Micah Parsons

Micah Parsons

Penn State Nittany Lions – No. 23
Position	Defensive end / linebacker
Class	Freshman
Career history
College	Penn State (2018–present)
Personal information
Born:	(1999-05-26) May 26, 1999 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career highlights and awards
USA Today High School All-American (2017)

Micah Parsons (born May 26, 1999) is an American football defensive end and linebacker who has committed to play for the Penn State Nittany Lions beginning in 2018. Parsons is one of the most sought-after recruits in American high school football. In December 2017, he was ESPN's number seven recruit in the nation and 247Sports.com's number four recruit in the nation.

Early years

For his freshman and sophomore years, Parsons attended Central Dauphin High School. In his sophomore year, Parsons committed to Penn State, but later decommitted to look at other options. For his junior year, Parsons transferred to Harrisburg High School where he starter at both defensive end and running back. In his senior year, Parsons rushed for 1,239 yards and 27 touchdowns. He also racked up Template:Fract sacks and an interception. Parsons also played varsity basketball in high school.

He was a five-star recruit and was ranked #4 in his class by 247Sports.com and #7 by ESPN. Parsons was recruited by Nebraska, Georgia, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Alabama and Penn State. On December 19, The Lantern reported that Ohio State had committed NCAA violations because the university allowed him on the set of ESPN’s College GameDay to take a picture with analyst Kirk Herbstreit. Due to the fact, Herbstreit was a former Ohio State University quarterback, a violation of NCAA Bylaws 13.10.1 and 13.10.2.4 occurred, as recruits are not allowed to “have contact with members of the media associated with former student-athletes.”. As a result, Ohio State agreed to no longer recruit Parsons.

On December 20, Parsons formally committed to Pennsylvania State University to play college football on December 20, 2017 and graduated Harrisburg High School seven months early in order to enroll early at Penn State.

After committing to Penn State, Parsons was informed by head coach James Franklin that he would start his Penn State career of at middle linebacker rather than defensive end, which he played in high school. Franklin also announced that Parsons would be in contention for the starting job even though he was a true freshman.

Personal

Parsons was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he grew up. He grew up playing football at Sunshine Park.

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