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Bijon Parker

Position

Defensive Back

Height

6-0

Weight

180 lbs.

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Los Angeles, Calif.

Previous School

Fairfax HS

New Mexico: Redshirted in 2014 but was in school and participated in spring practice in 2014 … one of UNM’s top coverage players.
 
2017 (Redshirt Junior Season): Played and started eight games at safety … missed four games with a broken arm but returned for the finale … recorded 23 tackles with an interception, three breakups, a fumble recovery and 2.0 sacks for eight yards … recorded a career-high six tackles against Abilene Christian in the season opener … recorded his first career interception late in the fourth quarter against Tulsa … that pick came in a tie game and UNM drove for the winning walk-off field goal … also had a pass breakup in that game … recovered a fumble against Fresno State … had four tackles against Colorado State, but suffered a broken arm in that game … returned just four weeks later with a padded cast and made two tackles against San Diego State
 
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore Season): Played in 12 games as a reserve corner and special teamer … recorded six tackles on the season along with a fumble recovery … had a tackle and a fumble recovery against Rutgers … had a pair of tackles against San Jose State and Boise State.
 
2015 (Redshirt Freshman Season): Played in five games as a reserve corner before suffering a broken collarbone in practice, forcing him to miss the final eight games … recorded two tackles, one against Mississippi Valley State and one against New Mexico State.
 
2014 (Freshman Season): Redshirted.
 
High School: Was an All-California Interscholastic Federation Division I All-City first-team selection and All-Western League first-teamer in 2012 at cornerback for Fairfax High School … finished the season with 20 tackles and four interceptions … also totaled 19 catches for 208 yards and three touchdowns as a wide receiver … Fairfax finished 6-5 and advanced to the CIF Los Angeles City Section playoffs … as a junior in 2011, he recorded 29 catches for 378 yards and three TDs, playing primarily on offense … helped lead Fairfax to another 6-5 record and a spot in the CIF Los Angeles City Section playoffs … was the Los Angeles Sentinel Student-Athlete of the Week on Oct. 24, 2012 and was named the overall camp most valuable player at the National Underclassmen Combine 5 Star Showcase in Los Angeles in August of 2012.
 
Personal: Full name is Bill-Bijon Parker … parents are Bill Parker and Sharon Dillard … has two sisters, Shaw and Shanae … birthday is March 1, 1995 … is majoring in liberal arts.