Career Accolades
- National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society (2021)
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll (2019)
As a Fifth Year (2020)
- Played in five games
- Made two tackles
As a Senior (2019)
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll
- Played in 10 games
- Finished with 11 tackles and one interception
- Recorded first career interception at Colorado
As a Junior (2018)
- Played in six games, including each of the last four
- Finished with four tackles (two solo)
As a Sophomore (2017)
- Two games played
As a Freshman (2016)
- Did not see action
Prior to Stanford
- Played at Chandler (Ariz.) under head coach Steve Belles
- 2015 all-state all-academic defensive back
- 2015 all-section first team
- 2015 all-division first team
- 2014 Arizona all-academic first team
- Two-time all-district
- 125 career tackles and seven interceptions
- Finished prep career with fourth-most career interceptions in school history
- Led team to state title game in 2013 and 2014
- National Honor Society
- AP Scholar With Honor
Personal
- Full name is Jaelon Joshua James Parson
- Born in Mesa, Ariz.
- Son of Rachel and Thomas Parson
- Father played football at Washington
- Has three siblings, Taelon, Laeren, Raenon
- Brother, Taelon, played football at Washington
- Cousin, Lloyd Mumphord, played for the Miami Dolphins
- Cousin, Michael Bates, played for the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks
- Cousin, Mario Bates, played for the Arizona Cardinals