Receiver, UTSA (from Texas Tech), 2020–⁠24

J.J. Sparkman

Number
No. 84
Height
6′4″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Longview, TX

J.J. Sparkman played receiver at Texas Tech (2020–⁠23) and UTSA (2024).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Texas Tech78612.3217
2022Texas Tech1415110.8133
2023Texas Tech294.508
2024UTSA77811.1038
Career3032410.8338

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Texas Tech84WRRS
2021Texas Tech84WRFr.
2022Texas Tech84WRSo.
2023Texas Tech84WRJr.
2024UTSA84WRSr.6′4″225

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
2021Texas Tech110.86––9.5–
2022Texas Tech170.89––15.1–
2023Texas Tech20.11––0.2–
2024UTSA100.23––2.3–

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

2024 UTSA 6 games, 7 catches, 78 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7atTexas StateL 10–⁠491303
Sep 21vs.Houston ChristianW 45–⁠721207
Oct 26atTulsaL 45–⁠461808
Nov 2vs.MemphisW 44–⁠36138038
Nov 15vs.North TexasW 48–⁠27112012
Nov 30atArmyL 24–⁠291505
2023 Texas Tech 2 games, 2 catches, 9 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 16vs.Tarleton StateW 41–⁠31101
Nov 11atKansasW 16–⁠131808
2022 Texas Tech 6 games, 14 catches, 151 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Murray StateW 63–⁠10114014
Sep 10vs.HoustonW 33–⁠30216010
Sep 17atNC StateL 14–⁠27117017
Sep 24vs.TexasW 37–⁠34435013
Oct 1atKansas StateL 28–⁠3732309
Nov 5atTCUL 24–⁠34346133
2021 Texas Tech 5 games, 7 catches, 86 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 18vs.Florida InternationalW 54–⁠211909
Oct 30atOklahomaL 21–⁠52337117
Nov 13vs.Iowa StateW 41–⁠38111011
Nov 27atBaylorL 24–⁠27––––
Dec 28 ✦vs.Mississippi StateW 34–⁠7229115

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

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