BIOGRAPHY
Brandon Malik Parker was born on October 21st, 1995 in Annapolis, North Carolina. He is an offensive tackle in the National Football League.
Both of his parents have athletic backgrounds. Parker's father was an All-ACC offensive lineman for the University of North Carolina and his mother a prep basketball star at Carver High School, who later played for North Carolina. Parker's older sister, Jasmine, also attended his NC A&T and was a member of the women's basketball program. Parker currently is engaged to Dominique Green, whom he met while attending NC A&T. On November 18, 2017, Parker proposed to Green on the field before kickoff in Parker's final home game against arch rival North Carolina Central.
Parker attended A.L. Brown High School, in Kannapolis, North Carolina where he started two of the three years he played varsity football. During his senior year, Parker led the Wonders to an 8-4 record. During Parker's high school career, the Wonders averaged 287 yards rushing per game and completed 62.4 percent of its passes. He played college football at North Carolina A&T. In 2014, Parker started in all 12 games played that season, having standout performances against Florida A&M and Morgan State. In his senior year 2017, Parker was awarded the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year award. He became the first player to win the award in 3 consecutive seasons. His performance also earned him 1st team FCS All-America honors and an invite to the Senior Bowl.
On January 27, 2018 Parker played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl as part of Houston Texas head coach Bill O'Brien's South team who defeated the North 45–16. Parker was among 20 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) players who received an invitation to attend the NFL Scouting Combine. Parker's overall combine performance was considered fair among scouts as Parker finished third among all offensive linemen in the broad jump and ninth in the vertical jump.
In the 2018 NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders selected Parker in the thrid round. On May 21, 2018, the Oakland Raiders signed Parker to a four-year, $4.09 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $1.05 million. Parker was named the Raiders starting right tackle in Week 5 after a season-ending injury to Donald Penn.
