Parham grew up in Carrollton, Georgia, and attended Carrollton High School, where he was a member of the basketball, football, and track and field teams. He originally played linebacker before moving to tight end before his senior season.[1] Parham was used mostly in a blocking capacity as a senior and was named first team All-Area after nine passes for 96 yards and one touchdown and the Carrollton Trojans gained 4,200 yards of total offense.[2] Parham was rated a two-star recruit and committed to play college football at Memphis over offers from Georgia State and West Virginia.[3][4]
College career
Parham redshirted his true freshman season at Memphis and moved from tight end to the offensive line.[5] He was named the Tigers' starting left guard going into his redshirt freshman season.[6] Parham started all 14 of Memphis' games in both his redshirt freshman and sophomore seasons.[7] He was moved to the center position during spring practice after his redshirt sophomore year, but was moved again to right tackle prior to the start of the 2020 season.[8] Parham started all 11 of the Tigers' games in 2020.[9] He was moved to right guard going into his redshirt senior season and was named first team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC).[10]
Parham was selected in the third round (90th overall) by the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2022 NFL draft.[13] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[14] On November 29, 2024, with 15 seconds left in a Week 13 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, he gave the signal to the center to snap the ball despite quarterback Aidan O'Connell not being ready. This resulted in a bad snap that was recovered by the Chiefs, losing the game for the Raiders.
