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Linebacker, Penn State, 2018–20
Micah Parsons
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Class (2019)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Harrisburg, PA
- Born
- May 26, 1999
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Micah Parsons played linebacker at Penn State (2018–20). He was a consensus All‑American in 2019. The Dallas Cowboys took Parsons in the first round, No. 12 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
14tackles, career highthree times; last vs. Memphis, 20192sacks, career highvs. Memphis, 2019Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Games | Tackles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Tot | |
| 2018 | 13 | 1 | 83 |
| 2019 | 13 | 12 | 109 |
| 2020 | -19 | ||
| Career | 7 | 13 | 192 |
From the college statistics table in Parsons’s Wikipedia article (Micah Parsons, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Penn State | 11 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2019 | Penn State | 11 | LB | So. | 6′3″ | 245 |
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.
Game by game
2019 Penn State 13 games, 109 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Idaho | W 79–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Buffalo | W 45–13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 17–10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at Maryland | W 59–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Purdue | W 35–7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Iowa | W 17–12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Michigan | W 28–21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Michigan State | W 28–7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at Minnesota | L 26–31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Indiana | W 34–27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at Ohio State | L 17–28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Rutgers | W 27–6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Memphis | W 53–39 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
2018 Penn State 13 games, 83 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. App State | W 45–38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atPittsburgh | W 51–6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Kent State | W 63–10 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Illinois | W 63–24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Ohio State | L 26–27 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Michigan State | L 17–21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atIndiana | W 33–28 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Iowa | W 30–24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atMichigan | L 7–42 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Wisconsin | W 22–10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atRutgers | W 20–7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Maryland | W 38–3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | L 24–27 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅛″ |
| Weight | 246 lb |
| Arm length | 31½″ |
| Hand size | 11″ |
| Wingspan | 78⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.39 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s |
| Vertical jump | 34″ |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ |
| Bench press | 19 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.96 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 76 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.
Pro Bowls: 5 (2021–25) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2021–22, 2025) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2023
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2021–22, 2025; AP second team 2023; Pro Football Writers first team 2021–23; Sporting News first team 2021–23.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 79 | 13 | 0 |
| 2022 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 59 | 13.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 56 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 40 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 39 | 12.5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 76 | 273 | 65 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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