Myles Parker

PRIOR TO UH Spent two seasons at Tennessee Tech (2023-24) Played 21 games at Tennessee Tech 48 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks Third among defensive linemen in 2024 at Tennessee Tech with 29 tackles Recovered a team-high two fumbles One of seven Golden Eagles with a forced fumble in 2024 Career-high five tackle game at Gardner-Webb (9/28/24) Career-high 2.0 tackles for loss at Samford (11/9/24) Played in nine games as a freshman in 2023 19.0 tackles in 2023 led all Tennessee Tech true freshmen Seven multi-tackle games as a freshman in 2023 HIGH SCHOOL 63 total tackles and five for loss as a senior in 2022 Four sacks for 33 yards and two hurries as a senior Forced two fumbles and deflected a pass Defense Touchdown Club of Gwinnett First-Team selection in 2022 Region 4-7A First-Team Defense honoree in 2022 78 total tackles over two varsity seasons with 9.0 TFL and six sacks Forced one fumble as a junior Personal Nickname: Tonka Hobbies: video games Dream job outside of football: coaching Something most people don’t know about him: played the piano growing up Chose UH because of the City of Houston One word to describe him on the field: unstoppable If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: wings and rice Biggest motivation for working hard: his nephews and niece Favorite childhood memory: winning Little League championship Sports hero: JJ Watt because he was consistently overlooked until they couldn’t overlook him anymore Most memorable athletic accomplishment: winning back-to-back Little League championships (2016-17) Interesting fact: can do a cartwheel Pregame ritual: listening to dreams and nightmares before warming up