Player Bios Billy Parker
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Sr., Defensive Back, 6-1, 195 Mechanicsville, VA (Atlee) Major: Sociology W&M: National honors candidate who is among the top returning cornerbacks in the conference … Led the Atlantic 10 in both interceptions (five) and passes defended (20) last season … Speed (sub-4.5 second 40-yard dash) and agility add to natural ability in the secondary … Veteran defender with the experience necessary to control the defensive backfield … One of the team’s hardest workers who is a student of game … Very instinctive player … Possesses good hands, as evidenced by his five picks last year … Solid zone defender … Classic corner who excels at making plays on the ball … Set W&M’s cornerback record for the hang clean (300 pounds) … 2002: Led the league wire-to-wire in passes defended … Returned interceptions for touchdowns in back-to-back games (41 yards against Delaware and 26 yards against Hofstra), tying the Atlantic 10 record for interception returns for a TD in a season … Both INT returns for TDs clinched Tribe victories in close games … Finished in the nation’s top 50 in interceptions per game (0.45) … With two interceptions against Indiana, it marked the third-straight game in which he’d picked off a pass … Finished an outstanding season with a pick and three stops against Richmond … Played on more snaps than any Tribe defender … Had a season-high six tackles against Villanova … 2001: Started all 12 games at cornerback … Led team, and was second in the conference, in passes defended (15) … Tied for third on the team with a career-best three interceptions … Scored his first career touchdown by returning INT 24 yards vs. Appalachian State in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs … Ended the season with 33 total tackles (28 solo) … Named team’s Special Teams MVP in win over UMass … Participated on 784 defensive snaps … 2000: Played in all 11 contests at cornerback, making eight starts as a redshirt freshman … Second on the team with eight passes defended … 1999: Scout team ... Also contributed 28 tackles ... Played 524 defensive snaps, the third-highest returning total on the squad ... Atlee High School: Two-year letterwinner as a wide receiver and defensive back for coach John Trott … All-Capital District First Team … All-Central Region Second Team … All-Metropolitan Second Team … 1998 team captain … Capital District All-Academic Team … Caught 33 passes for 690 yards and eight TDs in 1998 … Recorded 20 solo tackles, four assisted tackles, four pass breakups, one hurry, one interception, one forced and recovered fumble in 1998 … Also lettered three years in basketball and two years in track … Honor Council representative … Personal: Son of William and Pamela Parker … Father played basketball at Virginia Union University … Born May 17, 1981.
Year 2000 2001 2002 Totals
G/S 11/7 12/12 11/11 34/30
Parker’s Career Defensive Stats T A Total PBU 19 9 28 8 28 5 33 15 29 7 36 15 76 21 97 38
INT 1 3 5 9
LeVince Parrott
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RF, Running Back, 5-9, 170 Williamsburg, VA (Lafayette) Major: Undecided W&M: Young fullback who had an strong showing during spring ... Proved to be a versatile performer as both a runner and blocker … Picked up on alignments and assignments ... Gives the Tribe solid depth ... Needs to improve size and strength ... 2002: Scout team … Lafayette High School: Two-year letterwinner at linebacker and running back for coach Dan Antolik … Named 2001 Offensive Player of the Year by Virginia Gazette … All-district selection in his senior year … Rushed for 1,604 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2001 … Led team to Virginia Group AA state championship in 2001 … Personal: Son of Jacqulyn Johnson and Lawrence Parrott … Member of Who’s Who Among American High School Students, Key Club and Project Reachout … Plans to major in pre-law … Born August 5, 1984.
Corey Patterson
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Jr., Defensive Back, 5-11, 190 New Kent, VA (New Kent) Major: Marketing and Sociology W&M: Enters the fall with momentum after a very good outing of spring practice … Used the spring to build on his playing experience from last year, and the result was obvious with improved confidence and tackling ability … Finished the spring semester with a GPA over 3.9, earning a Dean’s List citation … Heads into the fall with a cumulative GPA over 3.4 ... 2002: Played seven games in the defensive backfield, making 13 tackles … Started at free safety against Northeastern … Played 124 snaps in the defensive backfield … All-Academic Atlantic 10 honors … 2001: Spent season with travel squad and saw limited action at cornerback … Recorded his first career interception in win over VMI … Ended season with three total tackles in 31 defensive snaps … 2000: Scout team … New Kent High School: Four-year letterwinner as a quarterback and defensive back for coach Fred Birchett ... Earned All-Tidewater District accolades for four years, including first team as a junior and senior ... Also named first team All-Region A and all-state as a senior ... Helped lead team to the State Division II semifinals and a 12-1 mark ... Set a school record with 21 career interceptions ... Posted seven tackles per game as senior, while also rushing for 50 yards per contest ... Also earned four letters as a guard on the Patterson Continued on Page 46
2003 WILLIAM AND MARY FOOTBALL
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