Bryun Parham

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Bryun Parham
No. 6 – UConn Huskies
Position Linebacker
Class
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Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school Long Beach Polytechnic (Long Beach, California)
College
Stats at ESPN

Bryun Parham is an American football linebacker for the UConn Huskies. He previously played for the San Jose State Spartans and for the Washington Huskies.

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Early life and high school

Parham attended high school at Long Beach Polytechnic located in Long Beach, California. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit, where he committed to play college football for the San Jose State Spartans. [1]

College career

San Jose State

Parham finished his freshman season in 2021, playing in seven games, where he notched 19 tackles with one being for a loss. [2] In the 2022 season, he recorded 74 tackles with five going for a loss, and three sacks. [3] During the 2023 season, Parham totaled 106 tackles with five being for a loss, two and a half sacks, three pass deflections, an interception, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble. [4] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, he decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [5]

Washington

Parham transferred to play for the Washington Huskies. [6] After just four games and one start, he decided to opt-out of the season and redshirt to enter the NCAA transfer portal, after totaling 11 tackles, a forced fumble, and a pass deflection. [7] [8]

UConn

Parham transferred to play for the UConn Huskies. [9] In week one of the 2025 season, he recorded seven tackles with two and a half being for a loss, and a sack, in a season opening win over Central Connecticut. [10] In week six, Parham totaled nine tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble in a victory over FIU. [11] In week eight, he tallied 14 tackles and two sacks, in a win against Boston College. [12] In week eleven, he notched a career-high 16 tackles, along with a sack, a forced fumble, and an interception in an upset win over Duke. [13] For his performance during the 2025 season, he was named a semifinalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year award. [14]

References

  1. ↑ Moore, Jackson. "Three-Star LB Bryun Parham explains commitment to San Jose State". 247Sports. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Bryun Parham 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ Guerrera, Jarrett. "Washington Huskies LB Bryun Parham Makes Shocking Exit After 106 Tackle Season". Gridiron Heroics. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ Lantz, Steve. "Linebacker Bryun Parham announces transfer from San Jose State to UW Huskies". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ Raley, Dan. "Husky Roster Review: Parham Has Credentials, Challenge to Become UW Starter". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ Raley, Dan. "Ex-San Jose State LB Parham Commits to Huskies". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ Yamashita, Andy. "UW LB Bryun Parham announces he'll redshirt and enter transfer portal". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ Raley, Dan. "Parham Didn't Do His Homework in Coming to UW -- He Wasn't Going to Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ Arruda, Joe (October 30, 2025). "UConn linebacker has been one of the nation's best this season. How he thinks Huskies must improve". Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  10. ↑ Arruda, Joe (September 3, 2025). "He made headlines when he sat out at Washington. Why Bryun Parham chose UConn football next". Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  11. ↑ Mardian, Connor. "UConn Transfer LB Making Immediate Impact". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  12. ↑ Zbierski, Dalton. "UConn linebacker Bryun Parham earns rare honor after 14 tackles against Boston College". FOX61.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  13. ↑ Menon, Shivani. "UConn LB Bryun Parham Takes Home Weekly Award". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  14. ↑ Cleaveland, Roger. "UConn QB Joe Fagnano, LB Bryun Parham named semifinalists for national awards". CT Insider. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
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