6'10" Kent St. Brandon Parks offensive tackle/defensive end in NFL?

[cowboyjoe]

6'10" Kent State basketball player Brandon Parks is hoping to make it in the N.F.L. as a offensive tackle/defensive end.


http://www.kentstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11400&ATCLID=605302

Brandon Parks
# 55
Center - C

Height: 6-10 Weight: 270



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Courtesy: Kent State Athletic Communications
Release: 09/12/2006
A fifth-year senior Parks leads team in every lifting category and has a 33-inch standing vertical ... Possesses tremendous size and is very athletic ... Had breakout season as a junior ... Continued to improve his skills and fitness in the offseason, dropping 20 lbs from last year.


Summer 2009 In Italy
Averaged 5.5 points and tied for the team lead with 7.5 rebounds over four games ...
Shot 56.3 percent (9-16) from the field ... His put-back tip dunk gave KSU a two-point
lead with 40 second left in a 70-68 win over Fulgor Foril ... Finished the game with 10
points and eight rebounds.

2008-09 Junior Season
Kent State’s most improved player on the court ... Also earned the Kent State Athletic Department’s Phoenix Award which is given to the student-athlete that makes the biggest strides in academic progress ... Played in all 34 games making 19 starts ... Started the first 18 games of the year ... Averaged 5.9 points and was third on the team with 4.7 rebounds per game ... Shot 54.0 percent (87-161) for the year ... Blocked 17 shots ranking him second on the team ... Was a perfect 3-3 from the field and added nine rebounds, including five on the offensive end in the regular season finale win over Akron (Mar. 8) ... Had nine rebounds while scoring six points and handing out two assists vs Miami (Jan. 17) ... Scored eight points and had eight rebounds at NCAA Tournament participant Temple (Jan. 5) ... Recorded his fifth double-digit game of the year with 10 points and seven rebounds vs Shawnee State (Dec. 30) ... Averaged 9.3 points per game through the first 12 games of the year ... Made 8-9 from the field and scored 17 points while blocking two shots vs UNC Greensboro ... The game wrapped up a four game spurt in which he averaged 14.8 points and 7.5 rebounds ... Posted his first career double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds vs Western Carolina (Dec. 6) ... Scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds vs Saint Mary’s (Dec. 4) ... Was 4-5 from the field and finished with nine points vs Texas A&M (Nov. 29) ... Totaled nine points and eight rebounds vs UNC Wilmington (Nov. 23) as KSU started out 3-0 ... Grabbed 10 rebounds plus had two assists and two steals in an overtime win at Saint Louis (Nov. 19) ... Had his first career double-digit scoring game with 10 points in the season opener vs NC Central (Nov. 17) ... Surpassed his career point total (33) from his first two seasons combined in the first six games.

2007-08 Sophomore Season:
Appeared in nine games averaging 3.7 minutes ... Scored 14 points and had six rebounds for the season ... KSU had an 8-1 record when he was on the floor ... Had two points and a rebound in the MAC semifinal vs Toledo (Mar. 13) ... Played seven minutes vs Bowling Green (Jan. 12) ... In a season high 10 minutes vs Texas A&M Corpus-Christi (Jan. 9) scored six points and had three rebounds while shooting 3-4 from the field ... Scored two points vs Saint Louis (Nov. 28) ... Had two points and a rebound vs Coppin State (Nov. 18).

2006-07 Freshman Season:
Saw action in eleven games averaging 6.4 minutes per contest ... Averaged 1.7 points and 1.3 rebounds ... Scored a career high nine points on 4-of-6 shooting in only 10 minutes of play vs. Eastern Michigan (Feb. 3) ... Totaled 14 points in his last two appearances on the season ... Recorded career highs in rebounds with four and minutes played with 13 while also handing out and assist in the season opener against South Dakota State (Nov. 10) ... Seven of his 15 rebounds were on the offensive end ... Appeared in four consecutive games from Jan. 24 - Feb. 3., KSU won all four contests ... Golden Flashes went 7-4 in games he played.


2005-06:
Was redshirted his first season at Kent State.


Prior to Kent State:
As a senior, averaged 17 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks, leading Maconaquah to a conference championship ... Earned all-conference, all-county and all-state honors both junior and senior seasons ... Was rated a top-40 player in the state as a senior ... Averaged nine points and eight rebounds with 61 blocks as a junior ... Ran a 4.9 40-yard dash prior to senior year ... Was coached by Rick Clark.


Personal:
Born May 21, 1987 ... Also lettered three years and football and two in track and field ... Was a defensive standout for the Maconaquah football team ... As a senior, finished top 10 in the shot put at the Indiana state meet ... Is the son of Bernadette Dillman and Dewayne Parks ... Majoring human movement studies.

 

[cowboyjoe]

FOLLOWING GATES’ FOOTSTEPS? — Brandon Parks hopes to become the second Kent State athlete to make the transition from college basketball to professional football.

The Flashes’ 6-foot-10 center has workouts scheduled with a few NFL teams, including the Chicago Bears, once KSU’s NIT run ends.

Parks was recruited by several Division I football programs after leading his region in sacks as a senior at Maconaquah High School in Indiana.

NFL scouts project Parks as a possible tackle on the offensive line. He could also fit as a defensive end, especially in a 3-4 scheme. Louisville recruited Parks as a defensive end before he decided to play basketball at Kent State.

Parks has unusual athleticism for a 270-pound center. Last summer, he posted a team-best 33-inch standing vertical. Prior to his senior year of high school, he ran a 4.9 40-yard dash.•••

http://www.recordpub.com/news/sports_article/4792630?page=0

POSITION CHANGES — Kent State always seems to try out a few old faces in new places during spring football practice.

When the Golden Flashes return to the practice field at Dix Stadium in two weeks, former Crestwood High School star Bryan Wagner will move from tight end to offensive tackle. Pat Reedy will make the opposite switch from the offensive line to tight end. The 6-foot-5, 290-pound Wagner will be a sophomore at the start of the 2010 season. Reedy (6-4, 270) will be a senior.

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[cowboyjoe]

could this be a sleeper sleeper pick for cowboys, remember too tall jones? I think he is too tall to play OT, of course we had phil pozderak or however you spell his name, but normally if your over 6-7 1/2 or 6-8, like jonathan ogden your too tall to get down and block etc in running plays
Ed "Too Tall" Jones

Ed Lee "Too Tall" Jones (born February 23, 1951 in Jackson, Tennessee) is one of only 3 players who played 15 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. Jones' tenure is unique in "bridging gaps" of the franchise in that he was a teammate of both Bob Lilly and Troy Aikman. By the end of his 15 years with the Cowboys, he had a career sack total of 106. His highest single-season sack total was 13 (in 1985). He was a member of the famed "Doomsday Defense" squad of the 1970s. Jones was given the nickname "Too Tall" because of his height, 6 feet, 9 inches tall.

He graduated from the Merry High School in Jackson and attended Tennessee State University. Jones was the first overall draft choice in the 1974 NFL Draft.

Jones played defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys from 1974 through 1978, attempted a professional boxing career winning all of his bouts in 1979, and returned to Dallas to play for the Cowboys from 1980 through 1989. He was named All-Pro in 1981 and 1982, and played in 16 playoff games, including three Super Bowls. Jones played on three NFC champion teams and the 1978 Super Bowl winner. He retired for the second time in 1989, after a total of 15 seasons with the Cowboys.

Ed is a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, and has made appearances on the American television shows Diff'rent Strokes and Married... with Children. Currently, Ed lives in Texas and spends much of his time making personal appearances, speaking engagements, and participating in celebrity golf tournaments.

 

[Macbasketball]

I'm a mac basketball fan and I seen this kid play a fee times this year. He is big strong athletic and physical. In my opinion he has a great chance to play pro football. Does he have a chance to be picked up by the cowboys? I don't know much about it. Thanks

 

[AbeBeta]

problem with a guy that tall is that he's going to need much more weight. He's at least 70 lbs from where he'd need to be - that's more the issue than him being 2-3 inches taller than other guys.

 

[cowboyjoe]

problem with a guy that tall is that he's going to need much more weight. He's at least 70 lbs from where he'd need to be - that's more the issue than him being 2-3 inches taller than other guys.

well i thought he would be better off at DE kinda like Too Tall Jones was, because as an OT, he would have to get down to block and he is too tall to get down on running plays i thought.

 

[TheCount]

I think there is a height where you just get diminishing returns, how is a guy that's 6'10" ever gonna get leverage in the run game?

 

[AbeBeta]

well i thought he would be better off at DE kinda like Too Tall Jones was, because as an OT, he would have to get down to block and he is too tall to get down on running plays i thought.

sure .. but Ed played in a very different era without 340 pound guys getting at him. Dline guys back then ran about 260 and Ed was a little heavier. This kid, he's a good 30 pounds lighter than the smallest DE you'd want in a 3-4. Given his height, no way he's strong enough.

 

[cowboyjoe]

sure .. but Ed played in a very different era without 340 pound guys getting at him. Dline guys back then ran about 260 and Ed was a little heavier. This kid, he's a good 30 pounds lighter than the smallest DE you'd want in a 3-4. Given his height, no way he's strong enough.

oh ok, thats why i was asking, just thought would be easier to play at DE then OT

 

[SDogo]

Sign and stick him at ILB on the FG block team.

 

[Macbasketball]

This guy may be listed at 6'10 270 but that has to be for basketball reasons. He is about 6'8 and probably weighs over 300 pounds. I found a YouTube video on him. Go to YouTube and type his name in. He seems to be a big man and looks to be pretty athletic for a guy who has never been coached by football coaches

 

[cowboyjoe]

I think there is a height where you just get diminishing returns, how is a guy that's 6'10" ever gonna get leverage in the run game?

thats what i was thinking too, i remember seeing a picture years ago of Too Tall Jones, John Dutton and they were at the line of scrimmage rushing and chasing a runner. Too Tall and Dutton were kinda leaning down while running, not standing straight up so they could get under the blocks to stop the run etc...

 

[Macbasketball]

Any word on this guy lately? Is there a chance the cowboys will look at him in a late round or free agency?

 

[cowboyjoe]

Any word on this guy lately? Is there a chance the cowboys will look at him in a late round or free agency?

dont know buddy; but i do know some media writers view this board, about 14 of them or so, so maybe they might get it to the cowboys;