Dalton Parks

Height:
6-3
Weight:
190
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Kansas City, Mo.
High School:
Staley

Tulsa – A three-year letterwinner . . . has handled the punting chores in each of his three seasons . . . a former walk-on athlete . . . was put on scholarship in the spring of 2014 . . . has played in 37 career games . . . has career numbers of 204 punts for 8,347 yards, 68 fair caught, 59 inside the 20 and 38 going 50+ yards . . . was named to the preseason watch list for the Ray Guy Award both last year and for 2016 . . . 2015 – Played in all 13 games . . . punted 68 times for a 41.2 yard average . . . had 13 of his punts travel over 50 yards and 19 placed inside the 20-yard line . . . had a career-best 50.2 average on four punts in the season opener against FAU, including a long of 63 yards . . . had a 47.8-yard average on four punts vs. UL-Monroe . . . punted a season-high eight times for a 45.9 average with three traveling over 50 yards and three dropping inside the 20-yard line vs. East Carolina . . . punted seven times against #17 Memphis for a 36.6 average, but placed four inside the 20-yard line, including at the 9, 13, 13 and 15-yard lines . . . punted five times for a 42.4 average with two inside the 20-yard line at Tulane . . . had six punts for a 44.7 average vs. Virginia Tech in the Camping World Independence Bowl . . . 2014 – Played in all 12 games . . . was named to the candidate list for the Ray Guy Award . . . averaged 42.0 yards on 70 punts . . . had 14 punts of 50+ yards, 20 inside the 20-yard line and 22 fair caught . . . punted three times in the season opener for a 42.7-yard average . . . also kicked off once, covering 52 yards . . . had eight punts vs. Oklahoma for 46.4 yards with a long of 58 yards . . . had a 44.3-yard average and a 62-yarder against Texas State . . . averaged 43.8 yards on eight punts at UCF . . . had four punts for a 44.0 average and a career-long 67-yard punt against East Carolina . . . 2013 – Played in all 12 games . . . took over the punting duties as a walk-on true freshman . . . was one of five true freshmen to earn a letter . . . averaged 39.5 yards on 66 punts . . . had 14 punts fair caught, 20 punts inside the 20-yard line and 11 punts 50 yards or better . . . had a career-long 63-yarder against Marshall . . . punted seven times for a 45.4 average, a long of 60 yards and three inside the 20-yard line against UTSA.

High School – Was a three-year letterwinner at Staley High School . . . played quarterback and receiver on offense and safety on defense . . . handled the punting and placekicking duties . . . was on a team that registered a three-year record of 34-2 . . . was on the undefeated 14-0 state championship team as a junior . . . was a first-team all-conference and all-district punter as a senior . . . also earned second-team all-state accolades as a punter his senior season . . . high school coach was Fred Bouchard.

Personal – Favorite NFL team is the Kansas City Chiefs . . . his favorite sport to watch and play besides football is baseball . . . his favorite food made by his mother is chicken & dumplings . . . favorite book is Heaven is for Real . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . has five younger siblings . . . parents are Douglas and Gloria . . . a management major . . . born November 17, 1994.