Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2015Rice
Dennis Parks
WR • 6'2" • Converse, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Dennis Parks reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Player Story
Dennis Parks built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Converse, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Dennis Parks' career was his receiving role: 98 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Rice
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Dennis Parks, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Rice. Dennis Parks reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,507
- Receptions
- 98
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Dennis Parks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rice · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,507
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Rice
- Top game
- Tulane
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Judson · Rice
- High school pipeline
- Judson · 24 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 498 receiving yards · WR 227th (top 24%) · Conference USA 27th (top 14%) · National 247th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Rice | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Rice | 10 | 7 | 112 | 1 | 37.8 |
| 2013 Postseason | Rice | 12 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 83.3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Rice | 12 | 26 | 470 | 3 | 83.3 |
| 2014 Postseason | Rice | 9 | 5 | 109 | 1 | 69.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rice | 9 | 24 | 280 | 0 | 69.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 9 | 33 | 498 | 3 | 74.2 |
Related Context
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Dennis Parks played WR for Rice. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dennis Parks recorded 7 rushing yards, 1,507 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Rice paired 508 primary output with 92.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 81.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2015 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · Rice
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
55.3
Efficiency
81.8
Usage
19.2
Consistency
52.9
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. Texas: 77. North Texas: 163. Baylor: 63. Western Kentucky: 67. Florida Atlantic: 11. Louisiana Tech: 22. UTEP: 46. Southern Miss: 12. UTSA: 37
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 8 by 64.2. North Texas: 8 by 100. Baylor: 3 by 100. Western Kentucky: 4 by 100. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 36.7. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 73.3. UTEP: 2 by 100. Southern Miss: 1 by 80. UTSA: 3 by 82.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins87 · Games = 2 · +40.7 vs Losses
Losses46.3 · Games = 7 · -40.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
100 vs UTEP
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/22 | @ UTSA | L 24-34 | — | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Southern Miss | L 10-65 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ UTEP | L 21-24 | — | 2 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 17-42 | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 27-26 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Western Kentucky | L 10-49 | — | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 0 | 37 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Baylor | L 17-70 | — | 3 | 63 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 35 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ North Texas100 receiving yards · High volume | W 38-24 | — | 8 | 163 | 20.4 | 20.40 | 2 | 54 |
| Sun 9/13 | @ TexasHigh volume | L 28-42 | — | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 9.60 | 0 | 22 |
Player Story
Dennis Parks story
Dennis Parks built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Converse, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Dennis Parks' career was his receiving role: 98 catches, 1,507 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 7 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Rice. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 7 rushing yards and 87 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rice.
The arc is straightforward: Dennis Parks 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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Rice
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2012201220132013201420142015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Rice | 112 | 82 | 8.4 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Rice | 112 | 82 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Rice | 508 | 92.6 | 20.7 | 396 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Rice | 508 | 92.6 | 20.7 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Rice | 389 | 77.1 | 19.4 | -119 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rice | 389 | 77.1 | 19.4 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 498 | 81.8 | 19.2 | 109 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tulane
Week 14 · W 17-13 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
75
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Fresno State
Week 1 · W 30-6 · Postseason
109
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
109 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ North Texas
Week 3 · W 38-24 · Conference game
163
Receiving Yards
97.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
163 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ UTSA
Week 7 · W 27-21 · Conference game
60
Receiving Yards
93.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ New Mexico State
Week 8 · W 45-19
51
Receiving Yards
89.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
51 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Rice
508 primary output · 92.6 efficiency · 20.7 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Rice
83.3
508 primary · 92.6 efficiency · 20.7 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Rice
74.2
498 primary · 81.8 efficiency · 19.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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