Pierre Parker

Height:
6-0
Weight:
215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wilson, N.C.
High School:
Beddingfield

Ranks as perhaps one of the top safeties in Conference USA ... A high-impact athlete who arguably has thrived more than anyone else in the program because of a position change ... Was quickly moved to the defensive backfield by incoming coaching staff during the spring of 2005 and made a remarkable impression in both the physical and mental aspects of the game ... Expected to open the 2006 season as the starter at the free safety position but will face a battle from Jamar Flournoy during preseason camp ... Signed with the Pirate program as a quarterback before opening collegiate career as a linebacker ... Gifted with quickness, speed and plenty of athleticism ... Among the leading defenders during the [apos]06 Purple-Gold Spring Game after booking seven stops (three solo).

2005: Enjoyed sterling junior campaign as ECU[apos]s second-leading tackler (69) ... Also rated second in solo hits (57) ... Ranked nationally in solo hits (60th) and interceptions (68th) ... Started nine of 11 games at free safety (did not open contests vs. UCF and UAB) ... Netted three pass interceptions (one vs. Duke, two at SMU) ... Stood second among all players with six pass beakups ... vs. Duke (9/3): Recorded seven tackles (six solo) against the Blue Devils in season opener ... Intercepted quarterback Mike Schneider for his first career interception late in the fourth quarter to secure the win ... Also broke up three passes in the contest, which included an interception drop with a clear field ahead of him ... vs. Wake Forest (9/17): Recorded five solo tackles while playing sparingly throughout the second half ... vs. West Virginia (9/24): Credited with seven stops vs. Mountaineers ... Booked three solo hits while starting third straight game ... vs. Southern Miss (10/1): Led the way for all Pirate tacklers with a career-high nine-stop (seven solo) performance ... vs. Rice (10/8): Tied with two others with seven tackles (six solo) against the Owls ... Key part of a secondary that held the Owls to just 87 yards through the air ... vs. SMU (10/15): Topped all Pirate players with eight tackles (six solo) against the Mustangs ... Joined Demetrius Hodges with a multi-interception game, recording two with 11 return yards ... Earned first Conference USA Defensive Player-of-the-Week honor for play against Mustangs ... First interception set up ECU[apos]s go-ahead touchdown while second pick thwarted a potential SMU game-tying score ... vs. Memphis (10/22): Brought down a career-high-tying nine Tigers (all solo)... vs. UCF (10/29): Came off the bench behind starter Mickey McCoy to record four tackles (three solo) for the Pirates[apos] secondary ... vs. Tulsa (11/12): Booked five solo hits which included one tackle for a loss of seven yards ... vs. Marshall (11/19): Recorded four tackles (three assists) after returning to starting lineup ... vs. UAB (11/26): Contributed four total tackles (three solo) during ECU[apos]s win over the Blazers ... Came off the bench in season finale behind McCoy (a senior).

2004: Played in nine of 11 games as a reserve linebacker during freshman campaign (West Virginia, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Louisville, Tulane, Southern Miss, USF, Memphis and N.C. State) ... Tallied seven total tackles, six coming as solo hits ... Booked three stops as a member of the special teams unit ... Established a season-high with three tackles (all solo) against N.C. State at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte during the season finale ... Logged single stops against West Virginia, Wake Forest, Cincinnati and Southern Miss ... Notched only pass breakup against Bearcats at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

2003: Experienced action in the first four games of the season, mostly on special teams, before suffering a season-ending injury ... Played in games against Cincinnati, West Virginia, Miami and Wake Forest ... Recorded eight total tackles (four solo and four assists) ... Posted a then-career-best five stops vs. West Virginia before adding three more against the Miami Hurricanes at the Orange Bowl.

High School: As all-state (NCPreps.com) and all-area selection as a senior for coach Tom Nelson at Beddingfield High School ... Rated as one of the top 25 prospects in the state by at least one on-line scouting service ... Selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolina and in the East-West All-Star Game ... Passed for 1,312 yards, rushed for 802 and accounted for 28 touchdowns during his senior season ... Threw for 2,082 yards as a junior ... An All-Big East 3-A Conference selection ... Also earned All-Atlantic Region honors from Rivals.com.

Personal: A communications major ... Born August 27, 1985.