Parker Navarro

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Parker Navarro
Ohio Bobcats–No. 13
Position Quarterback
ClassGraduate Student
Major Health Sciences (MS in Management)
Personal information
Born: (2001-11-16) November 16, 2001 (age 23)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College
  • UCF (2020–2021)
  • Ohio (2022–present)
High school Desert Vista (Phoenix, Arizona)
Career highlights and awards

Parker Navarro (born November 16, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the Ohio Bobcats. [1] He previously played for the UCF Knights.

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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. [2] As a three-star recruit he committed to Central Florida. [3]

College career

During the 2020 season he played in just one game while redshirting. The following season he appeared in five games while playing behind future Heisman Trophy finalist Dillon Gabriel. [4] [5]

He transferred to Ohio prior to the 2022 season where he spent is first two seasons backing up Kurtis Rourke. [6] He appeared in two games in 2022 as the primary backup before suffering a season ending injury against Penn State. [7] After the 2023 season, He started the Myrtle Beach Bowl against Georgia Southern after Rourke transferred to Indiana. [8] [9] He threw for 120 and rushed for 71 in leading Ohio to a bowl win. [10]

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. [11] [7] 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. [12] [13] [14] 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. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] He finished the year with 2,423 passing yards and 13 touchdowns along with 1,054 rushing yards and 18 rushing touchdowns. [21] He was second-team All-MAC. [22] Navarro announced he is returning to Ohio for 2025. He'll enter the year with a 12–2 record as a starting quarterback.

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
UCF Knights
2021 500−01250.042.00066.87547.73
Ohio Bobcats
2022 200−051241.7433.60071.89-4-0.40
2023 611−0182669.21857.131159.4251787.10
2024 131311−219529566.12,4238.21311142.21601,0546.618
2025 110−1213167.72397.730164.499310.31
Career271512−324036665.62,8947.91912142.62101,3676.522

[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Parker Navarro". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Parker Navarro". UCF Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Parker Navarro". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Gabriel, Hunter, Jeanty, Ward named Heisman Trophy finalists". ESPN. December 9, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ Murshell, Matt (December 20, 2024). "Former UCF QB Parker Navarro shines in leading Ohio to Cure Bowl win". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ Doerschuk, Steve (December 26, 2024). "Former UCF QB Parker Navarro shines in leading Ohio to Cure Bowl win". Canton Repository. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Decker, Eric (December 26, 2024). "Navarro completes underdog story by driving Ohio to its first MAC Title since 1968". Athens Messenger. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  8. ↑ Schumann, Mike (December 14, 2023). "Ohio transfer quarterback Kurtis Rourke announces commitment to Indiana". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Hunt, Navarro lead Ohio to 41-21 victory over Georgia Southern in Myrtle Beach Bowl". toledobalde.com. Toledo Blade. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Reserves Hunt, Navarro lead Ohio to 41-21 victory over Georgia Southern in Myrtle Beach Bowl". WTOP.com. AP. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Ohio starts fast and then controls Morgan State in 21-6 win". ESPN. September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Ohio (10-3) vs Miami (OH) (8-5)" (PDF). MAC . December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Ohio obliterates Miami in Battle of the Bricks rematch; Earn first MAC Championship since 1968". Athens Messenger. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  14. ↑ Keegan III, Robert (December 20, 2024). "Football: Ohio secures record 11th win with 30-27 Cure Bowl victory". thepostathens.com. Ohio University Post. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Navarro Earns MAC Weekly Honors". ohiobobcats.com. Ohio University Athletics. September 30, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Navarro Earns MAC Weekly Honors". ohiobobcats.com. Ohio University Athletics. November 15, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Navarro Earns MAC Weekly Honors". ohiobobcats.com. Ohio University Athletics. November 25, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Navarro Earns MAC Weekly Honors". ohiobobcats.com. Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Ohio Wins First MAC Football Championship Game". MAC . October 8, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Ohio football clinches first 11-win season with StaffDNA Cure Bowl Victoey". Athens Messenger. December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Parker Navarro". ESPN. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  22. ↑ "MAC Announces 2024 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams". Mid-American Conference. December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Parker Navarro". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
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