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Jersey Number 31
Derek Parish
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pearland, Texas
- High School:
- Pearland HS
Student-Athlete Features
Paper City Mag – Derek Parish’s Crazy Surgery Comeback Inspires His UH Teammates
Houston Chronicle – Derek Parish can carry defense
Houston Chronicle – 7 pounds of steak and jersey No. 0
As a Senior (2022)
- Houston Football Team Captain
- Played in Houston’s first four games (three starts) at defensive end
- Suffered season-ending injury (torn bicep) vs. Rice on Sept. 24
- Despite playing four games, finished second on team in tackles for loss (8.5)
- Only Houston player since 2000 with 8.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks in first four games
- Set American Athletic Conference sacks record at Texas Tech (4.5)
- Set American Athletic Conference tackles for loss record at Texas Tech (6.5)
- 11 tackles and one forced fumble at Texas Tech
- One of two players since 2000 with at least 4.5 sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble in a single game, doing so at Texas Tech
- For efforts at Texas Tech, earned Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of Week
- Earned Bachelor of Science in Retailing & Consumer Science
- Won competition between offensive and defensive lines, eating 112 ounces of rare steak in August
As a Junior (2021)
- All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
- Started all 14 games as a defensive end
- Registered 56 tackles with 26 of which being solo stops
- Second on the team in tackles for loss with 12.5
- Third on team in sacks with 5.5
- Set a career high with 12 tackles against Navy (Sept. 25)
- 1.5 sacks in part of a dominant eight sack team performance vs. Tulane (Oct. 7)
- Team-high 1.5 sacks against Memphis (Oct. 19)
- Helped Houston capture a Birmingham Bowl victory with four tackles and 2.0 for loss vs. Auburn (Dec. 28)
As a Junior (2020)
- Appeared in all eight games including making five starts
- Started at three different positions (defensive end, linebacker and fullback)
- In New Mexico Bowl, started at both defensive end and fullback (Dec. 24)
- Produced 25 tackles including 11 solo stops
- Third on team with 5.5 tackles for loss
- Third on team with 3.5 sacks
- Returned fumble for 85-yard touchdown alongside five tackles against USF (Nov. 14)
- Team’s top tackler with a career-high nine stops at No. 6 Cincinnati (Nov. 7)
- Four stops including 0.5 tackles for loss in the New Mexico Bowl vs. Hawai’i
- Three tackles in victories against Tulane (Oct. 8) as well as at Navy (Oct. 24)
As a Sophomore (2019)
- Played in 12 games, making four starts at Bandit
- 38 tackles (20 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks
- Four tackles, including 1.0 for loss, and forced and recovered one fumble at No. 4/4 Oklahoma (Sept. 1)
- Three tackles in win vs. Prairie View A&M (Sept. 7)
- One tackle and one QB hurry vs. Washington State in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Sept. 13)
- Four tackles with a half sack at Tulane (Sept. 19)
- Four tackles, including 1.5 for loss, with a half sack and two QB hurries in win at North Texas (Sept. 28)
- Two tackles with one sack vs. SMU (Oct. 24)
- Co-led team with five tackles, including 1.0 for loss, with one QB hurry at UCF (Nov. 2)
- Six tackles, including 0.5 for loss, vs. Memphis (Nov. 16)
- Two tackles in win at Tulsa (Nov. 23)
- Four tackles in season finale vs. Navy (Nov. 30)
As a Redshirt Freshman (2018)
- Saw action in all 13 games
- Seventh on the team with four special teams’ tackles
- Made collegiate debut in win at Rice
- Two tackles with one sack in win against Arizona
- Five tackles at Texas Tech
- Three tackles with a half sack and two QB hurries in win vs. Texas Southern
- Four tackles in win at ECU
- Three tackles, including a half tackle for loss, in win at Navy
- Three tackles in win over Tulane
As a Freshman (2017)
- Redshirted
High School
- Three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247Sports
- No. 5 inside linebacker in the state of Texas by Scout
- No. 42 inside linebacker nationally by Scout
- Named to the 2016 District 6A-23 First Team
- Named to the 2015 District 6A-22 Second Team
- Coached by head coach Tony Heath
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. West Virginia
Saturday, November 01
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews West Virginia
Monday, October 27
Postgame Press Conference: at #24 Arizona State
Saturday, October 25
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Arizona State
Monday, October 20
