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Micah Parsons

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Micah Parsons

Micah Aaron Parsons (born May 26, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Parsons played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, where he earned consensus All-American honors and was named the 2019 Big Ten Linebacker of the Year. Selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft, Parsons was named Defensive Rookie of the Year and earned four Pro Bowl and three All-Pro selections in four seasons with the team. He was traded to the Packers in 2025 amid a contract holdout and signed a four-year, $188 million extension, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history at the time.

Infobox

Position
Defensive end
Roster status
Active
Born
(1999-05-26) May 26, 1999 (age 26)Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight
250 lb (113 kg)
High school
Harrisburg
College
Penn State (2018–2020)
NFL draft
2021: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Tackles
297
Sacks
65
Pass deflections
10
Forced fumbles
11
Touchdowns
1

Tables

College recruiting information · Early life
Micah Parsons DE, LB
Micah Parsons DE, LB
Name
Micah Parsons DE, LB
Hometown
Harrisburg, PA
School
Harrisburg HS
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight
235 lb (107 kg)
40‡
4.66
Commit date
Dec 20, 2017
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    (91)
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    (91)
Name
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
Overall recruit ranking:
Name
Overall recruit ranking:
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- } }"2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- } }"2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
Name
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- } }"2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
Name
Hometown
School
Height
Weight
40‡
Commit date
Micah Parsons DE, LB
Harrisburg, PA
Harrisburg HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
4.66
Dec 20, 2017
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100- .mw- .mw- .mw- body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- } }"2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
· College career › College statistics
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GP
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
TFL
Tackles
FF
Tackles
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
Fumbles
Int
Fumbles
Yds
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
PD
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
Penn State
Games
13
Games
1
Tackles
82
Tackles
47
Tackles
35
Tackles
1.5
Tackles
5.0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
Penn State
Games
13
Games
12
Tackles
109
Tackles
52
Tackles
57
Tackles
5.0
Tackles
14.0
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
5
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
Penn State
Games
Opted out due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
26
Games
13
Games
191
Tackles
99
Tackles
92
Tackles
6.5
Tackles
19.0
Tackles
6
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
5
Source: Sports-Reference.com
Source: Sports-Reference.com
Year
Source: Sports-Reference.com
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Fumbles
Interceptions
GP
GP
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TFL
FF
FR
Yds
TD
Int
Yds
TD
PD
2018
Penn State
13
1
82
47
35
1.5
5.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2019
Penn State
13
12
109
52
57
5.0
14.0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
2020
Penn State
Opted out due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Career
26
13
191
99
92
6.5
19.0
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
Source: Sports-Reference.com
Pre-draft measurables · Professional career
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mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 3+1⁄8 in(1.91 m)
Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 3+1⁄8 in(1.91 m)
Weight
246 lb(112 kg)
Arm length
31+1⁄2 in(0.80 m)
Hand span
11 in(0.28 m)
Wingspan
6 ft 6+7⁄8 in(2.00 m)
40-yard dash
4.39 s
10-yard split
1.59 s
20-yard split
2.58 s
20-yard shuttle
4.40 s
Three-cone drill
6.96 s
Vertical jump
34.0 in(0.86 m)
Broad jump
10 ft 6 in(3.20 m)
Bench press
19 reps
All values from Pro Day
All values from Pro Day
Height
All values from Pro Day
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
Wingspan
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill
Vertical jump
Broad jump
Bench press
mw- .mw- 6 ft 3+1⁄8 in(1.91 m)
246 lb(112 kg)
31+1⁄2 in(0.80 m)
11 in(0.28 m)
6 ft 6+7⁄8 in(2.00 m)
4.39 s
1.59 s
2.58 s
4.40 s
6.96 s
34.0 in(0.86 m)
10 ft 6 in(3.20 m)
19 reps
All values from Pro Day
· NFL career statistics
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Legend
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Legend
Career high
Legend
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Career high
· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
TFL
Tackles
FF
Tackles
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
Fumbles
Int
Fumbles
Yds
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
PD
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
DAL
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
84
Tackles
64
Tackles
20
Tackles
13
Tackles
20
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
3
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
DAL
Games
17
Games
17
Tackles
65
Tackles
42
Tackles
23
Tackles
13.5
Tackles
13
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
36
Fumbles
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
3
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
DAL
Games
17
Games
17
Tackles
64
Tackles
36
Tackles
28
Tackles
14
Tackles
18
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
2
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
DAL
Games
13
Games
13
Tackles
43
Tackles
30
Tackles
13
Tackles
12
Tackles
12
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
2025
2025
Year
2025
Team
GB
Games
14
Games
13
Tackles
41
Tackles
19
Tackles
22
Tackles
12.5
Tackles
12
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
77
Games
76
Games
297
Tackles
191
Tackles
106
Tackles
65.0
Tackles
75
Tackles
11
Fumbles
4
Fumbles
36
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
10
Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com
Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com
Year
Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Fumbles
Interceptions
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TFL
FF
FR
Yds
TD
Int
Yds
TD
PD
2021
DAL
16
16
84
64
20
13
20
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2022
DAL
17
17
65
42
23
13.5
13
3
3
36
1
0
0
0
3
2023
DAL
17
17
64
36
28
14
18
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2024
DAL
13
13
43
30
13
12
12
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2025
GB
14
13
41
19
22
12.5
12
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Career
77
76
297
191
106
65.0
75
11
4
36
1
0
0
0
10
Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
TFL
Tackles
FF
Tackles
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
Fumbles
Int
Fumbles
Yds
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
PD
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
DAL
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
9
Tackles
3
Tackles
6
Tackles
0
Tackles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
DAL
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
7
Tackles
4
Tackles
3
Tackles
1
Tackles
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
3
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
DAL
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
2
Tackles
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
4
Games
4
Games
18
Tackles
8
Tackles
10
Tackles
1
Tackles
3
Tackles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
3
Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com
Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com
Year
Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Fumbles
Interceptions
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TFL
FF
FR
Yds
TD
Int
Yds
TD
PD
2021
DAL
1
1
9
3
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2022
DAL
2
2
7
4
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2023
DAL
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Career
4
4
18
8
10
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

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