Running back, Lamar (from Houston, East Carolina), 2023–⁠26

Parker Jenkins

Lettered 2023–⁠24 at Houston (school media guide)

Number
No. 3
Height
5′11″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Houston, TX

Parker Jenkins plays running back for Lamar, after Houston (2023–⁠24) and East Carolina (2025). Last time out, at SE Louisiana: 3 catches, 17 yards.

2026 so far

261 rushing yards, 3 TD

Last game: 3 catches, 17 yards at SE Louisiana, L 31–⁠34

Next game: vs. Houston Christian, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 56ACU
  2. 23@UL
  3. 7@IDHO
  4. 30@NICH
  5. 45NWST
  6. 68UIW
  7. 32@SELA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

105rushing yards, career highvs. Sam Houston, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Sam Houston, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Houston994644.7331
2024Houston17342.0013
2025East Carolina752563.4217
2026Lamar532614.9362
Career2441,0154.2862

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Houston15815.4027
2024Houston372.306
2025East Carolina9697.7022
2026Lamar9586.4016
Career362156.0027

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2023Houston81400–––
2025East Carolina5960–––
2026Lamar2450100
Career152810100

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Houston3RBFr.
2024Houston3RBSo.
2025East Carolina3RBJr.
2026Lamar3RBSr.5′11″212

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
2023Houston1120.0519th (n=450)0.175.916%0.13
2024Houston20-0.37––-7.57%–
2025East Carolina87-0.0413th (n=576)0.10-3.710%0.01
2026Lamar (FCS)660.0435th (n=478)0.103.015%–

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025East Carolina31%2.600.500.3020%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Lamar 7 games, 261 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Abilene ChristianW 21–⁠1414560290
Sep 5atLouisianaL 7–⁠38102302300
Sep 12atIdahoW 23–⁠17670–––
Sep 26atNichollsW 49–⁠1873011−10
Oct 3vs.Northwestern StateW 42–⁠143451–––
Oct 10vs.Incarnate WordW 38–⁠359681130
Oct 17atSE LouisianaL 31–⁠3443203170
2025 East Carolina 11 games, 256 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28atNC StateL 17–⁠24570–––
Sep 6vs.CampbellW 56–⁠34291170
Sep 13atCoastal CarolinaW 38–⁠014421150
Sep 20vs.BYUL 13–⁠3492404120
Sep 25vs.ArmyW 28–⁠613360–––
Oct 9atTulaneL 19–⁠2662502380
Nov 1atTempleW 45–⁠148340–––
Nov 8vs.CharlotteW 48–⁠225160–––
Nov 22atUTSAL 24–⁠58180170
Nov 29atFlorida AtlanticW 42–⁠35170–––
Dec 27 ✦vs.PittsburghW 23–⁠175180–––
2024 Houston 5 games, 34 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.UNLVL 7–⁠272170280
Sep 7atOklahomaL 12–⁠167100–––
Sep 14vs.RiceW 33–⁠7260–––
Sep 21atCincinnatiL 0–⁠343501−10
Sep 28vs.Iowa StateL 0–⁠203−40–––
2023 Houston 12 games, 464 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.UTSAW 17–⁠14––––––
Sep 9atRiceL 41–⁠434270–––
Sep 16vs.TCUL 13–⁠364150–––
Sep 23vs.Sam HoustonW 38–⁠7201053260
Sep 30atTexas TechL 28–⁠49137101120
Oct 12vs.West VirginiaW 41–⁠396240390
Oct 21vs.TexasL 24–⁠319230250
Oct 28atKansas StateL 0–⁠41125601−10
Nov 4atBaylorW 25–⁠246290110
Nov 11vs.CincinnatiL 14–⁠2485001100
Nov 18vs.Oklahoma StateL 30–⁠43125602290
Nov 25atUCFL 13–⁠275802100

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

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