Brian Parker fun facts: Bengals' OL rookie could be long-term starter
Quick facts about a hyped Bengals rookie (and hometown kid).
We're rolling along with our series highlighting a few fun facts about each draft pick for the Cincinnati Bengals , with the help of Dane Brugler's The Beast draft guide. Moving into the fifth round, we are taking a look at the second interior offensive lineman selected by the Bengals , Brian Parker II of Duke. He's a hometown kid First and foremost, he'll be easy for Bengals fans to root for because he knows the area very well.
While he was born on the Jersey shore, he moved to Cincinnati when he was in the third grade and played his high school football at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati. Luke Kuechly, who will officially be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August, is among the alumni of St.
Xavier's. Parker was part of the 2020 team that won the state championship, going 11-1. He also played lacrosse in high school.
His cousin has played in the NBA Finals Parker is part of a family with plenty of athletic background. His father played football and his grandfather played basketball at Bucknell. His cousin happens to be Derick Lively II of the Dallas Mavericks , the No.