Receiver, TCU (from Nebraska), 2017–⁠21

J.D. Spielman

Number
No. 10
Height
5′9″
Weight
173 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Eden Prairie, MN

J.D. Spielman played receiver at Nebraska (2017–⁠19) and TCU (2020–⁠21).

At a glance

Best season
898
Receiving yards, 2019 (Nebraska, 5–⁠7)
Best game
209 yards
At Wisconsin, week 6, 2018: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Ohio State, 2017209receiving yards, career highat Wisconsin, 20182receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Maryland, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Nebraska5583015.1277
2018Nebraska6681812.4875
2019Nebraska4989818.3565
2020TCU55511.0020
2021TCU812515.6238
Career1832,72614.91777

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017Nebraska276691–––
2018Nebraska8169061041
2019Nebraska–––141121
2020TCU–––7980
2021TCU93020100
Career441,1401283142

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Nebraska10737.3040
2018Nebraska7243.406
2019Nebraska4317.8014
2020TCU4287.0019
2021TCU372.306
Career281635.8040

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Nebraska10WRYr 1
2018Nebraska10WRYr 2
2019Nebraska10WRYr 3
2020TCU10WRYr 4
2021TCU10WRSr. (Yr 5)5′9″173

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Nebraska1060.5352nd (n=507)0.5255.814%
2018Nebraska900.5654th (n=497)0.5350.412%
2019Nebraska790.7073rd (n=499)0.5455.19%
2020TCU50.60––3.0–
2021TCU111.31––14.4–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 TCU 4 games, 10 returns, 302 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.DuquesneW 45–⁠322612691
Sep 11vs.CaliforniaW 34–⁠32190235–
Sep 25vs.SMUL 34–⁠423540393–
Oct 2vs.TexasL 27–⁠3223612105–
2020 TCU 3 games, 7 returns, 98 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 26vs.Iowa StateL 34–⁠372160––2
Oct 3atTexasW 33–⁠311200––5
Oct 10vs.Kansas StateL 14–⁠212190–––
2019 Nebraska 12 games, 49 catches, 898 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.South AlabamaW 35–⁠212360––4
Sep 7atColoradoL 31–⁠3451121–––
Sep 14vs.Northern IllinoisW 44–⁠84760––2
Sep 21atIllinoisW 42–⁠3871600––2
Sep 28vs.Ohio StateL 7–⁠48170–––
Oct 5vs.NorthwesternW 13–⁠102190––1
Oct 12atMinnesotaL 7–⁠343590––2
Oct 26vs.IndianaL 31–⁠385970–––
Nov 2atPurdueL 27–⁠3161230––1
Nov 16vs.WisconsinL 21–⁠374711–––
Nov 23atMarylandW 54–⁠771042––1
Nov 29vs.IowaL 24–⁠273341––1
2018 Nebraska 10 games, 66 catches, 818 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 8vs.ColoradoL 28–⁠333671235–
Sep 15vs.TroyL 19–⁠246451370–
Sep 22atMichiganL 10–⁠56450240–
Sep 29vs.PurdueL 28–⁠421013521241
Oct 6atWisconsinL 24–⁠4192091––1
Oct 13atNorthwesternL 31–⁠348761––1
Oct 20vs.MinnesotaW 53–⁠288771–––
Oct 27vs.Bethune-CookmanW 45–⁠95720––1
Nov 3atOhio StateL 31–⁠366611––1
Nov 10vs.IllinoisW 54–⁠357710––1
2017 Nebraska 11 games, 55 catches, 830 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Arkansas StateW 43–⁠362440199–
Sep 9atOregonL 35–⁠422290111–
Sep 16vs.Northern IllinoisL 17–⁠213520274–
Sep 23vs.RutgersW 27–⁠175461249–
Sep 29atIllinoisW 28–⁠62250120–
Oct 7vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠386790122–
Oct 14vs.Ohio StateL 14–⁠56112001460–
Oct 28atPurdueW 25–⁠246700259–
Nov 4vs.NorthwesternL 24–⁠3134805102–
Nov 11atMinnesotaL 21–⁠54914107150–
Nov 18atPenn StateL 44–⁠566960123–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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