Parker Kingston did a bit of everything for the BYU football team during the 2024 season, checking off a variety of marks in the process.

Provide one of the craziest punt return touchdowns you’ll ever see, narrowly averting disaster in the process of galloping 90-yards for the score in BYU’s resounding 38-9 win over Kansas State?

Check.

Follow up that first punt returned for a touchdown with a more straight-forward and less panic-inducing 64-yard effort into the endzone during the Cougars’ 36-14 win over Colorado in the Alamo Bowl?

Check.

Heave a 33-yard touchdown pass to LJ Martin on a trick play as part of BYU’s big 41-19 victory over Arizona?

Check.

Haul in 13 passes for 186 yards operating primarily as a slot receiver while scoring on a 20-yard reception again against the Wildcats?

Check marks the spot, again.

So how does Kingston follow all of that up moving forward to the 2025 season? Well, by simply doing more.

“I have some goals at punt return, and we’ll see if I can get those,” Kingston said following the BYU Football Media Golf Classic on Monday. “Hopefully I can get four touchdowns, get more yards and set up the offense for great success.”

Kingston definitely aims on reprising his role as punt returner, but hopes to expand that role to returning kickoffs in pursuit of doubling his special teams touchdown number from a season ago.

Kick and punt returns aside, the 5-foot-11, 185 Kingston hopes to make his biggest strides at the receiver position, however.

Last year saw Kingston operating primarily out the slot position where he finished fourth on the team in total receptions, behind Chase Roberts (52 receptions), Darrius Lassiter (45) and Keelan Marion (24.) Lassiter graduated and Marion transferred to Miami during the offseason, leaving a void that Kingston aims to help fill.

“I definitely need to do more on the offensive side,” Kingston said. “I didn’t have that many catches or that many yards, so this year I’m going to try and expand that role because Keelan and Darrius are gone. So I need to step into that role and become a bigger receiver, for sure.”

BYU Receivers coach and passing game coordinator Fesi Sitake feels that Kingston is well on his way to expand his role, based on what he’s seen since the end of last season. He also spoke highly of sophomore receiver JoJo Phillips, who will be vying for the No. 2 receiving role along with Kingston following his promising initial season playing for the Cougars last season.

“I feel like this fall is their pay day,” Sitake said. “They’ve both been patient. They’ve been on the right trajectory and I think they’re both due for huge seasons as long as they both stay healthy. I’m really excited about the group overall, but I believe both Parker and JoJo can do some really big things for us this year.”

A lot of those big things were assumed to be Keelan Marion’s there for the taking before he opted to make a surprise move in transferring to Miami. According to Sitake, Marion’s transfer was not anticipated, at all, leaving a void following spring practices.

But even though Marion brought a lot to the table, considering his skill set and experience, Sitake spoke confidently regarding his ability to effectively replace him.

“Keelan was a really good player, and he did great things for us, but we have plenty of guys that can step up,” Sitake said. “There’s no doubt in my mind that we can fill in (for his) loss. He’s a loss, but we’ve had losses every year.”

Others expecting to step up at receiver include freshman Dominique McKenzie, sophomore Cody Hagen, freshman Tei Nacua along with incoming transfers Tiger Bachmeier and Reggie Frischknecht, among others.