CAREER HONORS
• 2024 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)
• 2024 Senior Bowl watch list
• 2023 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)
CAREER: Played in 38 games over his three seasons in Manhattan – including 24 starts – as he declared for the NFL Draft following his junior season.
2024: Started all 12 regular-season games, totaling 50 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one interception and eight total passes defended... Tied for ninth in the Big 12 with 0.89 passes defended per game during conference play... Had three pass breakups against Cincinnati – the most by a Wildcat since 2021 – and followed that up with two more at Iowa State...
Carded his lone interception of the year against Oklahoma State, which came in the end zone to stop a potential Cowboy scoring drive... Tallied a career-high eight tackles against Arizona, while he had seven against Oklahoma State and five against both Kansas and Arizona State.
2023: Played in 12 games – all starts – as he earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades... Totaled 44 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a half sack, four interceptions and a team leading 13 passes defended on the year... Tied for fourth in the Big 12 and 19th nationally in interceptions, while he ranked sixth in the conference in passes defended...
Recorded at least one pass defended in nine of his 12 games... Had two interceptions at Texas, one of a Big 12-leading 12 two-interception games during the 2023 season... Also picked off a pass against UCF and in the Pop-Tarts Bowl against NC State... Recorded his first-career tackle for loss against Baylor and had another against Iowa State, while he had
his first-career half sack against NC State... Collected a career-high six tackles against Texas Tech, TCU, Texas and NC State, while he had four tackles against Missouri and Baylor... Missed the Oklahoma State game due to injury.
2022: A true freshman who played in all 14 games as both a reserve cornerback and special teams contributor... Played a majority of the game on defense in the Big 12 Championship against TCU, recording four tackles and a pass breakup... Also broke up a pass in the regular-season matchup at TCU and at West Virginia, while he recovered a fumble against Texas... Tallied three tackles at West Virginia and two against Oklahoma State. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Olathe North under head coach Chris McCartney... Earned all-state honors as a senior from Sports in Kansas... A dynamic player who saw time at defensive back, running back and wide receiver... Totaled 137 career tackles – including 55 as a senior – to go along with six interceptions and 21 total passes defended... Rushed for 1,951 career yards and 22 touchdowns while hauling in 69 passes for 1,313 yards and another 15 scores... Set the school record for career receiving yards... Also competed in basketball and track and field. PERSONAL: Jacob Parrish was born February 29, 2004, in Jefferson City, Missouri... Son of Jason and Ginger Parrish... Has four siblings, Jevon, Jaia, Jason and Joshua... Older brother, Jevon, was a wrestler at Nebraska.
