Parker Jenkins

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
209
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Klein Forest
Prev School:
Houston
Major:
Business Marketing

Junior in the classroom … Mid-year transfer from Houston who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2025 … Earned two letters at Houston (2023-24) … Played in 18 career games making nine starts (8/2023, 1/2024) … Rushed for 498 yards on 116 carries (4.3 ypr) with three scores … Caught 18 passes out of the backfield for 88 yards (4.9 ypc) … Returned eight kickoffs for 140 yards (11.7 avg) – all during freshman campaign in 2023.

2025: Named Fourth-Team Preseason All-AAC by Athlon Sports ... Named to Doak Walker Award Watch List.

2024 (Houston): Played in six games making one start … Rushed 17 times for 34 yards (5.7 ypr) ranking seventh on the team … Longest rush (13) and reception (6) of the season was 13 against UNLV … Caught three passes for seven yards … Week one starter against UNLV … One of 17 players with a reception … 2024 UH Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Representative.

2023 (Houston): Appeared in all 12 games making eight starts … Lead team in rushing yards (464) and yards per game (38.7) … Rushed 99 times averaging 4.7 yards per touch … Scored three touchdowns all against Sam Houston … Caught 15 passes for 81 yards …Lone 100-yard rushing game came against Sam Houston (20 carries for 105 yards) – one of two Big 12 true freshman with 100-plus rushing and three rushing TDs in a game that season … First player in UH history to account for three scores in first career start … All three scores vs. Sam Houston came in the first half becoming the 15th player in program history to accomplish the feat … Ranked second on the team in total offense (456) … Rushed for 50 or more yards in a game five times … Tied true freshman record with three rushing scores … Returned eight kickoffs for 140 yards … Had career-long return of 47 yards against TCU … Tallied 307 yards after contact … Second among Big 12 true freshman running backs with 10-plus rushes (20) and stood fourth in missed tackles forced (27) … Named Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week for his play against Sam Houston … Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention Offensive Newcomer of the Year … First-Team Fall Academic All-Big 12 Conference.

High School: Played in 19 career games for Klein Forest rushing for 820 yards … Tallied a pair of 100-plus yard performances … In 2021, totaled over 700 yards (427 rush, 282 rcv) with five rushing touchdowns … Finalist for the Touchdown Club of Houston’s Offensive Player of the Year … Also ran track posing a 10.80 time in the 100-meter as a junior … Clocked a time of 21.86 in the 200-meters during sophomore campaign … Four-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals … Listed as the 35th-best running back nationally and 84th-overall player in Texas by 247Sports.