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2023: Played action and started in nine games … Made 39 tackles and had 10 pass breakups … Recorded six tackles at Yale … Posted five tackles, one for a loss, at Dartmouth … Opened season with six tackles at Lafayette.

2022: Honorable Mention All-Ivy League … Started all 10 games … Recorded 36 tackles and one interception … Posted first career interception against Cornell … Registered four tackles with a TFL at Brown … Had season-high 10 tackles in win at Harvard … Five tackles in win at Georgetown.
 
2021: Saw action in six games with one start as a sophomore defensive back … Listed as both a starter and backup cornerback on depth chart during season … Finished season with 13 tackles (11 solo) and three pass breakups .. Missed each of the final two games on the schedule with an injury … Finished with two tackles (one solo) in first career start at cornerback vs. Harvard (Nov. 6) … Registered a career-high five tackles (four solo) at Yale (Oct. 30) … Made two tackles (two solo) at Dartmouth (Oct. 22) … Finished with a career-high three pass breakups vs. Penn (Oct. 16) … Registered three tackles (three solo) at Central Connecticut State (Oct. 9) … In first career game action, made one solo tackle in season opener vs. Marist (Sept. 18).
 
2020: Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2020 graduate of Hoover High School in Hoover, Ala., where he earned three football letters for Head Coach Josh Niblett … Named to the 2019 All-South Birmingham All-Metro Team as a senior … Recipient of the Great American Rivalry Student-Athlete Scholarship and Award … Named team captain as a senior in 2019 … Played primarily at cornerback for the Bucs … Made 55 tackles, forced two fumbles, intercepted a pass and scored a touchdown during his senior season … Led the Buccaneers to a 10-3 overall record, 6-1 league record and state playoff appearance as a senior … Led the Bucs to a 9-4 overall record and 6-1 league record as a junior … Helped lead the Bucs to a state title as a sophomore … Member of the National Honor Society, Business Honor Society, and Spanish Honor Society.
 
PERSONAL: Born Gregory Seth Parker on September 19, 2001 in Birmingham, Ala. … Son of Gregory and Cynthia Parker of Hoover, Ala. … Youngest of four children: Brandice, Keon and PJ … Father attended Alabama-Birmingham and mother went to the University of Alabama … Brother Keon Blackledge played basketball at Morehouse (2010-11) before transferring to Alabama (2011-13) and finally Tuskegee (2013-14) … Goes by his middle name: Seth … Hobbies and interests include spending quality time with friends and family, playing video games, working out and napping … Father is his role model because he exemplifies what it truly means to be man and is the greatest example of what it takes to be a father and provider … Plays football because he loves the game and it is a release for him … Favorite sports memory was winning the state championship as a sophomore … Favorite sports figure: Kobe Bryant … Notable individual who attended his high school: Marlon Humphrey … Became interested in Columbia by participating in a summer football camp and as offered an opportunity to play for the Lions and attend Columbia … Favorite things about Columbia are its location in the heart of New York City and the fact that the campus is relatively small, making it feel like a welcoming community … Committed to Columbia on December 15, 2019 … Chose Columbia to pursue his passion for football and receive and education unlike anywhere else in the world … Selected Columbia over offers from Harding, Tufts and several other schools … Enrolled at Columbia College.