 Parker with the Oakland Raiders in 2019 | |||||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||
| Roster status | Practice squad | ||||||
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| Born | (1995-10-21)October 21, 1995 (age 30) Kannapolis, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | A.L. Brown (Kannapolis) | ||||||
| College | North Carolina A&T (2013–2017) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2018: 3rd round, 65th overall pick | ||||||
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Brandon Malik Parker (born October 21, 1995) is an American professionalfootballoffensive tackle for theSan Francisco 49ers of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theNorth Carolina A&T Aggies before being selected by theOakland Raiders in the third round of the2018 NFL draft.
Parker was born inKannapolis, North Carolina, to George Curtis Parker III and his wife Regina.[1] Both of his parents have athletic backgrounds. Parker attendedA.L. Brown High School, inKannapolis,North Carolina where he started two of the three years he playing varsity football.[2] During his senior year, Parker led the Wonders to an 8–4 record. During Parker's high school career, the wonders averaged 287 yards rushing per game and completed 62.4 percent of its passes.[2]
Parker's tall and lanky frame was a point of concern and limited the number of schools interested in recruiting him for football. In an interview with Brian McLaughlin of Herosports.com, Parker said "I really wasn't highly sought after coming out of high school, because of my frame, and I didn't have really good film my junior year; My senior year, I didn't really get any kind of accolades. You had to come to my school to know anything about me. I was a much slimmer guy, if you can believe that...With schools likeAlabama andClemson, they're looking for the guy who is ready to go right now.[3]" Parker received fullscholarship offers fromDivision IIWinston-Salem State,FCSNorth Carolina A&T,North Carolina Central; a partial scholarship from his father'salma materNorth Carolina; &preferred walk-on spots from then FCSAppalachian State,Charlotte, &FBSDuke.[4] He would then sign with North Carolina A&T as one of their 22 signees recruited under Head CoachRod Broadway.[5]
Parker wasredshirted during the2013 football season. In 2014, he was projected to be second on the Aggies depth chart at the left tackle position behind William Robinson. When Robinson went down with an injury, Parker was placed as starter.[4] Parker started in all 12 games played that season, having standout performances against Florida A&M and Morgan State.[2] Parker would conclude the season earning third-team All-MEAC honors.[6] His contributions to the team resulted in Quarterback Kwashaun Quick having his best passing season of his career, as Parker prevented Quick from being sacked.[2]
Parker, who started for all 12 games of the season had impressive showings against Florida A&M and at theCelebration Bowl against Alcorn State.[2] Parker averaged 4 pancake blocks per game while successfully never surrendering a sack from his position at left tackle.[7] Parker's style of play led to only 2 penalties called against him in 2015, which contributed to the Aggies being 2nd in the MEAC in offense.[7] Parker finished his season with a number of accolades, including All-American honors from both American Urban Radio Networks and Boxtorow.[8] Parker was also named the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year, becoming the second player in the program's history to win the award behind Qasim Mitchell who won in 2001.[9]
Parker started all 12 games of the 2016 football season, earning MEAC offensive lineman of the week a total of five times.[2] Parker was involved in 779 gradable plays during the 2016 football season including: 48 total knockdowns with an average 87% grade.[2] Parker also graded out higher than 90% on 5 occasions, contributing to A&T being rated 1st in total offense and rushing offense; and 3rd in passing offense in the MEAC.[2] At the conclusion of the season, Parker was named to the All-MEAC first team and awarded the conference's Offensive lineman of the year award for the second consecutive season.[10] In addition to his conference honors, he was named an FCS second team All-American by the Associated Press.[11]
Parker entered his final season with A&T as the starting left tackle for all 12 games of the 2017 season. Parker's stingy blocking resulted in 0 sacks by his opponents, resulting in him never allowing a single sack in his entire collegiate career.[12] Parker was awarded the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year award, becoming the first player to win the award in 3 consecutive seasons. His performance also earned him 1st team FCS All-America honors and an invite to theSenior Bowl.[13]
On November 20, 2017, it was announced that Parker had accepted his invitation to play in the2018 Senior Bowl.[14] On January 27, 2018, Parker played in the2018 Reese's Senior Bowl as part ofHouston Texans head coachBill O'Brien's South team who defeated the North 45–16. His overall performance at theSenior Bowl impressed scouts and team representatives and helped raise his draft stock.[15] Parker was among 20Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) players who received an invitation to attend theNFL Scouting Combine.[16] Parker attended theNFL Scouting Combine inIndianapolis and completed the majority of combine drills, but opted to skip the bench press. His overall combine performance was considered fair among scouts as he finished third among all offensive linemen in the broad jump and ninth in the vertical jump.[17]
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 Brandon Parker's NFL Combine Workout |
Parker attended pre-draft visits and private workouts with multiple teams including theSan Diego Chargers,Cincinnati Bengals,Philadelphia Eagles,New Orleans Saints,Buffalo Bills,New York Giants andCarolina Panthers.[18] On April 2, Parker participated at North Carolina A&T'spro day and chose to perform the 40-yard dash (5.42s), 20-yard dash (3.08s), 10-yard dash (1.78s), and bench press (21 reps). At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Parker was projected to be a fourth or fifth round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts.[19] He was ranked the 13th best offensive tackle prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked the 14th best offensive tackle byScouts Inc.[20][21]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft7+5⁄8 in (2.02 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | 35 in (0.89 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 5.40 s | 1.83 s | 3.10 s | 4.68 s | 7.82 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) | 21 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Scouting Combine/Pro Day[19][20] | ||||||||||||
TheOakland Raiders selected Parker in the third round (65th overall) of the2018 NFL draft. He was the fifth offensive tackle selected in 2018.[22] The Raiders traded their third (75th overall; theKansas City Chiefs selectedDerrick Nnadi), fifth (152nd overall; theTennessee Titans selectedDane Cruikshank), and seventh round (212th overall;Greg Senat) picks to theBaltimore Ravens in exchange for the Ravens' third round pick to draft Parker.[23]
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| Raiders draft Brandon Parker 65th overall |
On May 21, 2018, Oakland signed Parker to a four-year, $4.09 million contract that included asigning bonus of $1.05 million.[24] Parker was named the Raiders' starting right tackle in Week 5 after a season-ending injury toDonald Penn. He allowed 8.5 sacks in his rookie year.
In 2019, Parker started three games at right tackle. In 2021, he was named the starting right tackle in Week 5 and started the remainder of the season.
On March 21, 2022, Parker re-signed with the Raiders.[25] On August 28, Parker was placed oninjured reserve.[26]
On March 10, 2023, Parker re-signed with the Raiders.[27] He was placed on injured reserve on August 15 and released August 24.[28] On November 6, Parker was re-signed to the Raiderspractice squad.[29] He was signed to the active roster on December 12.[30]
On March 18, 2024, Parker signed a one–year contract with theSan Francisco 49ers.[31] On August 27, Parker was released by the 49ers as part of final roster cuts.[32] On September 2, Parker was re-signed by the 49ers and released a week later.[33][34]
On September 10, 2024, Parker was signed by theAtlanta Falcons.[35]
Parker was released on August 26, 2025 as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the following day.[36][37] On September 2, he was released from the practice squad.[38]
On September 17, 2025, Parker signed with the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad.[39]
Parker is married to Dominique Green, who he met while attending NC A&T, and together they have a 1-year-old daughter. On November 18, 2017, Parker proposed to Green on the field before kickoff in Parker's final home game against arch rivalNorth Carolina Central.[40]
Parker's father was an All-ACC offensive lineman for theUniversity of North Carolina and his mother a prep basketball star atCarver High School and later playing for North Carolina.[1][41] Parker's older sister, Jasmine, also attended NC A&T and was a member of thewomen's basketball program.[1]