Stampeding Through the 2025 USF Football Roster: #21 WR Arkese Parks
Just three weeks to go!
PLAYER: Arkese Parks
POSITION: Wide receiver
YEAR: Redshirt freshman
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'2", 175 lbs.
HOW DID HE GET HERE? Parks started out at local Robinson High School, then transferred to Wharton for his sophomore season. There, he blossomed into a versatile two-sport star - and when I say versatile, I mean versatile. He played both football and basketball, and on the gridiron he played both running back and receiver. After his sophomore season, he started blowing up on the recruiting trail, earning a mid three-star rating and offers from the likes of Georgia, Florida State, and Penn State.
As he spent more time at receiver - and transferred back to Robinson as a senior - it seems like his recruiting process slowed down a bit. He ended up committing to USF just a couple days before early signing day in December 2023.
HOW WAS HIS 2024 SEASON? Parks redshirted in 2024 and didn’t see any playing time.
WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT IN 2025? Put it this way: I’m not banking on seeing Parks play much in 2025, but I would get very excited if we saw Parks play in 2025. There are just too many receivers theoretically ahead of him for me to predict a huge leap in playing time, but Parks has a fun skillset and an impressive recruiting pedigree. I’d love to see what he can do.