DeVante Parker in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Kentucky National Guard, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Louisville, 2011–⁠14

DeVante Parker

Number
No. 9
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Louisville, KY
Born
Jan 20, 1993, in Louisville, Kentucky

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DeVante Parker played receiver at Louisville (2011–⁠14). The Miami Dolphins took Parker in the first round, No. 14 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
885
Receiving yards, 2013 (Louisville, 12–⁠1)
Best game
180 yards
Vs. Kentucky, week 14, 2014: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 14
Overall, 2015 NFL Draft (Miami Dolphins)

Career highs

9catches, career highthree times; last vs. NC State, 2014214receiving yards, career highvs. Florida State, 20143receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Kentucky, 2014

Team titles: Big East champions, 2011 and 2012

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Louisville1829116.2642
2012Louisville4074418.61075
2013Louisville5588516.11254
2014Louisville4385519.9571
Career1562,77517.83375

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Louisville9WR
2012Louisville9WR
2013Louisville9WR
2014Louisville9WR6′3″

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
2013Louisville461.1287th (n=341)0.8151.37%
2014Louisville670.9094th (n=496)0.5260.416%

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

2014 Louisville 6 games, 43 catches, 855 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 18vs.NC StateW 30–⁠189132037
Oct 30vs.Florida StateL 31–⁠428214071
Nov 8atBoston CollegeW 38–⁠198144135
Nov 22atNotre DameW 31–⁠28465121
Nov 29vs.KentuckyW 44–⁠406180345
Dec 30 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 14–⁠378120025
2013 Louisville 12 games, 55 catches, 885 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.OhioW 49–⁠7473127
Sep 7vs.Eastern KentuckyW 44–⁠75134254
Sep 14atKentuckyW 27–⁠13450118
Sep 21vs.Florida InternationalW 72–⁠0674240
Oct 5atTempleW 30–⁠7244038
Oct 18vs.UCFL 35–⁠38566129
Oct 26atSouth FloridaW 34–⁠3116016
Nov 8atUConnW 31–⁠10571128
Nov 16vs.HoustonW 20–⁠13472039
Nov 23vs.MemphisW 24–⁠17139139
Dec 5atCincinnatiW 31–⁠249104236
Dec 28 ✦vs.MiamiW 36–⁠99142127
2012 Louisville 12 games, 40 catches, 744 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.KentuckyW 32–⁠14357026
Sep 8vs.Missouri StateW 35–⁠7325014
Sep 22atFlorida InternationalW 28–⁠21347030
Sep 29atSouthern MissW 21–⁠17237129
Oct 13atPittsburghW 45–⁠354153175
Oct 20vs.South FloridaW 27–⁠25118018
Oct 26vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠314120264
Nov 3vs.TempleW 45–⁠17252127
Nov 10atSyracuseL 26–⁠45583136
Nov 24vs.UConnL 20–⁠23891225
Nov 29atRutgersW 20–⁠17329120
Jan 2 ✦vs.FloridaW 33–⁠23232117
2011 Louisville 9 games, 18 catches, 291 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Murray StateW 21–⁠9355139
Sep 9vs.Florida InternationalL 17–⁠24452126
Sep 17atKentuckyW 24–⁠17125125
Oct 1vs.MarshallL 13–⁠171909
Oct 29vs.SyracuseW 27–⁠10244142
Nov 5atWest VirginiaW 38–⁠35237026
Nov 12vs.PittsburghL 14–⁠21112012
Nov 25atSouth FloridaW 34–⁠24342217
Dec 27 ✦vs.NC StateL 24–⁠31115015

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2015
Height6′2⅝″
Weight209 lb
Arm length33¼″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.45 s
10-yard split1.51 sW
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press17 reps

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

In the NFL

9 seasons, 113 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2015Miami Dolphins10264943
2016Miami Dolphins15567444
2017Miami Dolphins13576701
2018Miami Dolphins11243091
2019Miami Dolphins16721,2029
2020Miami Dolphins14637934
2021Miami Dolphins9405152
2022New England Patriots12315393
2023New England Patriots13333940
NFL career1134025,66027

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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