Player Dossier

2014-2018

Southern Miss

Tez Parks

RB • 6'1" • 210 lbs • LaGrange, GA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Tez Parks leans balanced backfield option traits and 32.2 efficiency.

Usage Score

17.4

Efficiency

32.2

Consistency

46.8

Season Value

39.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Southern Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Southern Miss
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Tez Parks, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Southern Miss. Tez Parks leans balanced backfield option traits and 32.2 efficiency.

Tez Parks played RB for Southern Miss. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tez Parks recorded 704 rushing yards, 218 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Southern Miss.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Southern Miss paired 355 primary output with 43.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 32.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Loss with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss

Games

5

Scrimmage Yards / G

43.8

Efficiency

32.2

Usage

17.4

Consistency

46.8

Best Game by takeover score

North Texas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 34. UL Monroe: 107. Rice: 45. Auburn: 25. North Texas: 8

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 13 by 27.2. UL Monroe: 21 by 36.7. Rice: 7 by 59.1. Auburn: 7 by 21.1. North Texas: 6 by 16.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Losses46.7 · Games = 3
First Half62 · Games = 3 · +45.5 vs Second Half
Second Half16.5 · Games = 2 · -45.5 vs First Half
All Games43.8 · Games = 5

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

UL Monroe

Best efficiency game

59.1 vs Rice

Result
Sat 10/13@ North TexasL 7-30591.8001-11.3
Sat 9/29@ AuburnL 13-2455102203.6
Sat 9/22vs RiceW 40-226315.2001146.4
Sat 9/8vs UL MonroeL 20-2117422.5004655.1
Sat 9/1vs Unknown13342.6002.6

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Southern Miss

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2014201520162016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss18447.88.1
2015 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss0-184
2016 PostseasonSouthern Miss16443.35.5164
2016 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss16443.35.50
2017 PostseasonSouthern Miss35543.811.7191
2017 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss35543.811.70
2018 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss21932.217.4-136

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Charlotte

Win with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

91

Primary metric

91 scrimmage yards and 19.4 usage.

#2

Louisiana Tech

106

Primary metric

Win with 106 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

106 scrimmage yards and 26 usage.

#3

App State

60

Primary metric

Win with 60 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

60 scrimmage yards and 26.1 usage.

#4

Unknown

46

Primary metric

Game with 46 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

46 scrimmage yards and 8.2 usage.

#5

Unknown

68

Primary metric

Game with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

68 scrimmage yards and 18.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Postseason · Southern Miss

355 primary output · 43.8 efficiency · 11.7 usage

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#2

2017 Regular Season · Southern Miss

51

355 primary · 43.8 efficiency · 11.7 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss

39.1

219 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 17.4 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8458

Callaway · Hogansville, GA

Committed To
Southern Miss
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

922

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.