2022
Played in all 10 games as long snapper … Finished with one tackle on the year.
2021
Earned Fourth Team All-Ivy League honors by Phil Steele Magazine … Named a preseason Second Team All-Ivy League selection as a long snapper by Phil Steele Magazine … Earned NFF Hampshire Honor Society honors … Saw action in all 10 games at Columbia’s long and short snapper as a senior … Finished with one tackle on the year … Saw action in 109 plays on the year … Snapped all of Columbia’s punts (58), field goal attempts (24), and point after attempts (27) … Made one tackle in season finale at Cornell (Nov. 20).
2020
Named a preseason Second Team All-Ivy League selection by Phil Steele Magazine as a long snapper … Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
2019
Third Team All-Ivy League selection as a long snapper by Phil Steele Magazine … Saw action and played in all 10 games as Columbia’s long and short snapper as a sophomore … Made one tackle on the year … Saw action in 91 plays on year … Snapped all of Columbia’s punts (53), field goal attempts (14) and point after attempts (24) … Made tackle in first career action of season opener at Saint Francis, Pa. (Sept. 21).
2018
Did not see action as a first-year long snapper … Served as backup long and short snapper … Listed as part of the travel squad for every game.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of King’s Ridge Christian School in Alpharetta, Ga., where he played four years of varsity football for Head Coach Johnny Chupp … Three-time Georgia High School Association All-Region honoree as a long snapper and offensive lineman … Selected First Team All-Region (Special Teams) as a senior in 2017 … Earned team’s Coaches’ Award for leadership … Four-year starter and team captain … Honored with the SAM Award as Student-Athlete of the Month by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce … Ranked No. 6 and No. 20 among the nation’s top-50 long snappers by KornBlue Kicking and Long Snapping … Saw action for the Tigers on the offensive and defensive lines as a center and as a long snapper … Named North Fulton County Chamber of Commerce Student-Athlete of the Month … Named to the Headmaster List and Academic Principal’s List … Member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Science Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Science Honor Society and Honor Council … Active in community service and has logged over 50 hours of service both on and off campus … Volunteered at the Forsyth County Humane Society, Gwinnett American Society of the Protection of Animals and Belmont Village Senior Living Home.
PERSONAL
Born Parker Lefton on November 22, 1999 … Son of Graham and Elaine Lefton of Duluth, Ga. … Has an older sister Taylor … Sister Taylor played tennis at the University of West Georgia (2012-16) … Uncle Dave Schmidt pitched for 12 years in the Major Leagues for the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles … For a long time, had a dream to play college football … Hobbies and interests include singing, playing golf, working out ... Has also played a variety of sports including football, soccer, tennis, golf, swimming and baseball … Role model is Ty Frix, whom he trains with weekly … Frix was a walk-on long snapper at Georgia who ended up earning the starting spot and is now pursuing medical school … Person in history he would most like to meet: Sir Isaac Newton … Committed to Columbia on December 11, 2017 … Chose Columbia to obtain the best education possible, to play football at the highest level and for the exciting environment, excellent education and great connections … Selected Columbia over offers from Georgia, Mercer, Georgia Tech and Princeton … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Economics.
