Kelin Parsons

Class:
Senior
Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-2
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Winston-Salem, N.C.
High School:
West Stokes HS
Previous School:
Lenoir-Rhyne

AS A JUNIOR AT LENOIR-RHYNE (2023): Played in nine games … Caught 32 passes for 452 yards and four touchdowns … Also tallied a 1-yard rush … Recorded three or more receptions in seven contests … Caught four passes for 27 yards and a pair of touchdowns in season opener with Saint Augustine’s … Set season bests for both receptions (6) and yards (103) in win over Benedict … Nearly missed another 100-yard receiving game with five catches for 99 yards against Tusculum … Also logged five tackles as part of Lenoir-Rhyne’s special teams units, including three stops (2 solo) against Saint Augustine’s.

AS A SOPHOMORE AT LENOIR-RHYNE (2022): All-Region (D2CCA) … All-South Atlantic Conference (Coaches) … Played in all 11 games … Led team in receptions (41), receiving yards (668) and touchdown receptions (6) … Also carried the ball five times for 75 yards and two additional scores … Logged three or more receptions in nine outings … Posted a pair of 100+-yard receiving efforts in consecutive games with Barton (6-117) and Newberry (7-100) … Amassed 136 all-purpose yards and three scores in win over Erskine, including four receptions for 91 yards and two touchdowns … Also registered a 45-yard rushing touchdown in the second period … Turned in a 17-yard scoring scamper in the third quarter at Newberry … Made four catches for 92 yards and a touchdown against Wingate, while also tallying a 10-yard rush.

AS A FRESHMAN AT LENOIR-RHYNE (2021): Played in all 11 games … Recorded 49 receptions for 568 yards and four touchdowns, while also logging three carries for 70 yards from the backfield … Tacked up three or more catches in nine outings … Registered 100+-yard receiving efforts against both Carson-Newman (5-101, TD) and Bowie State (7-109) … Rattled off a 60-yard rush in the win over Wingate.

AS A FRESHMAN AT LENOIR-RHYNE (2020-21): Played in four games … Caught seven passes for 92 yards and two scores, while also exploding for 10 yards on his only rushing attempt of the season … Accounted for 49 all-purpose yards (39 receiving) in collegiate debut against Newberry, including a game-winning 8-yard scoring reception in overtime … Followed that performance up with a 2-catch, 26-yard effort against Barton, including a 15-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at West Stokes High School for coach Jimmy Upchurch … Raked in all-region laurels as a senior after accounting for 2,056 all-purpose yards and 22 touchdowns … Caught 51 passes for 1,189 yards and 18 scores, while also tallying 47 carries for 397 yards and four additional touchdowns … Also threw for 90 yards on 8-of-13 passing and averaged 37 yards on 11 kickoff returns … Named West Stokes High School Male Athlete of the Year as a senior.

PERSONAL: The son of Donna Johnson and John Parsons ... Has two sisters, Kristen and Keeona, and three brothers - Keshawn, Kameron and Keyon … Maintained a 3.4 cumulative grade point average at West Stokes High School … A management major at Mercer.