Thomas Sperbeck, 2016
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Receiver, Boise State, 2013–⁠16

Thomas Sperbeck

Number
No. 82
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Carmichael, CA
Born
Oct 21, 1994, in Carmichael, California

Thomas Sperbeck played receiver at Boise State (2013–⁠16).

At a glance

Best season
1,412
Receiving yards, 2015 (Boise State, 9–⁠4)
Best game
178 yards
At Colorado State, week 6, 2015: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in receiving yards, 2015

Career highs

20catches, career highvs. New Mexico, 2015281receiving yards, career highvs. New Mexico, 20152receiving touchdowns, career highfive times; last at Hawai’i, 2016

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Boise State5408.0017
2014Boise State5187717.2378
2015Boise State881,41216.0885
2016Boise State801,27215.9954
Career2243,60116.12085

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Boise State82WR
2014Boise State82WR
2015Boise State82WR
2016Boise State82WR6′0″

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
2013Boise State6-0.27––-1.6–
2014Boise State751.0097th (n=496)0.5274.710%
2015Boise State1440.6671st (n=465)0.5394.413%
2016Boise State1360.6467th (n=489)0.5287.115%

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

2016 Boise State 13 games, 80 catches, 1,272 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atLouisianaW 45–⁠1061301431
Sep 10vs.Washington StateW 31–⁠287133147–
Sep 24atOregon StateW 38–⁠24610403114
Oct 1vs.Utah StateW 21–⁠105641262
Oct 7atNew MexicoW 49–⁠219198254–
Oct 15vs.Colorado StateW 28–⁠23572127–
Oct 20vs.BYUW 28–⁠279109127–
Oct 29atWyomingL 28–⁠30880019–
Nov 4vs.San José StateW 45–⁠312190159
Nov 12atHawai’iW 52–⁠16511424417
Nov 18vs.UNLVW 42–⁠255470115
Nov 25atAir ForceL 20–⁠275123047−5
Dec 27 ✦vs.BaylorL 12–⁠3187902410
2015 Boise State 13 games, 88 catches, 1,412 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.WashingtonW 16–⁠13328015–
Sep 12atBYUL 24–⁠3521307–
Sep 18vs.Idaho StateW 52–⁠0799046–
Sep 25atVirginiaW 56–⁠145121264–
Oct 3vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠0587151–
Oct 10atColorado StateW 41–⁠105178285–
Oct 16atUtah StateL 26–⁠526156038–
Oct 24vs.WyomingW 34–⁠146842369
Oct 31atUNLVW 55–⁠271016304011
Nov 14vs.New MexicoL 24–⁠3120281042–
Nov 20vs.Air ForceL 30–⁠37779134–
Nov 27atSan José StateW 40–⁠2364501321
Dec 23 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisW 55–⁠76780231
2014 Boise State 10 games, 51 catches, 877 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 27atAir ForceL 14–⁠28679031–
Oct 4atNevadaW 51–⁠46351019–
Oct 17vs.Fresno StateW 37–⁠272210156
Oct 24vs.BYUW 55–⁠306148178–
Nov 8atNew MexicoW 60–⁠499164031–
Nov 15vs.San Diego StateW 38–⁠29682121–
Nov 22atWyomingW 63–⁠14254029–
Nov 29vs.Utah StateW 50–⁠194591245
Dec 6vs.Fresno StateW 28–⁠14120020–
Dec 31 ✦vs.ArizonaW 38–⁠3012199036–
2013 Boise State 5 games, 5 catches, 40 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 28vs.Southern MissW 60–⁠71303–
Oct 12atUtah StateW 34–⁠23–––––
Oct 25atBYUL 20–⁠3721307–
Nov 16vs.WyomingW 48–⁠71707–
Dec 24 ✦vs.Oregon StateL 23–⁠38117017–

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

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