Dane Parker is my son. He is very excited to be part of Griz football as am I.
Just to update those of you who are interested in the type of kid you’re getting, he is legit 6’1 and long and now is in the 190-192 range.
He is a really really good athlete, without being elite. Meaning he’s not running a 10.4 100, but he comes downhill and smacks and will always play bigger than his size because he’s fearless and plays pissed off, but in control. If he was elite anywhere it’s his IQ. He plays the game very cerebral and that more than compensates and most of the time puts him further ahead than those with more speed, etc…he played in the toughest most competitive league in HS and had back to back 90+ tackle seasons. He’s a field general type that will know where everyone should be and direct traffic.
In his Hudl film he was asked to play deeper by design and they didn’t ask him to do a lot of exotic stuff. They played very conservatively for no good reason. But he’s capable of doing a lot of things very well. He has incredible ball skills and could be a receiver if he wanted to play the other side of the ball.
thanks for having him(us)! You’re getting a great player and great kid. I’m biased, but I believe in time you’ll love seeing what he brings to Griz football!!