Prattville defensive lineman Ricardo Parker commits to Troy for 2027 class
Ricardo Parker gave Troy the top-rated pledge in its 2027 class, bringing a Prattville front-line standout with 40 tackles, 14 TFL and 4.5 sacks last fall.
Prattville defensive lineman Ricardo Parker committed to Troy for the 2027 recruiting class, giving the Trojans the highest-rated pledge in their cycle. 247Sports lists Parker as an 86-rated recruit with 14 reported offers, including Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, North Carolina and Oklahoma State.
Parker, a Prattville High product, is listed by 247Sports as 6-foot-1 and 255 pounds on the 2027 Alabama commits board, while the recruiting notes also describe him as a 6-foot-3, 280-pound defensive lineman. Either way, his production at Prattville matched the frame. Parker finished his 2025 junior season with 40 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks, the kind of disruption that put him on the radar of multiple power conference programs before he chose an in-state landing spot.
That profile mattered for Prattville, where Parker was already visible in football action before the commitment became public. Montgomery Advertiser photos showed him against Pike Road on Aug. 21, 2025, and again during Prattville practice on Aug. 7, 2025, evidence that he had already become a central part of the Lions’ front line. For Autauga County football, the pledge underscores how Prattville keeps producing linemen with the size and burst to draw major-college attention, and why Friday nights at Prattville High remain a key stop on the recruiting map.
Troy, meanwhile, moved early on a player who fits the shape of its defensive front. The Trojans finished 8-6 in 2025, won the Sun Belt Conference West Division championship and return head coach Gerad Parker in 2026. Their 2026 spring roster lists defensive lineman Kam Curry at 6-2, 300, and the defensive line staff is led by Justin Manning, giving the program a clear emphasis up front as it builds toward another strong season.
For Troy, landing Parker before his senior year gives the in-state program a Prattville anchor in a class already led by its top-rated commit. For Prattville, it puts another locally developed lineman on a college path that starts in Autauga County and reaches into the Sun Belt.
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