Marquaze Parker holds the DE · Starter spot in Cincinnati Bearcats’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Marquaze Parker is a defensive end for the Cincinnati Bearcats from West Memphis, Arkansas. A consensus three-star prospect rated as the No. 59 defensive line recruit nationally, Parker recorded 8.5 sacks as a high school senior in 2023. He made his collegiate debut in 2024 against Pitt and appeared in eight games that season, accumulating eight tackles, two tackles for loss, and three quarterback hurries. In 2025, Parker appeared in all 13 games with 19 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks. He earned his first-career start in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

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