Micah Parsons
Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2021 and a pass-rusher in Dallas for four seasons.
Micah Parsons is an NFL outside linebacker who spent his first four seasons with the Dallas Cowboys after they took him in the first round of the 2021 draft out of Penn State. He was Defensive Rookie of the Year and made four Pro Bowls and three All-Pro teams as a Cowboy before a 2025 trade to the Green Bay Packers.
Quick Facts
- Current team
- Green Bay Packers
- Number
- 1
- Position
- Outside linebacker
- Born
- 26 May 1999
- Birthplace
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- High school
- Harrisburg
- College
- Penn State (2018–2020)
- Draft year
- 2021
Lore & Background
Parsons was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and played defensive end and running back at Harrisburg High School, where he ran for 27 touchdowns as a senior. A five-star recruit, he chose Penn State, led the team in tackles as a freshman, and became a consensus All-American, the 2019 Big Ten Linebacker of the Year and defensive MVP of the 2019 Cotton Bowl Classic.
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