Kyle Parker Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Jacksonville, FL High School: Bartram Trail Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200 Position: QB Experience: 1VL Major: Communication Studies

Parker Fact: First Division I athlete in history to throw for 20 touchdowns in football and hit 20 home runs in baseball in the same academic year.
Years Lettered: 2009
Years Starter: 2009
Depth Chart Position: First-team quarterback

Overview: First Division I athlete in history to throw 20 touchdown passes and hit 20 home runs in the same academic year...earned multiple All-America honors as a junior in 2010 on the baseball diamond...second-team freshman All-American in football according to CollegeFootballNews.com in 2009...also a freshman All-American for the Tiger baseball team in 2008, so he was a freshman All-American in two sports...first-team All-ACC freshman team on the gridiron by Sporting News in 2009...guided Clemson to nine wins in his rookie season, tied for first among all FBS freshmen...he tied Matt Barkley of Southern Cal with that honor...only freshman quarterback to take his team to a conference championship game...first freshman to start at quarterback in a Clemson bowl victory since 1993 when Dexter McCleon started in the win over Kentucky in the Peach Bowl...Parker then beat the same team in 2009 Music City Bowl...starter on two top-25 teams in 2009-10, the Tigers finished 24th in the AP football poll and #4 in the final baseball polls...set Clemson record for wins by a starting freshman quarterback...came on strong late in the season to lead Clemson to the ACC Atlantic Division title...first-round draft choice by the Colorado Rockies in the MLB Draft, he was the 26th pick overall...played in a bowl game and the College World Series in the same year, first Tiger to do that since 1994-95 when McCleon did it...four-time ACC Baseball Player-of-the-Week in his career.

2009: Collected Clemson freshman records for touchdown passes (20), completions (205) and passing yards (2,526)...had solid performance in the Music City Bowl, he was 8-14-141 and a touchdown...national Freshman-of-the-Week by Rivals.com for his 326-yard effort against eighth-ranked Miami (FL)...first freshman to quarterback Clemson to a road win over a top-10 team...threw four touchdown passes in win over Florida State on national TV...quarterbacked Clemson offense to at least 34 points in seven of the last nine games...won Solid Rock Award for quarterback position from Tiger coaches...named Co-Rookie-of-the-Year for the Clemson offense by the Tigers staff...seventh in the ACC in passing yards per game with 180.4 and seventh in passing efficiency with a 124.4 figure...also eighth in the ACC in total offense with 190.1 yards per game...ACC Rookie-of-the-Week for his performances against Georgia Tech (regular season) and Miami (FL)...his 2,526 passing yards rank fifth-best in ACC history among freshmen...named the team's offensive player-of-the-week against Middle Tennessee, Wake Forest and N.C. State...threw for 326 yards at Miami on Oct. 24, the second-most passing yards by a freshman quarterback in Clemson history; only total that is higher is 420 by Charlie Whitehurst versus Duke in 2002...had 261 yards passing and three touchdowns at Georgia Tech in his first road start...threw four touchdown passes in the win over Florida State, that tied Clemson's single-game freshman record held by Charlie Whitehurst, now with the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL...hit on 12-18 passes for 183 yards and two scores at N.C. State...also had a standout performance in win over Virginia in final home game, he was 19-26 for 234 and two scores...had streak of seven straight games with at least one touchdown pass, an all-time Clemson record...streak ended in the ACC Championship game...has done a good job as a runner, gaining at least 13 positive yards rushing six games in a row at one stretch...had seven games with at least 200 yards of total offense and five games with at least 200 yards passing...under center for 834 of Clemson's 886 plays.

2008: Red-shirted.

Baseball (2010): First-team All-American by Ping! Baseball and second-team All-American according to Baseball America, ABCA and NCBWA...first-team All-ACC selection, he was Clemson's only first-team pick...starting right fielder helped the Tigers to College World Series in 2010...led Clemson with 20 home runs...holds Clemson record for fewest games required to reach 25 career home runs, he did it in 103 games...has 46 career home runs to rank eighth in Clemson history...one of just eight players in Clemson history to hit at least 20 home runs in a season...career .302 hitter in baseball, he improved his average after batting .344 as a junior...third on the team with 64 RBIs...led the team in runs (85), also fifth-most in the nation, total bases (162), on-base percentage (.478), slugging percentage (.656) and walks (56)...tied for 25th in the nation in homers...named ACC Player-of-the-Week on Mar. 22 after going 8-for-17 (.471) with three homers, five RBIs and 10 runs over a five-game stretch...also named ACC Player-of-the-Week on May 10; went 10-for-16 (.625) with five doubles and seven RBIs against Florida Gulf Coast and Maryland...went 2-for-4 with a home and two runs against #6 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tourney...hit a three-run homer in first inning at #14 Auburn in the regional round on Jun. 7.

Baseball (2009): Hit .255 with 48 runs, seven doubles, 12 homers, 52 RBIs, and six steals in 63 games (60 starts, including 49 in right field and 11 as the DH)...third on the team in homers...hit .295 with seven homers and 23 RBIs in 27 ACC regular-season games...had 22 two-out RBIs...received the Bob Bradley Award as Clemson's MVP of the four-game series against South Carolina; he was 6-for-15 (.400) with two doubles, one homer, seven RBIs, four runs, and three walks in four starts...named ACC Player-of-the-Week on April 13 for his five games from April 7-12; he went 8-for-18 (.444) with two doubles, two homers, and 11 RBIs...went 2-for-4 with a key two-run homer in the 11th inning at #24 Florida State on Mar. 21...missed the entire series at Boston College in order to attend spring football practice...came off the bench and went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader against #5 Miami (FL) on Apr. 11...hit a two-run homer in the second game of a doubleheader against #5 Miami (FL) on Apr. 11; it was a memorable day for Parker, who went 3-for-7 with two homers, five RBIs, and three runs in the doubleheader...went 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBIs, and a walk at Western Carolina on Apr. 14...went 4-for-5 with his first career grand slam, three runs, and a walk against Western Carolina on Apr. 15; he went 7-for-8 in the series and had a streak of eight straight hits, one shy of the school record, over a three-game span...hit a long solo homer over the "batters' eye" against UNC Wilmington on May 9...came off the bench and lined a two-out, two-run single in the eighth to give Clemson the lead for good against Oklahoma State in the Clemson Regional on Jun. 1.

Baseball (2008): First-team freshman All-American by Baseball America...freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball...First-Team All-ACC selection; he was one of only two freshmen to earn first-team honors...hit .303 with 44 runs, 12 doubles, 14 homers, 50 RBIs, a .400 on-base percentage, and two steals in 57 games (55 starts, including a team-high 29 as the DH, 16 in right field, nine at third base, and one at first base); he also saw action at second base...tied for sixth in the ACC in home runs...led the team in home runs and was second in RBIs, slugging percentage (.559), and walks (32)...batted .336 with six doubles, 10 homers, 34 RBIs, and a .441 on-base percentage in 29 ACC regular-season starts...tied for second in the ACC in homers, was second in RBIs, and was fifth in slugging percentage (.673) in ACC regular-season games...ACC Player-of-the-Week on April 28 for his performances in five games from April 22-27; he went 6-for-16 (.375) with six runs, two doubles, three homers, 12 RBIs, six walks, and a 1.063 slugging percentage to lead Clemson to a 5-0 record...went 5-for-5 with three homers, a double, 15 total bases, five runs, and seven RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader at Wake Forest on Mar. 9; his three-run homer in the ninth inning tied the score and helped the Tigers to a 12-11 comeback win from an 11-4 deficit; he became the 12th Tiger in history to hit three home runs in a game...went 3-for-4 with two homers, a double, two runs, and five RBIs against Virginia Tech on Apr. 26.

Before Clemson: #34 prospect in the nation according to ESPN.com...#4 quarterback in the nation by ESPN.com...#62 prospect in Florida and #10 pro-style quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com...#13 quarterback in the nation by Scout.com...#39 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep...played in the ESPN/Under Armour All-American game; he threw the game-winning touchdown pass to fellow Tiger signee Jamie Harper...totaled over 2,500 passing yards and 15 touchdowns along with over 1,000 rushing yards as a senior...high school teammate of fellow Tiger signee Xavier Brewer...coached by Darrell Sutherland...son of former NFL wide receiver Carl Parker, who was a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, and Minnesota Vikings for a total of six seasons; he played three games in 1989 and had one reception for 45 yards that season; he also played three games in 1988 during the Bengals' Super Bowl season...his mother Cathy was featured on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" in 2007, as she helped raise over $800,000 for Barrow (AK) High School's new artificial turf field that was named Cathy Parker Field in her honor...recruited by Dabo Swinney...chose Clemson over Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Mississippi, and Nebraska...born Sept. 30, 1989...majoring in communication studies.