Brandon Parker

Brandon Malik Parker (born October 21, 1995) is an American professional football offensive tackle. He played college football for the North Carolina A&T Aggies before being selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft.

Early life Parker was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, to George Curtis Parker III and his wife Regina. Both of his parents have athletic backgrounds. Parker attended A.L. Brown High School, in Kannapolis, North Carolina where he started two of the three years he playing varsity football. During his senior year, Parker led the Wonders to an 8–4 record. During Parker's high school career, the wonders averaged 287 yards rushing per game and completed 62.4 percent of its passes. " Parker received full scholarship offers from Division II Winston-Salem State, FCS North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central; a partial scholarship from his father's alma mater North Carolina; & preferred walk-on spots from then FCS Appalachian State, Charlotte, & FBS Duke. He would then sign with North Carolina A&T as one of their 22 signees recruited under Head Coach Rod Broadway.

2014 season

Parker was redshirted during the 2013 football season. In 2014, he was projected to be second on the Aggies depth chart at the left tackle position behind William Robinson. When Robinson went down with an injury, Parker was placed as starter. His contributions to the team resulted in Quarterback Kwashaun Quick having his best passing season of his career, as Parker prevented Quick from being sacked. Parker's style of play led to only 2 penalties called against him in 2015, which contributed to the Aggies being 2nd in the MEAC in offense. Parker was also named the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year, becoming the second player in the program's history to win the award behind Qasim Mitchell who won in 2001.

2016 season

Parker started all 12 games of the 2016 football season, earning MEAC offensive lineman of the week a total of five times. In addition to his conference honors, he was named an FCS second team All-American by the Associated Press.

2017 season

Parker entered his final season with A&T as the starting left tackle for all 12 games of the 2017 season. Parker's stingy blocking resulted in 0 sacks by his opponents, resulting in him never allowing a single sack in his entire collegiate career. Parker was awarded the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year award, becoming the first player to win the award in 3 consecutive seasons. His performance also earned him 1st team FCS All-America honors and an invite to the Senior Bowl.

Professional career Pre-draft On November 20, 2017, it was announced that Parker had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl. On January 27, 2018, Parker played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl as part of Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien's South team who defeated the North 45–16. His overall performance at the Senior Bowl impressed scouts and team representatives and helped raise his draft stock. Parker was among 20 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) players who received an invitation to attend the NFL Scouting Combine. Parker attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed the majority of combine drills, but opted to skip the bench press. His overall combine performance was considered fair among scouts as he finished third among all offensive linemen in the broad jump and ninth in the vertical jump.

Parker attended pre-draft visits and private workouts with multiple teams including the San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills, New York Giants and Carolina Panthers. On April 2, Parker participated at North Carolina A&T's pro day and chose to perform the 40-yard dash (5.42s), 20-yard dash (3.08s), 10-yard dash (1.78s), and bench press (21 reps). At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Parker was projected to be a fourth or fifth-round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked the 13th best offensive tackle prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked the 14th best offensive tackle by Scouts Inc. NFL predraft height ft = 6 height in = 7 5/8 weight = 305 dash = 5.40 ten split = 1.83 twenty split = 3.10 shuttle = 4.68 cone drill = 7.82 vertical = 28.5 broad ft = 9 broad in = 5 bench = 21 wonderlic = arm span = 35 hand span = 9 3/4 wingspan ft = 7 wingspan in = 0 7/8 note = All values from NFL Scouting Combine/Pro Day The Raiders traded their third (75th overall; the Kansas City Chiefs selected Derrick Nnadi), fifth (152nd overall; the Tennessee Titans selected Dane Cruikshank), and seventh round (212th overall; Greg Senat) picks to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for the Ravens' third-round pick to draft Parker.

On May 21, 2018, Oakland signed Parker to a four-year, $4.09 million contract that included a signing bonus of $1.05 million. Parker was named the Raiders' starting right tackle in Week 5 after a season-ending injury to Donald Penn. He allowed 8.5 sacks in his rookie year.

In 2019, Parker started three games at right tackle. In 2021, he was named the starting right tackle in Week 5 and started the remainder of the season.

On March 21, 2022, Parker re-signed with the Raiders. On August 28, Parker was placed on injured reserve.

On March 10, 2023, Parker re-signed with the Raiders. He was placed on injured reserve on August 15 and released August 24. On November 6, Parker was re-signed to the Raiders practice squad. He was signed to the active roster on December 12.

San Francisco 49ers (first stint) On March 18, 2024, Parker signed a one–year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. On August 27, Parker was released by the 49ers as part of final roster cuts. On September 2, Parker was re-signed by the 49ers and released a week later.

Atlanta Falcons On September 10, 2024, Parker was signed by the Atlanta Falcons.

Parker was released on August 26, 2025, as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the following day. On September 2, he was released from the practice squad.

San Francisco 49ers (second stint) On September 17, 2025, Parker signed with the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with San Francisco on January 20, 2026.

On August 30, 2026, Parker was released by the 49ers as part of final roster cuts.

Personal life Parker is married to Dominique Green, whom he met while attending NC A&T, and together they have a 1-year-old daughter. On November 18, 2017, Parker proposed to Green on the field before kickoff in Parker's final home game against arch rival North Carolina Central.

Parker's father was an All-ACC offensive lineman for the University of North Carolina and his mother a prep basketball star at Carver High School and later playing for North Carolina. Parker's older sister, Jasmine, also attended NC A&T and was a member of the women's basketball program.