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Position: | Wide receiver / Punt returner | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | July 16, 1982 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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Receptions: | 134 |
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Receiving yards: | 1,502 |
Total Return Yards: | 1,622 |
Total Touchdowns: | 11 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Roscoe Parrish (born July 16, 1982) is a former American football wide receiver and kick returner. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League in the second round (55th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Parrish played quarterback at Miami Senior High. He then attended the University of Miami and converted to the wide receiver position and finished his college career with 81 receptions. He is the cousin of NFL running back Branden Oliver.
Parrish was also a track star at the University of Miami, where he ran the 60 meters, 100 meters and 200 meters, posting personal bests of 6.89 seconds, 10.65 seconds and 21.13 seconds, respectively.
He also competed in the 55 meters, posting a personal best time of 6.38 seconds.
The Buffalo Bills chose Parrish in the second round (55th overall) during the 2005 NFL Draft.
Parrish's NFL career with the Buffalo Bills got off to a slow start, with Parrish missing the first six games due to injury. Parrish played in a limited role for the next 10 games, finishing the 2005 season with 15 receptions for 148 yards (9.9 avg.) and one touchdown.
Parrish served as the Bills fourth wide receiver. Parrish finished the year with 23 receptions for 320 yard (13.9 avg.) and 2 touchdowns.
As a punt returner, Parrish gained 364 yards on 32 attempts (11.4 avg.) and one score. Parrish's finest moment came when he ran back an 82-yard punt return for a touchdown in a win against the Jacksonville Jaguars.[1]