Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2019Stanford
Colby Parkinson
TE • 6'7" • 251 lbs • Simi Valley, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Colby Parkinson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
24
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: USC
Player Story
Colby Parkinson built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a tight end from Simi Valley, CA wearing No. 84, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Colby Parkinson's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Stanford
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 27
- Overall
- No. 133
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
Colby Parkinson, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Stanford. Colby Parkinson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,171
- Receptions
- 87
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Colby Parkinson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Stanford · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,171
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Stanford
- Top game
- USC
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Oaks Christian · Stanford
- High school pipeline
- Oaks Christian · 30 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 4 · Pick 27 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 84 · Junior
- 2019 Receiving yards rank
- 589 receiving yards · TE 13th (top 4%) · Pac-12 21st (top 12%) · National 178th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Stanford | 6 | 10 | 97 | 4 | 41.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Stanford | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 58.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Stanford | 13 | 28 | 476 | 7 | 58.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Stanford | 12 | 48 | 589 | 2 | 79.4 |
Related Context
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Colby Parkinson played TE for Stanford. Across 3 tracked seasons, Colby Parkinson recorded 8 passing yards, 1,171 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Stanford.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Stanford paired 589 primary output with 81 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 74.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Stanford
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
37.3
Efficiency
74.1
Usage
11.9
Consistency
36.8
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 9. San Diego State: 37. USC: 16. UC Davis: 0. Oregon: 50. Notre Dame: 31. Utah: 24. Arizona State: 5. Washington State: 2. Washington: 79. Oregon State: 166. UCLA: 45. California: 21
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 1 by 60. San Diego State: 3 by 82.2. USC: 2 by 53.3. Oregon: 3 by 100. Notre Dame: 1 by 100. Utah: 1 by 100. Arizona State: 1 by 33.3. Washington State: 1 by 13.3. Washington: 5 by 100. Oregon State: 6 by 100. UCLA: 2 by 100. California: 3 by 46.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins38.8 · Games = 9 · +4.8 vs Losses
Losses34 · Games = 4 · -4.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
100 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/31 | @ Pittsburgh | W 14-13 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 12/1 | @ California | W 23-13 | — | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/24 | @ UCLA | W 49-42 | — | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 0 | 33 |
| Sun 11/11 | vs Oregon State100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 48-17 | — | 6 | 166 | 27.7 | 27.70 | 4 | 75 |
| Sun 11/4 | @ Washington | L 23-27 | — | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Washington State | L 38-41 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fri 10/19 | @ Arizona State | W 20-13 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 10/7 | vs Utah | L 21-40 | — | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Notre Dame | L 17-38 | — | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Sun 9/23 | @ Oregon | W 38-31 | — | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs UC Davis | W 30-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | vs USC | W 17-3 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs San Diego State | W 31-10 | — | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 1 | 19 |
Player Story
Colby Parkinson story
Colby Parkinson built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a tight end from Simi Valley, CA wearing No. 84, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Colby Parkinson's career was his receiving role: 87 catches, 1,171 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 passing yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Colby Parkinson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Stanford
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Stanford | 97 | 70.7 | 10.1 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Stanford | 485 | 74.1 | 11.9 | 388 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Stanford | 485 | 74.1 | 11.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Stanford | 589 | 81 | 19.3 | 104 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ USC
Week 2 · L 20-45 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
89
Receiving Yards
94.9 takeover
89 receiving yards with a 84.8 efficiency score.
#2
vs Oregon State
Week 11 · W 48-17 · Conference game
166
Receiving Yards
93.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
166 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Washington State
Week 12 · L 22-49 · Conference game
80
Receiving Yards
80.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Rice
Week 1 · W 62-7
40
Receiving Yards
78.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 88.9 efficiency score.
#5
@ Colorado
Week 11 · L 13-16 · Conference game
54
Receiving Yards
75.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
54 receiving yards with a 72 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Stanford
589 primary output · 81 efficiency · 19.3 usage
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#2
2018 Postseason · Stanford
58.2
485 primary · 74.1 efficiency · 11.9 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Stanford
58.2
485 primary · 74.1 efficiency · 11.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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