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T.J. Parker

Clemson · Edge Rusher · 2023-25

SACKS
22
TFL
38
TKL
119

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

In the Clemson record book, Parker ranks No. 10 in career sacks. Parker's 2024 season ranks No. 9 in program history for sacks.

From 2023 to 2025, Parker recorded 119 tackles, 38 tackles for loss and 21.5 sacks.

Parker was the No. 35 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 75 overall, the 12th-highest edge rusher rating at Clemson since 1990 and No. 12 among all edge rushers of the 2025-Present era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2026
    • No. 35 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

T.J. Parker season-by-season statistics at Clemson
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
20233212.55.51
20245016.5111
202537951
Total1193821.53

Seasons with tracked stats at Clemson. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Clemson Record Book

  • No. 10 in career sacks
  • No. 9 in single-season sacks (2024)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Rating by Era

  • 2020-2024 eraEDGE75
  • 2025-Present eraEDGE75

Clemson Teammates

  1. 93Trevor Lawrence2018-20QB
  2. 90Travis Etienne2017-20RB
  3. 80Jeremiah Trotter Jr.2021-23LB
  4. 80Will Shipley2021-23RB
  5. 80Sammy Brown2024-25LB
  6. 75Cade Klubnik2022-25QB
  7. 74Barrett Carter2021-24LB
  8. 72Cornell Powell2016-20WR
  9. 72Baylon Spector2018-21LB
  10. 71Ruke Orhorhoro2019-23EDGE

Full Clemson all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2025-Present Era

  1. 90Kayden McDonaldOhio State · 2023-25EDGE
  2. 90Cashius HowellTexas A&M · 2024-25EDGE
  3. 88Rueben Bain Jr.Miami · 2023-25EDGE
  4. 86Akheem MesidorMiami · 2022-25EDGE
  5. 86David BaileyTexas Tech · 2025EDGE
  6. 83Anthony SmithMinnesota · 2022-25EDGE
  7. 80Caden CurryOhio State · 2022-25EDGE
  8. 80A'Mauri WashingtonOregon · 2023-25EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia (T. J. Parker (American football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.