STRENGTHS
Parker is a Randle Cobb/Cole Beasley style of receiver. He has the build of a running back with the vision in the open field to make players miss him and will give up his body to make a catch. He snatches the ball with sure hands and with a “snake-like strike” that allows him to have a large catch radius and to play bigger than his size. Parker will catch the ball to move the chains. He will catch the ball and make the needed yardage after the catch. He will catch the deep ball when you thought he couldn’t get enough separation. Parker is a slot receiver with the mental makeup of a gunner on your special teams. That’s right, he’s like that manic that runs full speed down the field to make that impact tackle on the returner. Trust me, Parker will be that “pain in the ass” receiver that coaches scream at their defensive players about during a game because he just keeps making plays all over the dam field down after down after down.
CONCERNS
Parker is not that fast and he’s not overly quick but he knows how to run routes in sync with a quarterback and will give up his life to make the catch when your team needs it the most. His workouts at the combine will be big for teams to evaluate him.
BOTTOM LINE: 3.03
Every team needs a receiver like Parker Washington. Some teams don’t know how to use him and will overlook him because there are bigger and faster receivers but, none of those receivers will catch the ball and make more impact plays than Parker will. Of course, Parker’s impact will depend on the team that selects him and how they use him and that will affect his draft status. Look for Parker on Rob’s value board but remember this profile once your team selects him because he has excellent potential to be an impact player. Parker is the type of player I would target and look to select if I were a GM, but that’s just me.
