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Player Dossier
2016-2019Oklahoma
Parnell Motley
CB • 6'0" • 178 lbs • Washington, DC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Parnell Motley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a corner
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Oklahoma
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oklahoma
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Parnell Motley built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a cornerback from Washington, DC wearing No. 11, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of Parnell Motley's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Parnell Motley, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Oklahoma. Parnell Motley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 176
- TFL
- 7.5
- Passes defended
- 33
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Parnell Motley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma · CB
- Career Tackles
- 176
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Oklahoma
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Woodson H.D. · Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- Woodson H.D. · 29 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · CB 57th (top 16%) · Big 12 67th (top 15%) · National 943rd (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Oklahoma | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 6 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Oklahoma | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 13 | 57 | 4.5 | 0 | - | 9 | 2 | 60.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Oklahoma | 14 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 14 | 59 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Oklahoma | 12 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 55.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 12 | 34 | 1 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 55.7 |
Related Context
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Parnell Motley played CB for Oklahoma. Across 4 tracked seasons, Parnell Motley recorded 176 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Oklahoma.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Oklahoma paired 15.5 primary output with 32.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Oklahoma
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
27.2
Usage
4.4
Consistency
59.5
Best Game by takeover score
LSU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 2.5. Houston: 1. South Dakota: 3. UCLA: 0. Texas Tech: 1.5. Kansas: 0. Texas: 1.5. West Virginia: 2. Iowa State: 2. Baylor: 0. TCU: 0. Oklahoma State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 7 by 54.2. Houston: 1 by 14.2. South Dakota: 1 by 34.2. UCLA: 4 by 16.7. Texas Tech: 2 by 23.3. Kansas: 5 by 20.8. Texas: 2 by 23.3. West Virginia: 1 by 24.2. Iowa State: 3 by 32.5. Baylor: 5 by 20.8. TCU: 4 by 16.7. Oklahoma State: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 11 · -1.3 vs Losses
Losses2.5 · Games = 1 · +1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
LSU
Best efficiency game
54.2 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ LSUSplash game | L 28-63 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | W 34-16 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs TCU | W 28-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Baylor | W 34-31 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Iowa StateSplash game | W 42-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs West VirginiaSplash game | W 52-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Texas | W 34-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Kansas | W 45-20 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Texas Tech | W 55-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | @ UCLA | W 48-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs South DakotaSplash game | W 70-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Houston | W 49-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Parnell Motley story
Parnell Motley built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a cornerback from Washington, DC wearing No. 11, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of Parnell Motley's career was his defensive production: 176 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 33 passes defended across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Oklahoma. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Parnell Motley's production has multiple signals. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oklahoma.
The arc is straightforward: Parnell Motley moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Oklahoma
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Oklahoma | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Oklahoma | 15.5 | 32.1 | 6.3 | 15.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 15.5 | 32.1 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Oklahoma | 14.5 | 29.1 | 4.6 | -1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 14.5 | 29.1 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Oklahoma | 15.5 | 27.2 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 15.5 | 27.2 | 4.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ohio State
Week 2 · W 31-16
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Iowa State
Week 3 · W 37-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#3
@ LSU
Week 1 · L 28-63 · Postseason
2.5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#4
vs TCU
Week 14 · W 41-17 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Tulane
Week 3 · W 56-14
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Oklahoma
15.5 primary output · 32.1 efficiency · 6.3 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Oklahoma
60.3
15.5 primary · 32.1 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Oklahoma
57.4
14.5 primary · 29.1 efficiency · 4.6 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
12
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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