Arizona: 1L... Projected as the starting left guard entering 2003 fall camp... Played in two games for the Wildcats in 2002 as a true freshman... Made his first collegiate start at right guard in the season opener versus Northern Arizona... Missed time with a knee injury, but some game experience will make him a key in the Wildcats' immediate and future success... Received a medical hardship year... Typical of the focus by UA recruiters, Parada brought size to the Wildcats' front line... One of the Cats' top recruits by reputation in 2002.
High School: Alta Loma High School, Alta Loma, Calif., 2002... A two-way starter at defensive end and offensive tackle... Received nine of 10 possible votes in the Long Beach Press-Telegram's first-team Best in the West recruiters poll... SuperPrep All-Farwest honors as the No. 82 prospect in the region... Considered by his high school coaches to be one of the most talented big men in the area... Benched 385... RIvals100.com No. 26 prospect at tackle... First-team CalHiSports all-state offensive honors... Had 70 pancake blocks as a junior, 80 as a senior... Three-year starter and 2001 team captain... Had 70 tackles and seven sacks as a defensive tackle and helped lead team to state semifinals... Alta Loma Offensive Lineman of the Year... First-team all-league and All-Orange County pick... Los Angeles Times All-Inland Valley... Student-Athlete of the Month honors... Two-time All-California Interscholastic Federation selection... Prep Football Report All-West honors as No. 56 prospect... Las Vegas Sun Super 11 second-team honors... Tacoma News Tribune Western 100... Lettered four years in football, two in track, one in wrestling and twice in basketball... Coached Powder-Puff ball for ALHS girls team his last two years.
