2017 Football Roster
Malkom Parrish
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Quitman, Ga.
- High School:
- Brooks County County
Career Highs:
* 7 tackles vs. UNC in 2016
* 1 forced fumble vs. No. 9 Auburn in 2014
* 1 interception (5x), last vs. South Carolina in 2017
* Long interception return of 27 yards at Georgia Tech in 2015
2017: Missed first three games due to injury, but played in 11 thereafter, starting in five...finished 26 total stops, including one for lost yardage, one interception and three pass breakups...defensive winner of the Frank Sinkwich Award for toughness, given at the team's post-season awards gala...missed the SEC Championship Game due to injury...had three tackles and a victory-securing interception vs. South Carolina...it was the 5th interception of his career...had six solo tackles and a pass breakup vs. Kentucky...had two solo tackles, including one for a one-yard loss against Tennessee...had one tackle and a key pass breakup in win over Florida...named to the Senior Bowl Watch List...recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship.
2016: Played in all 13 games, starting in 12...the Bulldogs' seventh-leading tackler with 49 total stops...led the team in pass breakups with nine and was one of six Bulldogs with two INTs...had a TD-saving pass breakup in 4th quarter at Kentucky...led the Bulldogs with a career-best seven tackles (5 solo, 2 assisted) against UNC and registered a pass break up...had six total stops vs. Florida, including a QB sack...had five stops in win over Auburn...four tackles and a pass breakup vs. Vanderbilt...five tackles and a pass breakup vs. Tennessee...had three tackles, three pass breakups and his third career interception at South Carolina...second pick of the season came vs. Louisiana...made three tackles, forced a fumble and had a pass breakup against Missouri...earned Coffee County Hustle Award for exhibiting the most desire during spring drills...recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship.
2015: Played in 13 games with 13 starts ... 42 total tackles ... 6.5 TFLs ... 1.0 sack ... six tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, vs. Penn State in the TaxSlayer Bowl ... returned an interception 27 yards at Georgia Tech ... intercepted a pass at Auburn ... three tackles and a blocked punt vs. Southern ... established a new career high and finished third on the team with six tackles against ULM and recorded his first career start ... UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship.
2014: Played in 11 games ... 17 total tackles, 13 solo tackles ... one forced fumble ... made a career-high five tackles and one forced fumble vs. No. 9 Auburn ... tied a career high with two tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... registered a career-high two tackles vs. Troy ... recipient of the Joseph S. Espy Football Scholarship ... First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Brooks County, coached by Maurice Freeman ... selected to represent the East in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top 150 Dream Team, #19 ranked DB and #129 ranked player in the country ... Rivals.com four-star prospect, #81 overall prospect nationally, #6 CB nationally, #6 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... ESPN.com four-star prospect, #10 athlete nationally, #6 overall prospect in the state of Georgia, #45 overall prospect in the region ... 247sports.com four-star prospect, #78 overall prospect nationally, #9 CB nationally, #5 overall prospect in the state of Georgia ... Scout.com four-star prospect, #119 overall prospect nationally, #11 DB nationally, #43 overall prospect in the Southeast ... DawgPost #3 overall prospect in Georgia ... Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State Class AA offense ... named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Super 11 ... Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AA First Team offense, 2013 Offensive Player of the Year ... played quarterback on offense ... rushed for 1,300 yards and 24 TD’s and passed for 2,600 yards and 18 TD’s ... led Brooks County to Region I-AA titles in 2012 and 2013, and a Final Four appearance in the 2013 GHSA AA State Football Playoffs.
Personal: MALKOM D. PARRISH...Major: Sport Management.
