TNET: Top 25: Clemson's most important players in 2025 - Walker Parks

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I might as well repost my player spotlight onto this post

Jun 27, 2025, 3:18 PM

Todays player spotlight is #64 Walker Parks. He is a super senior graduate offensive lineman for the 2025 Clemson Tigers.
(He is one of 4 super senior’s on this year’s rosters.)

Walker “Played for Brian Landis at Frederick Douglass High in Lexington, Ky., where the two-year captain did not allow a sack in 15 games as a senior”. He was an “unanimous top-100 player nationally … during the early signing period, Rivals.com ranked Parks as the No. 59 best player in the nation, eighth-best at his position and the No. 2 player in Kentucky … was listed as the 63rd-best overall player, eighth-best offensive tackle and best player in Kentucky by PrepStar … ranked as the No. 71 overall player by 247Sports, seventh-best at his position and second-best in the state of Kentucky … ranked as No. 89 overall player in the nation by ESPN.com, the 13th-best offensive tackle and second-best player in Kentuck”.

In 2020 Walker “Carved out a key reserve role as a true freshman, garnering Freshman All-America honors from ESPN.com after playing 199 snaps over 11 games and helping Clemson lead the ACC as the only team to allow fewer than two sacks per game”.

In 2021 he “Was one of only four offensive or defensive players to start all 13 games for Clemson, as he played 869 snaps while starting all 13 contests at right tackle … All-ACC Academic Team selection”.

In 2022 he was a “Fourth-team All-ACC selection by Phil Steele … started all 13 games in which he appeared, playing 916 offensive snaps, the fifth-most in a season by any Clemson guard all-time … All-ACC Academic Team selections”.

In 2023 Walker was “Limited by injury to 123 offensive snaps over two games (both starts) … played 73 snaps in season debut at Duke, helping the Tigers exceed both 200 passing yards and 200 rushing yards … played 50 snaps as Clemson amassed 679 yards of offense and 37 first downs vs. Charleston Southern … suffered a season-ending injury in that contest.”.

Finally in 2024 he shined as he “Played 703 snaps from scrimmage in starting all 14 games for the Tigers … was one of 12 Clemson players to start every game in 2024 … helped power Clemson to a top-15 ranking in total offense (451.9 yards per game) … third-team All-ACC selection … earned fourth-team All-ACC recognition from Phil Steele … All-ACC Academic Team selection”.

So in summary, Walker Parks is a “Hard-nosed veteran offensive leader who will enter 2025 already standing as one of 28 players on record in school history to play 2,500 career snaps from scrimmage … ESPN Freshman All-American as a reserve in 2020 who earned the starting right tackle role entering his sophomore year in 2021 and transitioned to guard during fall camp in 2022 … enters 2024 having played 2,810 career snaps over 53 games (42 starts) … despite losing two years to injury, will enter his sixth season at Clemson in 2025 already ranking 12th on-record in school history in career snaps from scrimmage … 2024 All-ACC selection and three-time All-ACC Academic Team selection.”.

Walker has also “earned degree in criminal justice in December 2023 … added a master’s degree in athletic leadership in December 2024 … completed a microinternship at Segars Ranch in Montana in spring 2022” and was a “four-time ACC Honor Roll selection (2020-23) … three-time All-ACC Academic Team selection (2021-22 & 2024) … NFF Hampshire Honor Society member.”.

Here is his bio: https://clemsontigers.com/sports/football/roster/season/2025/walker-parks/

Here is his Hudl profile: https://www.hudl.com/profile/7596632/walker-parks

Here is his 247sports profile: https://247sports.com/player/walker-parks-46043254/

Here is his instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walkerparks/

Here is his twitter: https://x.com/walkerparks64

And finally here are some videos of him…

Here are some of his HS highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylLPMWUdP6M

Here is a little news clip of Walker talking about his character model in the CFB 25 game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_QQjqRuqFI

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