On his radio show last month, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney revealed some big news for the Tigers, saying that he expected starting right guard Walker Parks to return for his sixth and final year of eligibility in 2025.

Parks met with the media Tuesday and spoke about his plans for next year. The redshirt senior confirmed that he intends to come back for one more season with the Tigers next year.

“Yeah, that’s fully my plan now,” Parks said. “I’ve got another year of eligibility. I have no intentions of leaving. So, I love this place, I love this team, and like I said, I would play here forever if they let me. I think they’re gonna give me another year, so I’ll take it.”

Parks has made his return to action this season after a very long road back to the field from multiple injuries over the past couple of years.

A former four-star prospect from Kentucky and ESPN Freshman All-American in 2020, Parks suffered a season-ending ankle injury in Clemson’s second game of the 2023 season against Charleston Southern last September.

The year prior, in 2022, the 6-foot-5, 305-pounder started all 13 games that he played in, then missed the following spring while recovering from a torn ankle ligament injury that he played through during the 2022 season but eventually required surgery.

Healthy again, Parks has started all seven games for Clemson in 2024, logging 324 total snaps so far. The two-time All-ACC Academic Team selection came into this season having previously played 2,107 career snaps over 39 games (28 starts).

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