Brian Parker II

Duke's offensive line, all wearing a white helmet, white jersey and white pants, move in sync following the snap versus No. 16 Virginia in the 2025 ACC Championship Game.

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Duke All-America offensive tackle Brian Parker II, wearing a white helmet, black jersey and white pants, readies for a block against Wake Forest in the Blue Devils' regular season finale.

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Duke offensive tackle Brian Parker II, wearing a blue helmet, white jersey and blue pants, blocks a Cal defender during the Blue Devils' 45-21 victory at Cal on October 4, 2025.

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Brian Parker II, wearing an all black Duke jersey, blocks for quarterback Darian Mensah during Duke's 45-33 victory against NC State on September 20, 2025.

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Duke running back Nate Sheppard gets ready to catch a pass while Brian Parker II prepares to block for Sheppard.

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Matt Craycraft, Justin Pickett and Brian Parker II prepare to block UNC defenders.

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Brian Parker II and Justin Pickett prepare for a snap against UNC.

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Brian Parker II prepares to block a Notre Dame defender.

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Brian Parker II prepares to block a Northwestern defender.

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Brian Parker II prepares to block UConn defenders.

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Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-5
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

CAREER: Lettered three (2023-24-25) seasons … in 2025, earned Second Team All-America accolades from the Walter Camp Foundation and Third Team All-America honors from the Associated Press … second team All-ACC selection in 2024 and 2025 as well as an Associated Press First Team All-ACC honoree in 2025 … an Academic All-ACC pick in 2023 and 2024 … played in 40 games and started 33, 32 at right tackle and one at left tackle … helped Duke to a program-record 35 wins over four seasons, four bowl game appearances (2022 Military Bowl, 2023 76 Birmingham Bowl, 2024 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl and 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl), three bowl victories and Duke's first outright ACC championship since 1960 … played 2,400 career snaps.

2025: Second Team All-America selection by the Walter Camp Foundation and a Third Team All-America choice by the Associated Press … second team All-ACC choice by the league … received an Associated Press First Team All-ACC nod … recipient of Duke's lineman of the year award ... the September 28 ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week following Duke’s 38-3 victory at Syracuse … started 13 games at right tackle and missed the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl after declaring for the NFL Draft … graded by Pro Football Focus (PFF) as having the fifth-highest run blocking grade in the regular season among Power Four tackles (85.5) and the highest in the ACC … according to PFF, posted the sixth-best total offensive grade among Power Four tackles (87.2), also the highest in the ACC … helped Duke to its first outright ACC title since 1960 with a thrilling 27-20 overtime victory against No. 16 Virginia …a key piece of the Blue Devil offensive attack that set the program record for total touchdowns scored (63), points scored (484) and pass efficiency (152.53) … part of an offensive unit that became the first in school history to have a 3,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard receiver and 1,000-yard rusher … provided protection for a Duke passing attack that averaged 285.36 yards per contest, the program’s highest mark since 2009 ... member of Duke’s offense that ranked among the NCAA leaders in fourth down conversion percentage (.738; 4th), total first downs (316; 10th), passing yards per game (285.4; 10th), points per game (34.6; 16th), team passing efficiency (152.53; 19th), completion percentage (.664; 25th) and total offense (423.5; 25th) … helped the Blue Devils to top-five ACC offensive rankings for passing yards per game (1st), points per game (1st), fourth down conversion percentage (1st), total first downs (1st), team passing efficiency (2nd), total offense (3rd), fewest turnovers lost (14; 3rd) and completion percentage (4th) ... aided in the protection of QB Darian Mensah, who set Duke single-season records for passing yards (3,973), pass completions (334), pass attempts (500), passing touchdowns (34), pass efficiency (153.59) and touchdown-to-interception ratio (5.67-1) ... opened holes for Duke’s ground attack that featured the first season in program history with two or more backs having 10 or more touchdowns each with Anderson Castle (12) and Nate Sheppard (11) … helped Sheppard establish the school single-season freshman record for rushing yards with 1,132 as well as the rushing touchdowns by a rookie mark ... on the field for 901 total snaps.

2024: Second Team All-ACC selection ... Academic All-ACC honoree … offensive recipient of the team’s lineman of the year award ... started all 13 games, 12 at right tackle and one at left tackle … graded by Pro Football Focus (PFF) as having the fifth-highest pass blocking grade among Power Four tackles (85.5) and the highest in the ACC ... according to PFF, played the most pass blocking snaps nationally without allowing a sack in 2024 with 515, surrendering just one hit and nine hurries ... key to an offensive line that ranked second in the ACC, and tied for ninth nationally, in fewest sacks allowed per game (0.92) ... helped Duke not yield a sack in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl to an Ole Miss team that entered the contest averaging 4.33 sacks per game ... part of a unit that allowed 72.0 TFL, with just 234 yards lost, the fourth-lowest total in the ACC … provided pass protection for Maalik Murphy to throw for a Duke single-season record 26 touchdowns ... on the field for 885 snaps.

2023: Academic All-ACC selection … recipient of the team’s offensive rookie of the year award ... saw action in 12 games (seven starts), missing the Clemson contest … registered starts against Louisville, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Troy, Virginia and Wake Forest … helped the offense accumulate 2,174 rushing and 2,351 passing yards as well as 26 rushing TDs, which was tied for the fifth-most in program history … anchored an offensive line that ranked third in the ACC and tied for 24th nationally in sacks allowed per game (1.31) and second in the league and tied for 31st nationally in TFL allowed per outing (4.77) … played a key role in Duke only losing 171 rushing yards on the year, the fewest in the ACC … on the field for 606 snaps.

2022: Played in two games against North Carolina A&T and Temple ... on the field for eight snaps.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered three seasons at St. Xavier under coach Steve Specht ... three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com … charted as the No. 5 offensive center in the nation and the No. 26 prospect in the state of Ohio by Rivals.com … helped St. Xavier compile a 29-8 overall record, including a state title during junior season … named team captain as a senior and garnered back-to-back Greater Catholic League (GCL) Offensive Lineman of the Year accolades … tabbed a two-time first team GCL and all-district recipient, while earning first team all-state nods as a junior … also lettered two seasons in lacrosse, helping the team to a 2021 regional championship.

PERSONAL: Majoring in economics … son of Brian and Elizabeth Parker Sr. … paternal grandfather, Barry Parker, lettered three years in basketball at Bucknell University (1952-53-54), leading the Bison in scoring during the 1952-53 and 1953-54 seasons with 265 and 311 points, respectively, and is listed twice under its all-time 30-plus point games (32, at Franklin & Marshall on March 3, 1954, and 30, at Colgate on March 7, 1953) … cousin, Dereck Lively II, played one season of men’s basketball at Duke (2022-23) before being drafted in the first round (12th overall) by the Oklahoma City Thunder and then traded to the Dallas Mavericks.