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Brian Parker II
2026 NFL Draft Prospect
- Height: 6-5
- Weight: 309
- School: Duke
- Class: R-Junior
| PRO | CON |
|---|---|
| Hands and feet are smooth and calculated. Keeps his hands inside and finishes his blocks with a mean streak. Moves well laterally and gets to the second level without missteps or laboring. Comfortable with physicality. | Shorter arms will force a move inside after playing most of his time as an All-ACC tackle in college. More of a technique blocker than a powerful anchor. Doesn’t have the lower-body strength of some of the other top linemen. |
OVERVIEW: Parker comes from a sports family, but not necessarily a football one. His grandfather Barry Parker played basketball at Bucknell, while his cousin Dereck Lively is a current key contributor for the Dallas Mavericks after a phenomenal career at Duke himself. The two attended Duke at the same time in 2022-23 before Lively was drafted, and that happened to be the year Parker took off. He earned Duke Rookie of the Year honors in 2023 as the Blue Devils' swing tackle and never looked back, starting 50 of 54 games over his four-year tenure.
COMPARISON: Josh Simmons
SCOUTING COMBINE STATS: 40: 5.14 B: 29 VJ: –– BJ: 9'1" 3cone: 7.66 20SHTL: 4.8