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Class of 2027 · defensive lineman

Ricardo Parker

6-1, 255 · Prattville, AL

Committed to Troy since Jun 22

58offer strength · No. 1054
0.8700composite · 3-star
18offers · 10 power

His offers

18 offers · visited 2
Texas logoTexas
SEC · strength 91
cold
offered May 6, 2025
Wake Forest logoWake Forest
ACC · strength 71
cool
official visit Jun 5
Stanford logoStanford
ACC · strength 58
cold
offered Apr 21
Virginia Tech logoVirginia Tech
ACC · strength 64
cool
official visit Jun 12
Mississippi State logoMississippi State
SEC · strength 67
cold
offered Aug 28, 2025
Arkansas logoArkansas
SEC · strength 61
cold
offered May 8, 2025
Show all 18 offersGeorgia Tech logoGeorgia Tech
ACC · strength 47
cold
offered Jan 28
Vanderbilt logoVanderbilt
SEC · strength 54
cold
offered May 13, 2025
North Carolina logoNorth Carolina
ACC · strength 58
cold
offered Aug 28, 2025
Oklahoma State logoOklahoma State
Big 12 · strength 53
cold
offered May 15, 2025
Troy logoTroy
Sun Belt · strength 21
Committed
offered Jan 17, 2025
Liberty logoLiberty
Conference USA · strength 32
cold
offered Jun 19, 2025
Georgia Southern logoGeorgia Southern
Sun Belt · strength 26
cold
offered Mar 6
Georgia State logoGeorgia State
Sun Belt · strength 18
cold
offered May 19, 2025
Arkansas State logoArkansas State
Sun Belt · strength 15
cold
offered May 7, 2025
Bowling Green logoBowling Green
Mid-American · strength 16
cold
offered May 6, 2025
Alabama State logoAlabama State
cold
offered Mar 28
UT Martin logoUT Martin
cold
offered Mar 4
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

Where he fits

best 3 of 18 offers
Best fits
Wake Forest logoWake Forest
Has started 1 defensive line his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season; even at defensive line (7 with 2+ years left)
No. 1Virginia Tech logoVirginia Tech
Has started 2 defensive lines his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; stocked at defensive line (16 with 2+ years left)
No. 2Stanford logoStanford
Thin at defensive line (8 with 2+ years left); has started 1 defensive line his size since 2022; 1 in his last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 3
Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts

183 of the 1,993 FBS starters at edge rusher and interior defender since 2022 were his size (6-0 to 6-2, 237 to 273 pounds): most in the Conference USA (27), American Athletic (27) and ACC (24). Programs that start it most: Tulane (6), Buffalo (5) and Pittsburgh (5). Of his offers, Liberty (4), Georgia State (4), Bowling Green (4) and North Carolina (3) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 18 offers, Oklahoma State has the thinnest room at defensive line: 9 with 2+ years left of 23, 4 in their last year, 13 portal exits in 3 seasons, 2 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Stanford.

Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.

Boards that looked like his

2 of 10 drafted
Zane DurantZane Durant
Class of 2022 · DL · signed Penn State
3 offers from top-25 programs; Parker had 1; both about 6-1, 250
Drafted 2026, round 5, No. 181
match 69
Antonio Camon
Class of 2023 · EDGE · signing not on record
2 offers from top-25 programs; Parker had 1; both about 6-2, 250
Not drafted yet
match 66
Jaylen Miller
Class of 2013 · SDE · signing not on record
Both offered by Wake Forest and North Carolina; both about 6-2, 260
Not drafted
match 64
Iowa State logoDemond Tucker
Class of 2015 · DT · signed Iowa State
3 offers from top-25 programs; Parker had 1; 6-1, 285
Not drafted
match 63
Florida State logoAaron Hester
Class of 2022 · EDGE · signed Florida State
Both offered by Mississippi State, Virginia Tech and Arkansas; 6-1, 237
Not drafted yet
match 63
Show all 10
Virginia Tech logoKris Harley
Class of 2011 · DT · signed Virginia Tech
Both offered by Virginia Tech, Stanford and North Carolina; both about 6-1, 270
Not drafted
match 61
Kyle Shortridge
Class of 2013 · DT · signing not on record
2 offers from top-25 programs; Parker had 1; both about 6-2, 270
Not drafted
match 60
Elijah QuallsElijah Qualls
Class of 2013 · DT · signed Washington
7 offers from top-25 programs; Parker had 1; both about 6-2, 265
Drafted 2017, round 6, No. 214
match 59
Tennessee logoQuay Picou
Class of 2015 · DT · signed Tennessee
4 offers from top-25 programs; Parker had 1; 6-2, 275
Not drafted
match 58
Wisconsin logoGarrett Rand
Class of 2016 · DT · signed Wisconsin
2 offers from top-25 programs; Parker had 1; both about 6-1, 260
Not drafted
match 58
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 7 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

21 dated moves since Jan 17, 2025
Troy logoCommitted TroyJun 22
Virginia Tech logoOfficial visit Virginia TechJun 12
Wake Forest logoOfficial visit Wake ForestJun 5
Stanford logoOffered StanfordApr 21
Alabama State logoOffered Alabama StateMar 28
Georgia Southern logoOffered Georgia SouthernMar 6
UT Martin logoOffered UT MartinMar 4
Wake Forest logoOffered Wake ForestFeb 24
Show all 21 moves
Virginia Tech logoOffered Virginia TechJan 29
Georgia Tech logoOffered Georgia TechJan 28
Mississippi State logoOffered Mississippi StateAug 28, 2025
North Carolina logoOffered North CarolinaAug 28, 2025
Liberty logoOffered LibertyJun 19, 2025
Georgia State logoOffered Georgia StateMay 19, 2025
Oklahoma State logoOffered Oklahoma StateMay 15, 2025
Vanderbilt logoOffered VanderbiltMay 13, 2025
Arkansas logoOffered ArkansasMay 8, 2025
Arkansas State logoOffered Arkansas StateMay 7, 2025
Bowling Green logoOffered Bowling GreenMay 6, 2025
Texas logoOffered TexasMay 6, 2025
Troy logoOffered TroyJan 17, 2025
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