![]() Parsons with the Cowboys in 2021 | |||||||||||
No. 11 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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Born: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | May 26, 1999||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Harrisburg | ||||||||||
College: | Penn State (2018–2020) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12 | ||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Micah Aaron Parsons (born May 26, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Parsons played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, where he was named a consensus All-American, Big Ten Linebacker of the Year and the Cotton Bowl Defensive MVP as a sophomore in 2019. He was selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft, and was named the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year.