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9 DeVante Parker Class: Sophomore Hometown: Louisville, Ky. High School: Ballard Height / Weight: 6-3 / 205 Position: WR

Louisville: Explosive big-play receiver ... made big plays down the field and can turn short catches into big gains... led the team in touchdowns... has the ability to leap and make big plays down the field... still needs to learn how to get off press coverage and get separation.

2011: Led the team with six touchdown receptions ... sixth on the team with 18 receptions and fourth with 291 receiving yards ... second on the team with 16.2 yards per catch ... has five receptions of over 20 yards and four have resulted in touchdowns ... started six games ... set career-high with two receiving touchdowns against USF ... had three receptions for 42 yards against USF ... hauled in one catch for 12 yards versus Pittsburgh ... added two catches for 37 yards at West Virginia ... caught a 42-yd touchdown pass in win versus Syracuse ... missed North Carolina and Cincinnati games due to injury ... added a 25-yard touchdown reception at Kentucky ... haued in a 26-yard touchdown reception versus FIU ... recorded a highlight-reel 39-yard touchdown reception in season-opening win versus Murray State.

Ballard High School: Played for Mike Jackson at Ballard High School ... one of the most electrifying players in the state ... rated 26th-best wide receiver by Scout.com ... ranked the 77th-best wide receiver by Rivals.com and the fifth-best player in the Rivals.com Kentucky postseason top 10 ... finishes his career as one of the state's all-time leading wide receivers ... two-time All-State performer ... caught 68 passes for 1,793 yards - 26.4 yards a catch - and 19 touchdowns as a senior ... named first-team All-State by the Courier-Journal ... his 1,793 yards last season ranks fourth all-time in state history ... recorded 209 yards and one touchdown against 6-A state champion Trinity 137 and two TDs and 184 and two TDs in two games against No. 2 St. Xavier 211 yards and two TDs against 6-A finalist Male and 227 yards and three TDs in just three quarters against 3-A state champion Central ... finished his career with 3,274 yards receiving, which ranks fifth only behind Somerset's John Cole (4,981), Lawrence County's Gerad Parker (4,736), Male's Montrell Jones (4,345) and Mason County's Chris Lofton (3,511) ... totaled 73 catches for 1,438 yards and 12 TDs as a junior ... was named co-Paul Hornung Award winner as the state's top player with Boyle County's Lamar Dawson ... his father Anthony Shelman played football at Louisville.