Thomas Parrish '23 Recruiting Profile

I consider myself a hard-working, honest, team player and person.  I believe nothing earned comes easy, and anything worth having is worth working for.  One must be dedicated, take nothing for granted and I understand that life does not just provide handouts. 

I plan to attend a 4 your college starting the fall of 2023, where my field of study will be robotics and/or information technology.  

I have been an athlete since the age of 4, where I studied martial arts for 13 years, and have a blackbelt in Karate and Taekwondo.  I started playing football at the age of 7, where it has become my sport of preference, I just love the game.   When I reached the 8th grade I started to focus on the receiver position, and in 9th grade, I made the high school team.   But a starting position alluded me up until this year due to my size.  To compensate for just being 5-10 and 150 lbs, I had to become the quickest and one of the fastest team players.   I accomplished this by making the track team in the 2020/2021 season, coupled with many hours of self-training at home with my father.   I finally reached a starting position in game two of this season.  Some in the college recruitment business may say that's a little late, but I challenge them to come to see me play, to come to see my work out. 

Outside the sports areas, I love filmmaking.  To date, my brother and I have written, directed, and starred in 3 films.  All of which have received numerous awards.   Our most recent film, 75 Degrees West can be seen via Amazon Prime (https://www.amazon.com/75-Degrees-West-Thomas-Parrish/dp/B08YNM2S4B).   

If you are a school interested in a well-rounded person, who understands hard work, who continues to blossom in football, please consider me.  

Thank you!

Note: I actually attend Nash Community Early College, but I play football for Rocky Mount High School.  Nash Early College did not appear in the drop-down.