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Dylan Parham

Guard, New York Jets · #64.

Player facts

Team: New York Jets
Position: Guard
Number: 64
Born: Aug 24, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Carrollton, GA, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 311 lbs
College: Memphis
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Active

About

Dylan Parham (born August 24, 1999) is an American professional football offensive guard for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers and was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Dylan Parham, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Parham grew up in Carrollton, Georgia, and attended Carrollton High School, where he was a member of the basketball, football, and track and field teams. He originally played linebacker before moving to tight end before his senior season. Parham was used mostly in a blocking capacity as a senior and was named first team All-Area after nine passes for 96 yards and one touchdown and the Carrollton Trojans gained 4,200 yards of total offense. Parham was rated a two-star recruit and committed to play college football at Memphis over offers from Georgia State and West Virginia.

College career

Parham redshirted his true freshman season at Memphis and moved from tight end to the offensive line. He was named the Tigers' starting left guard going into his redshirt freshman season. Parham started all 14 of Memphis' games in both his redshirt freshman and sophomore seasons. He was moved to the center position during spring practice after his redshirt sophomore year, but was moved again to right tackle prior to the start of the 2020 season. Parham started all 11 of the Tigers' games in 2020. He was moved to right guard going into his redshirt senior season and was named first team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC).

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