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Jersey Number 81
Parks Gissinger
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- High School:
- Chaminade College Prep
Bio
Two-year letterwinner (2019, 2021) has played in eight career games . . . three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in first four games of the season to earn his second letter . . . missed the second half of the season due to an injury . . . played 21 snaps on offense . . . was in on 29 plays on special teams . . . named Spartan Co-Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Nebraska . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the third time.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Did not see game action . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection for the second year in a row . . . named Scout Team Co-Offensive Player of the Week vs. Michigan.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in four games, primarily on special teams (Tulsa, Western Michigan, Michigan, Wake Forest) . . . played 11 snaps at tight end during MSU's Pinstripe Bowl win over Wake Forest and had his first career catch, a 5-yard reception in the third quarter . . . named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Western Michigan . . . also served as the team's back-up long snapper . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . made the transition from defensive end to tight end during preseason camp.
2018 SEASON: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Listed as one of the best defensive ends in the nation by ESPN.com (No. 42) . . . rated the third-best defensive end prospect in the state of California by ESPN.com . . . named one of the top players in the state of California by ESPN.com (No. 45) and Rivals.com (No. 77) . . . ranked among the top overall players in the West by ESPN.com (No. 67) . . . played for Coach Ed Croson at Chaminade College Prep . . . helped Chaminade to a perfect 6-0 conference record en route to winning the Mission League title . . . the Eagles went 9-2 overall in 2017 . . . had 26 tackles and 1.5 sacks as a senior in only six games, playing just half the season due to injury; also saw time as a tight end . . . son of Melissa Gissinger and the late Andrew Gissinger . . . his father, Andrew, was a four-year letterwinner (1977-80) as an offensive lineman at Syracuse and was selected in the sixth round of the 1981 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers; he played 41 games in the NFL for the Chargers (1982-84) . . . born Aug. 29, 2000 . . . has been admitted into the business school and is a marketing major.
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in first four games of the season to earn his second letter . . . missed the second half of the season due to an injury . . . played 21 snaps on offense . . . was in on 29 plays on special teams . . . named Spartan Co-Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Nebraska . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the third time.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Did not see game action . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection for the second year in a row . . . named Scout Team Co-Offensive Player of the Week vs. Michigan.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in four games, primarily on special teams (Tulsa, Western Michigan, Michigan, Wake Forest) . . . played 11 snaps at tight end during MSU's Pinstripe Bowl win over Wake Forest and had his first career catch, a 5-yard reception in the third quarter . . . named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Western Michigan . . . also served as the team's back-up long snapper . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . made the transition from defensive end to tight end during preseason camp.
2018 SEASON: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Listed as one of the best defensive ends in the nation by ESPN.com (No. 42) . . . rated the third-best defensive end prospect in the state of California by ESPN.com . . . named one of the top players in the state of California by ESPN.com (No. 45) and Rivals.com (No. 77) . . . ranked among the top overall players in the West by ESPN.com (No. 67) . . . played for Coach Ed Croson at Chaminade College Prep . . . helped Chaminade to a perfect 6-0 conference record en route to winning the Mission League title . . . the Eagles went 9-2 overall in 2017 . . . had 26 tackles and 1.5 sacks as a senior in only six games, playing just half the season due to injury; also saw time as a tight end . . . son of Melissa Gissinger and the late Andrew Gissinger . . . his father, Andrew, was a four-year letterwinner (1977-80) as an offensive lineman at Syracuse and was selected in the sixth round of the 1981 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers; he played 41 games in the NFL for the Chargers (1982-84) . . . born Aug. 29, 2000 . . . has been admitted into the business school and is a marketing major.
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