Parker Navarro
{{Short description|American football player (born 2001)}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Parker Navarro
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|school= Ohio Bobcats
|currentnumber=13
|currentposition=Quarterback
|major=Health Sciences
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2001|11|16}}
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|heightft=6
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|weight_lb=205
|highschool=Desert Vista (Phoenix, Arizona)
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|highlights=
- Second-team All-MAC (2024)
- 2024 Cure Bowl MVP
|pastschools=
- Ohio (2022–present)
- Central Florida (2020–2021)
|espn=4610131
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Parker Navarro (born November 16, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the Ohio Bobcats.{{cite web |title=Parker Navarro |url=https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/football/roster/parker-navarro/5445 |website=Ohio Athletics |access-date=April 1, 2025}}
Early life and high school
Navarro attended Desert Vista in Phoenix, Arizona where he was a two year starter at quarterback. His senior year in 2019 he led the Thunder to the Arizona 6A semifinals.{{cite web |title=Parker Navarro |url=https://ucfknights.com/sports/football/roster/player/parker-navarro |website=UCF Athletics |access-date=April 1, 2025}} As a three-star recruit he committed to Central Florida.{{cite web |title=Parker Navarro |url=https://247sports.com/player/parker-navarro-46097533/ |website=247 Sports |access-date=April 1, 2025}}
College career
During the 2020 season he played in just one game while redshirting. The following season he appeared in five games while playing being future Heisman Trophy finalist Dillon Gabriel.{{cite web |title=Gabriel, Hunter, Jeanty, Ward named Heisman Trophy finalists |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42881136/gabriel-hunter-jeanty-ward-named-heisman-trophy-finalists |website=ESPN |access-date=April 1, 2025|date=December 9, 2024}}{{cite web |title=Former UCF QB Parker Navarro shines in leading Ohio to Cure Bowl win |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/12/20/cure-bowl-jacksonville-state-ohio-university/ |website=Orlando Sentinel |access-date=April 1, 2025|date=December 20, 2024|first=Matt|last=Murshell}}
He transferred to Ohio prior to the 2022 season where he spent is first two seasons backing up Kurtis Rourke.{{cite web |title=Former UCF QB Parker Navarro shines in leading Ohio to Cure Bowl win |url=https://www.cantonrep.com/story/sports/college/football/2024/12/26/mac-football-2024-quarterbacks-bowling-green-connor-bazelak-ohio-parker-navarro/77108387007/ |website=Canton Repository |access-date=April 1, 2025|date=December 26, 2024|first=Steve |last=Doerschuk}} He appeared in two games in 2022 as the primary backup before suffering a season ending injury against Penn State.{{cite web |title=Navarro completes underdog story by driving Ohio to its first MAC Title since 1968 |url=https://www.athensmessenger.com/sports/ohiouniversity/navarro-completes-underdog-story-by-driving-ohio-to-its-first-mac-title-since-1968/article_959c1880-b65b-11ef-b0bc-43ea7de0dc52.html |website=Athens Messenger |access-date=April 1, 2025|date=December 26, 2024|first=Eric |last=Decker}} After the 2023 season, He started the Myrtle Beach Bowl against Georgia Southern after Rourke transferred to Indiana.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/ohio-transfer-quarterback-kurtis-rourke-announces-commitment-to-indiana/|title=Ohio transfer quarterback Kurtis Rourke announces commitment to Indiana|website=The Daily Hoosier|first=Mike|last=Schumann|date=December 14, 2023|access-date=December 14, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2023/12/16/hunt-navarro-lead-ohio-41-21-victory-georgia-southern-myrtle-beach-bowl/stories/20231216107|title=Hunt, Navarro lead Ohio to 41-21 victory over Georgia Southern in Myrtle Beach Bowl|website=toledobalde.com|publisher=Toledo Blade|access-date=December 16, 2023|date=December 18, 2023}} He threw for 120 and rushed for 71 in leading Ohio to a bowl win.{{Cite web|url=https://wtop.com/ncaa-football/2023/12/reserves-hunt-navarro-lead-ohio-to-41-21-victory-over-georgia-southern-in-myrtle-beach-bowl/|title=Reserves Hunt, Navarro lead Ohio to 41-21 victory over Georgia Southern in Myrtle Beach Bowl|website=WTOP.com|publisher=AP|access-date=December 17, 2023|date=December 18, 2023}}
Navarro entered 2024 as Ohio's starting quarterback. He got off to a sluggish start with the low point being throwing three first half interceptions against FCS Morgan State in a game in which he was benched in the second half in favor of Nick Poulos.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401644734|title=Ohio starts fast and then controls Morgan State in 21-6 win| date= September 14, 2024|access-date= September 16, 2024|website=ESPN }} Ohio suffered a loss in its third MAC game of the season against rival Miami in a game where Poulos also saw significant playing time. After the loss to Miami, Ohio finished season on a seven game winning streak, where he stepped up substantially and led Ohio first MAC Championship since 1968, with a title game win over Miami, and a bowl win.{{cite web |date=December 8, 2024 |title=Ohio (10-3) vs Miami (OH) (8-5) |url=https://getsomemaction.com/documents/2024/12/7//OHIO38_MIA3.pdf |access-date=December 9, 2024 |website=MAC|language=en}}{{cite web |date=December 7, 2024 |title=Ohio obliterates Miami in Battle of the Bricks rematch; Earn first MAC Championship since 1968 |url=https://www.athensmessenger.com/sports/ohiouniversity/ohio-obliterates-miami-in-battle-of-the-bricks-rematch-earn-first-mac-championship-since-1968/article_b9989100-b4e4-11ef-bece-47616f3dc687.html |access-date=December 10, 2024 |website=Athens Messenger|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2024/12/ohio-football-cure-bowl-win-recap|title=Football: Ohio secures record 11th win with 30-27 Cure Bowl victory|date=December 20, 2024 |access-date=December 22, 2024|website=thepostathens.com|publisher=Ohio University Post|first=Robert|last=Keegan III|language=en}} Navarro won MAC Offensive Player of the week four times during the season and also was the Offensive MVP of the MAC Championship game and the MVP of the 2024 Cure Bowl win over Conference USA champion Jacksonville State.{{cite web|url=https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2024/9/30/football-navarro-earns-mac-weekly-honors.aspx|title=Navarro Earns MAC Weekly Honors|date=September 30, 2024|access-date=September 30, 2024|website=ohiobobcats.com|publisher=Ohio University Athletics|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2024/11/15/football-navarro-earns-mac-weekly-honors.aspx|title=Navarro Earns MAC Weekly Honors|access-date=November 15, 2024|website=ohiobobcats.com|date=November 15, 2024 |publisher=Ohio University Athletics|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2024/11/25/football-navarro-earns-mac-weekly-honors.aspx|title=Navarro Earns MAC Weekly Honors|access-date=November 25, 2024|website=ohiobobcats.com|date=November 25, 2024 |publisher=Ohio University Athletics|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2024/12/2/football-navarro-earns-mac-weekly-honors.aspx|title=Navarro Earns MAC Weekly Honors|access-date=December 2, 2024|website=ohiobobcats.com|publisher=Ohio University Athletics|language=en}}{{cite web |date=October 8, 2024 |title=Ohio Wins First MAC Football Championship Game |url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2024/12/7/ohio-wins-first-mac-football-championship.aspx |access-date=December 9, 2024 |website=MAC|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.athensmessenger.com/sports/ohiouniversity/ohio-football-clinches-first-11-win-season-with-staffdna-cure-bowl-victory/article_1197616e-c16b-11ef-af7f-2f53cbb829b7.html|title=Ohio football clinches first 11-win season with StaffDNA Cure Bowl Victoey|access-date=December 24, 2024|date=December 20, 2024 |newspaper=Athens Messenger|language=en}} He finished the year with 2,423 passing yards and 13 touchdowns along with 1,054 rushing yards and 18 rushing touchdowns.{{cite web |title=Parker Navarro |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/4610131/parker-navarro |website=ESPN |access-date=April 1, 2025}} He was second-team All-MAC.{{cite web |url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2024/12/4/mac-announces-2024-postseason-football-awards-all-conference-teams.aspx|title=MAC Announces 2024 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams|date=December 5, 2024|access-date=December 5, 2024|website=Mid-American Conference|language=en}} Navarro announced he is returning to Ohio for 2025. He'll enter the year with a 12–2 record as a starting quarterback.
=Statistics=
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2021
| 5 || 0 || 0−0 || 1 || 2 || 50.0 || 4 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 66.8 || 7 || 54 || 7.7 || 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 2022
| 2|| 0 || 0−0 || 5 || 12 || 41.7 || 43 || 3.6 || 0 || 0 || 71.8 || 9 || -4 || -0.4 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 6 || 1 || 1−0 || 18 || 26 || 69.2 || 185 || 7.1 || 3 || 1 || 159.4 || 25 || 178 || 7.1 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 13 || 13 || 11−2 || 195 || 295 || 66.1 || 2423 || 8.2 || 13 || 11 || 142.2 || 160 || 1054 || 6.6 || 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 26 | 14 | 12−2 | 219 | 335 | 65.4 | 2655 | 7.9 | 16 | 12 | 140.5 | 201 | 1282 | 6.4 | 21 |
References
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External links
- [https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/football/roster/parker-navarro/5445 Ohio Bobcats bio]
- [https://ucfknights.com/sports/football/roster/player/parker-navarro UCF Knights bio]
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