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Texas Tech football: Big 12 offensive weapons that will be a problem in 2020

By Matthew Conner

ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 02: Kickoff of the Big 12 Championship game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Oklahoma Sooners at AT&T Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 02: Kickoff of the Big 12 Championship game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Oklahoma Sooners at AT&T Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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Wide receiver Andrew Parchment #4 of the Kansas Jayhawks carries the ball down the field after making a catch during the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Wide receiver Andrew Parchment #4 of the Kansas Jayhawks carries the ball down the field after making a catch during the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

KU WR Andrew Parchment is a speed demon

While you might not remember the name of the two Kansas Jayhawks who made a mockery of the Texas Tech secondary last year, you certainly haven’t forgotten the awful sight of them running right past the Texas Tech safeties all night long in KU’s 37-34 win in Lawrence.  Their names are  Andrew Parchment and Stephan Robinson and they are certainly going to have Tech’s attention when the Jayhawks team comes to Jones Stadium in 2020.

Of that duo, Parchment is the player Tech fans should most be concerned with.  To be fair, the 6-foot-2, 180-pounder who transferred to KU from Northern Illinois didn’t just pick on the hapless 2019 Red Raider secondary.  He had three other 100-yard games last fall including 132 against West Virginia and 100 against Boston College.

Red Raider fans certainly don’t want to remember his 7-catch, 109-yard effort against our team because he was a key reason why the Jayhawks were able to beat the Red Raiders for only the second time ever.  Amazingly though, he wasn’t even close to being his team’s top weapon that night though as Robinson caught 6 passes for 186 yards and two TDs.  That’s an average of 31 yards per catch.

That duo is back for another go-round in the BIg 12 but it is Parchment that some believe is destined to be an NFL draft pick.  Last year, he led KU with 65 catches, (21 more than Robinson) and 831 yards.  Also, he was one TD behind Robinson’s team-best of 8.

Of course, KU running back Pooka Williams will get all the attention in Lawrence this year but most Big 12 fans already know about him.  But don’t overlook this dynamic receiving duo, especially Parchment, because Tech made that mistake a year ago and the result was an embarrassing loss.

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