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Player Dossier
2018-2019Penn State
Micah Parsons
LB • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Harrisburg, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Micah Parsons shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
99
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Micah Parsons built his college career from 2018 through 2019 as a linebacker from Harrisburg, PA wearing No. 11, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Micah Parsons' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 12
- Overall
- No. 12
- NFL Team
- Dallas Cowboys
Micah Parsons, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Penn State. Micah Parsons shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 192
- TFL
- 19
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 5
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Micah Parsons Penn State Highlights
2019 · Penn State · Player Highlight
Micah Parsons college highlights at Penn State.
- Season
- 2019
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Micah Parsons quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 192
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Harrisburg · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Harrisburg · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 1 · Pick 12 · Dallas Cowboys
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Sophomore
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 109 tackles · LB 28th (top 3%) · Big Ten 3rd (top 1%) · National 31st (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 47.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 69 | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 47.1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 76.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 95 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 76.1 |
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Micah Parsons played LB for Penn State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Micah Parsons recorded 192 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Penn State paired 28 primary output with 52.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.8 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: Rutgers
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Penn State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
34.8
Usage
7.4
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 2. App State: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Kent State: 1.5. Illinois: 0. Ohio State: 2. Michigan State: 1. Indiana: 0. Iowa: 1. Michigan: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Rutgers: 3. Maryland: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 14 by 70. App State: 4 by 16.7. Pittsburgh: 7 by 29.2. Kent State: 5 by 35.8. Illinois: 6 by 25. Ohio State: 1 by 24.2. Michigan State: 5 by 30.8. Indiana: 8 by 33.3. Iowa: 7 by 39.2. Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Wisconsin: 7 by 29.2. Rutgers: 7 by 59.2. Maryland: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 9 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
70 vs Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | vs Kentucky10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-27 | 14 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Maryland | W 38-3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ RutgersSplash game | W 20-7 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Wisconsin | W 22-10 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Michigan | L 7-42 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Iowa | W 30-24 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Indiana | W 33-28 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Michigan State | L 17-21 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Ohio StateSplash game | L 26-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Illinois | W 63-24 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Kent State | W 63-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Pittsburgh | W 51-6 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs App State | W 45-38 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Micah Parsons story
Micah Parsons built his college career from 2018 through 2019 as a linebacker from Harrisburg, PA wearing No. 11, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Micah Parsons' career was his defensive production: 192 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Penn State. 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 Micah Parsons' production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Micah Parsons 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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Penn State
2018-2019
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Season Value Progression
2018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 11.5 | 34.8 | 7.4 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 11.5 | 34.8 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 28 | 52.9 | 11.8 | 16.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 28 | 52.9 | 11.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Memphis
Week 1 · W 53-39 · Postseason
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
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8 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
@ Rutgers
Week 12 · W 20-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Kentucky
Week 1 · L 24-27 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Pittsburgh
Week 3 · W 17-10
4
Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Minnesota
Week 11 · L 26-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Penn State
28 primary output · 52.9 efficiency · 11.8 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Penn State
76.1
28 primary · 52.9 efficiency · 11.8 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Penn State
47.1
11.5 primary · 34.8 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
11
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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