2005 Football Roster
Roster
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Parker Cantey
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 218
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Brooklyn, NY
- High School:
- South Shore
At SU: One letter … Redshirted in 2006.
Freshman Year (2007): Played in 11 games, including two starts … 2007 Rivals.com BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection … At Iowa, had one solo tackle … At Louisville, had a career high three solo stops … Against West Virginia, had two solo stops … Against Rutgers, made two solo tackles … Against Buffalo, registered one tackle … At Pittsburgh, made his first collegiate start and set a then-career high with six tackles … At Connecticut, set career-highs with four solo stops and nine total tackles in his second start … Against Cincinnati, had one solo tackle.
High School: Rated the 28th-best outside linebacker in the country by ESPN.com … Ranked the No. 8 prospect in New York by Rivals.com and SuperPrep … PrepStar All-Region … 2005 Class AA all-state selection … 2005 Brooklyn Player of the Year, Heisman All-Star and first-team all-city … Played in 2006 Governor’s Bowl for the New York team … As captain, scored 16 touchdowns, recorded 45 tackles, six sacks and had two fumble recoveries for touchdowns as a senior … Also, rushed for 223 yards on 22 carries and scored six touchdowns, caught 28 passes for 468 yards and had five touchdowns, and returned two punts and one kickoff a for touchdown … Scored 28 touchdowns, recorded 123 tackles, 25 sacks in high school. Also, ran for 695 on 40 carries and had 65 receptions for 1,025 yards … High school coach was Thomas Salvoto … Recruited by assistant coach Jim Salgado.
Personal: Parker Cantey … Born August 1987 in Brooklyn, N.Y. … Son of Anna and Ray Cantey … Three brothers and three sisters … Majoring in communications and rhetorical studies.
