 27vs.Southern MissW 44–⁠171351––2
Nov 3atTulaneW 49–⁠47–––––4
Nov 17vs.SMUW 36–⁠14–––––2
Nov 24atUTEPW 33–⁠24140––1
Dec 29 ✦vs.Air ForceW 33–⁠14––––––

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

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