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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate student |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 16, 2001 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Desert Vista (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| College | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Parker Navarro (born November 16, 2001) is an American college football quarterback. He previously played for the UCF Knights and Ohio Bobcats.
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. [1] As a three-star recruit he committed to the University of Central Florida (UCF). [2]
During the 2020 UCF season, he played in just one game while redshirting. The following season, as the third-string quarterback, he appeared in five games, playing behind future Heisman Trophy finalist Dillon Gabriel and later Mikey Keene. He contributed notably on the ground, with three rushing touchdowns. [3] [4]
He transferred to Ohio prior to the 2022 season where he spent his first two seasons backing up Kurtis Rourke. [5] He appeared in two games in 2022 as the primary backup before suffering a season ending injury against Penn State. [6] After the 2023 season, he started the Myrtle Beach Bowl against Georgia Southern after Rourke transferred to Indiana. [7] [8] He threw for 120 and rushed for 71 more yards, leading Ohio to a bowl win. [9]
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. [10] [6] 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. [11] [12] [13] 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. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] He finished the year with 2,423 passing yards and 13 touchdowns along with 1,054 rushing yards and 18 rushing touchdowns. [20] He was second-team All-MAC. [21] Navarro announced he would return to Ohio for 2025. He entered the year with a 12–2 record as a starting quarterback. He led the Bobcats to a 9–4 overall record and tied for second in the MAC standings. He threw for 2,375 yards and rushed for 882 more yards. In his final game with Ohio, they defeated UNLV 17–10 in the Frisco Bowl. [22] . He ended his career with Ohio with a 21–6 record as a starting quarterback. He entered the transfer portal on January 16, 2026.
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| UCF Knights | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 66.8 | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 3 | |
| Ohio Bobcats | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2 | 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 | 2,423 | 8.2 | 13 | 11 | 142.2 | 160 | 1,054 | 6.6 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 9−4 | 188 | 303 | 62.0 | 2,375 | 7.8 | 14 | 11 | 135.9 | 160 | 882 | 5.5 | 9 | |
| Career | 39 | 27 | 21−6 | 407 | 638 | 63.8 | 5,030 | 7.9 | 30 | 23 | 138.3 | 361 | 2,156 | 6.0 | 30 | |