Wayshawn Parker

Voted a 2026 team captain and serves on the team's Leadership Council. · 2026 Maxwell Award Watch List · 30 career games played (20 starts). · Ranks 18th among all active FBS players with 2,215 career rushing yards. · 2025 Big 12 All-Conference Third Team · Began his career at Washington State (2024). Started at running back in the first five games of the season. Leads all FBS running backs through Week 6 with a 95.0 grade from Pro Football Network. · Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Week 4). · Sixty-six carries for 499 yards (7 TD) along with 17 pass receptions for 190 yards (4 TD). · Averaging 13.2 points scored per game, an FBS-high this season. · Totaled 11 touchdowns (rushing and receiving), placing fourth in the FBS. · Ranks fifth in the country with 7.56 yards per carry. · His four receiving touchdowns lead all FBS running backs and tie for fifth among all Big 12 Conference players. · Fifth Utah running back since 1995 to have multiple games in a season with 65-plus receiving yards. · Contributed a career day in the win at Iowa State with 239 all-purpose yards (career-high 174 rushing, 65 receiving) as he had 23 total touches and three touchdowns. It was the most all-purpose yards by a Utah player since 2021 and most by a running back since 2016. · Found the end zone on the first play from scrimmage at Iowa State, sprinting for a 54-yard touchdown. · Followed that up vs. Kansas with 171 rushing yards on 16 carries (2 TD) along with a pair of receptions for 36 yards. It made Parker the first Utah player since the 2021 season to rush for 170-plus yards in back-to-back games and first player since 2019 to have 200 all-purpose yards in back-to-back games. · His 90-yard touchdown vs. Kansas was the longest rush by a Utah player since 2021. · One of only two FBS players since 1995 to have four-plus receiving and four-plus rushing touchdowns through the first four games of a season. · Had 118 all-purpose yards (53 rushing, 65 receiving) and three touchdowns in the win over Arkansas. Played in all 13 games, rushing for 981 yards and six touchdowns on 149 carries. Led Utah with 88.6 all-purpose yards per game. · His 7.0 yards per carry ranked 20th nationally and fourth in the Big 12. · Sixth in the Big 12 with 75.5rushing yards per game. · Rushed 10 times for a season-high 145 yards and a touchdown against Colorado, his first 100-yard game as a Ute. · Tallied 17 carries for 104 yards and a score against Cincinnati, making it back-to-back games with 100-plus yards on the ground. · Third consecutive 100-yard game came at Baylor, rushing 15 times for 129 yards and a score, a season-long 64-yard touchdown. · Also ran for 100 yards on a season-high 19 carries against K-State. · Eclipsed 100 all-purpose yards in his first game in Rice-Eccles Stadium (50 rushing, 52 receiving). · Ran for a 43-yard touchdown and added a 52-yard touchdown reception against Cal Poly. · Also tallied 13 receptions for 185 yards and three scores. Spent 2024 at Washington State, playing in all 12 games with seven starts. Named the Pac-12's Freshman "Top Performer" for 2024. · Rushed 137 times for 735 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 5.4 yards per carry and 61.3 yards per game. · Also caught 11 passes for 108 yards and one touchdown. · First collegiate 100-yard game included a season-long 75-yard rush for a touchdown vs. Utah State. · Contributed 96 yards on the ground via eight carries (12 ypc) in his debut vs. Portland State. · Took his first career reception for 52 yards and a touchdown against Portland State as well. Three-star recruit finished his scholastic career at Grant Union HS after beginning at Elk Grove HS. Rated by 247Sports as the No. 89 prospect in California for his class. · Rushed for 1,907 yards (24 TD) as a senior, averaging 14 ypc with nine 100-yard games. · Also caught 19 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns his senior year. · Also was a standout in basketball and track, clocking a 10.9-second 100-yard time. Son of Tyrisha Parker and Wadus Parker. · Has three siblings, Wadus, Waynesha and Waylon.