2022: Played in eleven games with one start at running back ... Led the team with 105 carries and 485 rushing yards ... Also led the team in kick returns with 24 for 483 yards, while finishing third on the team with 18 receptions for 113 yards ... Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team ... In the SoCon, was ninth in rushing yards per game (44.1), sixth in kick return average (20.1) and sixth in all-purpose yards (98.3 per game) ... Among national leaders was 62nd in all-purpose yards per game and 37th in combined kick return yardage ... In the season opener at Chattanooga (9/3) had 12 carries for 46 yards ... At Kennesaw State (9/24) had one carry, three receptions for 21 yards and four kickoff returns ... Against Mercer (10/1) ran 17 times for 59 yards, had four catches for 18 yards and four kickoff returns for 154 yards, including one for 72 yards as he had 231 all-purpose yards ... At Samford (10/8) had ten carries for 51 yards, with a 24-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and a 12-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter ... Against The Citadel (10/15) had 16 carries for 79 yards ... Against East Tennessee State (10/29) ran 13 times for 84 yards, with a 45-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and five kickoff returns for 95 yards ... Against VMI (11/12) had a season-high 18 carries for 112 yards ... At Furman (11/19) ran seven times and had a five-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterman at Weddington High School.... Following the 2021 season in which he had 243 carries for 1,790 yards and 21 rushing touchdowns along with 24 catches for 195 yards and a touchdown, was named All-Conference and conference Offensive Player of the Year ... Added All-State, All-County and County Most Valuable Player honors as he led the county with 22 touchdowns ... During his junior season had 42 carries for 420 yards and seven touchdowns ... As a sophomore as he had 492 rushing yards on 49 carries with six touchdowns ... The team won the state championship his freshman and sophomore seasons ... Also competed in track and field, earning two letters ... Member of the Beta Club ...

PERSONAL: Son of Kevin and Julie Parsons ... Born September 9, 2003 ... Planning to major in philosophy ... Father, Kevin, played football at Nebraska, while his brother, Colin, played football at The Citadel and his sister, Anna Kate, played volleyball at Furman.

Kyle Parsons