Name: Eric Parker
Number: 88
Position: Wide Receiver
College: Tennessee
Height: 172
Weight: 6-0
DOB: 04/14/79
Hometown: Shorewood, Illinois
Acquired: Free Agent - 2002
Honors:
2004 All-Joe Team (USAToday)
Statistics:
RECEIVING
Year Team G GS No Yards Avg Lg TD 20+
40+ FD
2002 Chargers 9 2 17 268 15.8 31
1 4 0 13
2003 Chargers 8 4 18 244 13.6 33 3
5 0 14
2004 Chargers 15 13 47 690 14.7 79 4 8
2 32
2005 Chargers 15 9 57 725 12.7 49 3
8 1 35
2006 Chargers 15 12 48 659 13.7 38 0 8
0 35
TOTAL 62 40 187 2586 13.8
79 11 33 3 129
RUSHING
Year Team G GS Att Yards Avg Lg TD 20+ FD
2002 Chargers 9 2 0 0 --- 0
0 0 0
2003 Chargers 8 4 3 21 7.0 13 0
0 2
2004 Chargers 15 13 4 53 13.3 38 0
2 2
2005 Chargers 15 9 4 55 13.8 30 0
1 3
2006 Chargers 15 12 2 19 9.5 18 0
0 1
TOTAL 62 40 13 148
11.4 38 0 3 8
KICK RETURNS
Year Team G
No Yards Avg Lg
TD 40+
2002 Chargers 9 0
0 --- 0
0 0
2003 Chargers 8 0
0 --- 0
0 0
2004 Chargers 15 0
0 --- 0
0 0
2005 Chargers 15 1
16 16.0 16 0
0
2006 Chargers 15 2
19 9.5 12 0
0
TOTAL 62
3 35 11.7 16
0 0
PUNT RETURNS
Year Team G No FC Yards Avg Lg TD 20+
2002 Chargers 9 0 0 0 --- 0
0 0
2003 Chargers 8 23 2 207 9.0 49 0
3
2004 Chargers 15 27 10 237 8.8 32 0 2
2005 Chargers 15 18 9 106 5.9 15 0 0
2006 Chargers 15 37 15 331 8.9 50 0 4
TOTAL 62 105 36 881
8.4 50 0 9
DEFENSIVE STATS
Year Team G Total Tckl Ast Sacks Int Yds Avg Lg
TD PassDef
2002 Chargers 9 0 0.0 0 0
0 0 0.0 0 0 0
2003 Chargers 8 1 1.0 0 0
0 0 0.0 0 0 0
2004 Chargers 15 1 1.0 0
0 0 0 0.0 0 0
0
2005 Chargers 15 1 1.0 0
0 0 0 0.0 0 0
0
2006 Chargers 15 2 2.0 0
0 0 0 0.0 0 0
0
TOTAL 62 5
5.0 0 0 0 0
0.0 0 0 0
FUMBLES
Year Team G FumLost FumForced OwnRec OppRec Yards
Tot Rec TD
2002 Chargers 9 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
2003 Chargers 8 1 0
0 1 0
0 1 0
2004 Chargers 15 5 0
0 4 0
-14 4 0
2005 Chargers 15 2 1
0 1 0
0 1 0
2006 Chargers 15 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
TOTAL 62 8
1 0
6 0 -14
6 0
Eric Parker is a rookie
wide receiver who was signed to a one-year deal by the Chargers as a free
agent on July 23, 2002.
The Chargers are Parker’s
second NFL team. He originally signed with the Houston Texans as a rookie
free agent on April 25, 2002. He was released by the Texans on July 13
before signing with the Chargers.
College: Started 20 of 45
games during career at Tennessee…career totals included64 receptions for
829 yards (12.9 avg.) and three touchdowns…also returned 107 punts for
930 yards (8.7 avg.) and one score…started seven of 12 games as senior and
had 11 receptions for 85 yards…best year was sophomore season in 1999 when
he caught 30 passes for 411 yards and one score and returned 41 punts for
387 yards and one touchdown.
Personal:
Born Eric Samuel Parker
on April 14, 1979 in Joliet, Illinois…two-time All-State defensive back
and also played wide receiver and running back at Joliet Township High School…caught
42 passes for 842 yards and had three interceptions on defense as senior…as
junior, had 13 interceptions and returned six for touchdowns while pulling
in 27 passes for 757 yards and eight scores…batted .425 for baseball team
as junior before suffering shoulder injury that required surgery.
Text and photo courtesy of the San Diego
Chargers