Colby John Parkinson is an American football tight end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He played college football at Stanford. During Colby’s tenure with Stanford college, he announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2020 NFL Draft.
Right during his draft time, 247Sports and PrepStar ranked him as a five-star recruit. Moreover, Scout, Rivals, and ESPN ranked him as a four-star recruit. Overall, Scout and 247Sports ranked him as the nation’s top-ranked tight end, while he was second on the list by Rivals.
Where did Colby Parkinson go to high school?
Parkinson attended Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California, where he played varsity football and basketball. In 2015, his junior football season, he caught 24 passes for 289 yards and four touchdowns.
That December, he committed to play college football at Stanford University. During his senior year, he played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. In 2017, Parkinson’s freshman year at Stanford, he appeared in all 14 of Stanford’s games, catching ten passes for 97 yards and four touchdowns.