Walker Parks
| Clemson Tigers – No. 64 | |
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| Position | Offensive guard |
| Class | Graduate student |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 19, 2001 |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 310 lb (141 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Clemson (2020–present) |
| High school | Frederick Douglass (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Walker Parks (born October 19, 2001) is an American football offensive lineman for the Clemson Tigers.
Early life and high school
Parks attended high school at Frederick Douglass located in Lexington, Kentucky. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four star recruit, the 2nd overall player in the State of Kentucky, and the 22nd overall offensive tackle in the class of 2020, where he committed to play college football for the Clemson Tigers over offers from others schools such as Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Kentucky, Louisville, Northwestern, Purdue, Cincinnati, and Vanderbilt.[1]
College career
During his freshman season in 2020, he played in 11 games.[2] Parks took over as a starter for the Tigers in 2021, where he started every game in the 2021 and 2022 season.[3][4] In week two of the 2023 season, Parks suffered a season ending lower body injury in a loss to Florida State, after just two starts.[5] Parks returned in 2024 and entered the season on the Tiger's starting offensive line.[6] He finished the 2024 season, starting in all 14 games, where after the season he announced his return to Clemson for his final season of eligibility.[7]
References
- ^ Keepfer, Scott (October 22, 2018). "Clemson caps big weekend with commitment from four-star lineman Walker Parks". Greenville Online. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
- ^ Blau, Jon. "Clemson's Parks embraces challenge, on a Montana ranch or in Death Valley trenches". Post and Courier. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
- ^ Carter, Derrian (August 5, 2024). "How Clemson football lineman Walker Parks made comeback behind 'flip-of-the-coin' surgery". Greenville Online. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
- ^ Blau, Jon. "Clemson's Walker Parks, free from 'cement' foot, bolsters Tiger O-line". Post and Courier. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
- ^ Long, Christina (September 23, 2023). "Dabo Swinney: OL Walker Parks out for season; no update on Antonio Williams, Nate Wiggins". Greenville Online. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
- ^ Blau, Jon. "How a Clemson O-lineman found a second chance after a near career-ending injury". Post and Courier. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
- ^ Feliberity, Angelo. "Walker Parks's Story Made Him Shoo-In for Hard-Fought Clemson Tigers Award". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 9, 2025.