The B.C. Lions promoted linebacker Brooks Parker to the active roster on Wednesday after linebacker Maxime Rouyer injured his hamstring in practice and will miss Thursday’s game. Brooks Parker is six foot one and weighs 210 pounds.
The 23-year-old from Laurel, Delaware, played one preseason game with six tackles for the Lions. Before the Lions, he made 63 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, and three pass breakups in 11 games for the Delaware State Hornets in 2022. He was named Defensive MVP in the HBCU Pigskin Showdown All-Star Game.
Parker played four seasons at Delaware State (2019-22) with 160 tackles, 28.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, five pass breakups, one fumble recovery, and one kick return for 12 yards in 36 games.
In his freshmen season, Parker was named All-MEAC Second Team selection after making 58 tackles, one sack, one pass breakup, one fumble recovery, and three quarterback hits in 12 games. He was the team leader in tackles and ranked 23rd in the MEAC.
In 2021, he was on the watchlist of the Black College Football Player of the Year after making 37 tackles, 4.5 tackles of loss, half a sack, and one pass breakup in ten games. In addition, he was named Preseason All-MEAC First Team and the 2021-22 MEAC Academic All-Star.
