Parker Hesse
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#46
Experience: 3 years
Height: 6-3
Age: 29
Weight: 261 lbs
College: Iowa
2024 SEASON
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Receiving
| YEAR | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 1 | |||||||||
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | |||||||||
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 9 | 89 | 9.9 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 29 | 14 | 132 | 9.4 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 64.3 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 8 | |||||||||||
| TOTAL | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
FALCONS (2023)
- Recorded one total tackle on special teams and helped the offense to notch 221 total net yards, including 130 rushing yards in Week 1 against Carolina.
CAREER
- Played in 25 games (eight starts) recording 14 receptions for 132 yards (9.3 avg.) including a long of 22 yards in his career.
- Played in 17 games (seven starts) recording 89 yards on nine receptions (9.9 avg.), including a long of 22 yards in 2022.
- Played in eight games (one start) recording five receptions for 43 yards (8.6 avg.) for the Falcons in 2021.
- Spent the 2019 and 2020 seasons as a member of the Tennessee Titans practice squad.
- Transitioned to tight end after playing along the defensive line in college.
COLLEGE
- Played four seasons (2015-18) at the University of Iowa after redshirting as a freshman in 2014.
- Recorded 182 total tackles (95 solo), 14.0 sacks, 31 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions in 52 career games for the Hawkeyes.
- Earned academic All-Big Ten honors in all four seasons at Iowa.
- Named Big Ten honorable mention as a senior in 2018 after recording 58 total tackles (29 solo), 4.0 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss.
PERSONAL
- Attended Waukon (Iowa) High School where he was named first-team all-state as a senior.
- Played quarterback, running back, wide receiver and defensive end for Waukon.
- Also lettered in basketball, baseball and track.
- Son of Marcia and Perry Hesse.