Isaac Parks (born May 14, 1997) is an American former college football punter known for his YouTube channel Isaac Punts. He played three seasons for the UNC Pembroke Braves, where he led NCAA Division II in punting average and was named first-team Little All-American in 2019.
| UNC Pembroke Braves | |||||||
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| Position | Punter | ||||||
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| Born: | May 14, 1997 | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| College | North Carolina A&T (2015–2016) UNC Pembroke (2017–2019) Lake Erie (2022) | ||||||
| High school | Southern Guilford (Greensboro, North Carolina) | ||||||
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YouTube information | |||||||
| Channel | |||||||
| Years active | 2016–present | ||||||
| Subscribers | 105,000[1] | ||||||
| Total views | 106 million[1] | ||||||
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Last updated: December 8, 2024 | |||||||
Early life
editParks attended Southern Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. He initially played as an offensive lineman, but after a concussion sidelined him as a freshman, he decided to teach himself punting the following summer.[2] He was a two-year letterman and all-conference selection in his senior year.[3]
College career
editParks redshirted his first season with the NCAA Division I FCS North Carolina A&T Aggies and did not play in any games in his second season. He then transferred to a NCAA Division II program, the UNC Pembroke Braves, and made his college debut against Winston-Salem State in week one of the 2017 season. As a redshirt freshman, he punted 56 times with an average of 38.6 yards per punt, with 17 landing inside the 20-yard line and a season long of 62 yards.[4] In week three of the 2018 season, he made 7 punts for 328 yards (46.86 average) in an 0–20 loss to Newberry. While the Braves went 2–8 in the 2018 season, Parks was one of the best punters in all of Division II, making 51 punts averaging 43.8 yards, with 21 landing inside the 20. He earned All-American recognition from the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, and D2Football.com.[2][4] He attended a junior pro day for National Football League (NFL) scouts the following summer.[5]
During his redshirt junior season, Parks punted a career-long 366 yards on 8 punts (45.75 average) in a 16–35 loss to Virginia State in week two of the 2019 season.[4] The following week, he went viral for a video of him proposing to his girlfriend just after a win against Catawba.[5] He kicked a career-best 52.50 yards per punt on 4 attempts in a 36–29 win against Mars Hill in week six. He helped Pembroke improve to 4–7 in the 2019 season, making 52 punts with a Division II–best average of 45.7 yards. He landed 19 kicks inside the 20 and kicked two career-long 67-yarders. He was named first-team All-American by the Associated Press, D2CCA, and D2Football.com.[4] Three years later, he returned to college football with the Division II Lake Erie Storm as a graduate student in the 2022 season but did not play in any games.[3]
YouTube and post-playing career
editParks began regularly posting football analyses on his YouTube channel, Isaac Punts, in 2021.[1]
Parks served as a special teams analyst for his former school North Carolina A&T in the 2023 season.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "About Isaac Punts". YouTube.
- ^ a b Reed, Josh (November 3, 2018). "UNCP's Parks among the nation's top punters". The Robesonian. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "Isaac Parks". Lake Erie Storm. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Isaac Parks". UNC Pembroke Braves. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Bym, Jonathan (September 26, 2019). "UNCP's Isaac Parks debunks 'no love for punters'". The Robesonian. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Football Roster". North Carolina A&T Aggies. Retrieved December 8, 2024.