Dylan Parham (born August 24, 1999) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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and was selected by the Raiders in the third round of the

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Early life

Parham grew up in

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, and attended Carrollton High School, where he was a member of the basketball, football, and track and field teams. He originally played linebacker before moving to tight end before his senior season. Parham was used mostly in a blocking capacity as a senior and was named first team All-Area after nine passes for 96 yards and one touchdown and the Carrollton Trojans gained 4,200 yards of total offense. Parham was rated a two-star recruit and committed to play

at Memphis over offers from Georgia State and

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College career

Parham redshirted his true freshman season at Memphis and moved from tight end to the offensive line. He was named the Tigers' starting left guard going into his redshirt freshman season. Parham started all 14 of Memphis' games in both his redshirt freshman and sophomore seasons. He was moved to the center position during spring practice after his redshirt sophomore year, but was moved again to right tackle prior to the start of the 2020 season. Parham started all 11 of the Tigers' games in 2020. He was moved to right guard going into his redshirt senior season and was named first team All-

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(AAC).

Professional career

Parham was selected in the third round (90th overall) by the

in the

. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. On November 29, 2024, with 15 seconds left in a Week 13 game against the

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, he gave the signal to the center to snap the ball despite quarterback Aidan O'Connell not being ready. This resulted in a bad snap that was recovered by the Chiefs, losing the game for the Raiders.

References

External links

Las Vegas Raiders bioMemphis Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parham, Dylan 1999 births Living people American football offensive guards Las Vegas Raiders players Memphis Tigers football players Players of American football from Carrollton, Georgia