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#23 Jayden Parrish

Class  RS SO/TRFrom  Florida State (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'1" · 237 lbHometown  Delray Beach, FL · Atlantic HS

Depth-chart placement

Current role

WLB1

Placement

Starter

Room

Linebacker

Experience

3-SO

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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LB room context

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Jayden Parrish holds the WLB · Starter spot in Memphis Tigers’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WLB · StarterJayden ParrishStarter

MLB · StarterMike MontgomeryStarter

WLB · BackupTrey McDonaldBackup

MLB · BackupDonovan MathenaBackup

Transfer history

2026Florida State→Memphis Tigers

Background & career

Jayden Parrish is a 6'1", 237-pound weak-side linebacker who transferred to Memphis from Florida State. The redshirt sophomore from Delray Beach, Florida, attended Atlantic High School, where he was rated as a three-star recruit with a 0.8778 ranking in the 2024 class. Parrish wears number 23 for the Tigers.

Florida State2024 – 2025

Memphis2026 — present

Previous schoolFlorida StateRecruiting3-star · No. 700 nationalOriginDelray Beach, FL · Atlantic HS