A long, athletic Stanford product who broke out as a red-zone weapon for the Rams in 2025.
Colby Parkinson played college football at Stanford and entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick of the Seahawks in 2020. After four seasons in Seattle he signed with the Los Angeles Rams, where he found a larger role. His 2025 campaign was a career year built around scoring near the goal line.
Path to the league
Parkinson was a 6-foot-7 target at Stanford before Seattle drafted him in the fourth round in 2020. He served mostly as a depth and blocking tight end across four seasons with the Seahawks. He joined the Rams in 2024 and grew into a bigger role in his second year there.
2025 season
Parkinson had the best season of his career, catching 43 passes for 408 yards and eight touchdowns as the Rams leaned on multiple-tight-end sets. His eight scores set a franchise single-season record for a tight end, breaking the previous mark of six. In the NFC Wild Card win over Carolina on January 10, 2026, he caught a 19-yard touchdown for the game-winning score with 38 seconds left.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Colby Parkinson
- ESPN: Colby Parkinson player page
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Receiving
15 games played▶Receiving · career
| Year | Team | GP | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | rams | 6 | 14 | 103 | 7.4 | 1 | 15 |
| 2025 | rams | 15 | 43 | 408 | 9.5 | 8 | 26 |
| 2024 | rams | 17 | 30 | 294 | 9.8 | 1 | 23 |
| 2023 | seahawks | 17 | 25 | 247 | 9.9 | 2 | 27 |
| 2022 | seahawks | 17 | 25 | 322 | 12.9 | 2 | 39 |
| 2021 | seahawks | 14 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | seahawks | 6 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Tight End
- Group
- offense
- College
- Stanford
- Hometown
- Simi Valley, CA, USA
- Age
- 27
- Status
- active
Latest news about Colby Parkinson
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Arizona won 18-16 as a 13.5-point underdog on Ryland's 43-yarder as time expired, the season's biggest upset by point spread. It was the first time since 1929 one Cardinal accounted for all the team's points in a win.
Rams' Alaric Jackson Suspended One Game on Appeal for Punching Bradley Chubb
Update: the NFL suspended Jackson two games; on appeal, hearing officer Derrick Brooks cut it to one. He misses Sunday's game against Arizona, with David Quessenberry starting, and returns in Week 7. Chubb denies saying anything about Jackson's mother.
Eagles Without DeVonta Smith and Zack Baun; Rams Sit Aaron Donald but Get Puka Nacua Back
Smith has a hamstring injury and Baun is in the concussion protocol after Monday night's loss. The Rams are holding Donald out with back soreness, and Nacua returns from a two-game absence on a snap count.
Rams Won't 'Play the Victim Card' After Late Pass Interference Call in Denver
Josh Wallace's interception was wiped out by a flag on third down with under a minute left, and Denver scored the winning touchdown. Los Angeles had five penalties in the final two minutes and lost three more players to injury.
