Usage / Role
23%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021TCU
JD Spielman
WR • 5'9" • 173 lbs • Eden Prairie, MN, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
JD Spielman reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
65
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Nebraska • TCU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
JD Spielman built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Eden Prairie, MN wearing No. 10, spending time with Nebraska and TCU. The clearest part of JD Spielman's career was his receiving...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
JD Spielman, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Nebraska. JD Spielman reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,726
- Receptions
- 183
- Touchdowns
- 23
Quick Answers
JD Spielman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- TCU · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,726
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Nebraska
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Clearwater Academy International
- High school pipeline
- Clearwater Academy International · 0 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 125 receiving yards · WR 577th (top 56%) · Big 12 69th (top 44%) · National 860th (top 43%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Nebraska | 11 | 55 | 830 | 4 | 77.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nebraska | 10 | 66 | 818 | 10 | 81.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nebraska | 12 | 49 | 898 | 7 | 84.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | TCU | 3 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 49.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | TCU | 4 | 8 | 125 | 2 | 53.2 |
Related Context
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JD Spielman played WR for Nebraska and TCU. Across 5 tracked seasons, JD Spielman recorded 22 passing yards, 163 rushing yards, and 2,726 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Nebraska paired 898 primary output with 90.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 90.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Nebraska, TCU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2019 Regular Season · Nebraska
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
74.8
Efficiency
90.4
Usage
24.2
Consistency
65.8
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Alabama: 36. Colorado: 112. Northern Illinois: 76. Illinois: 160. Ohio State: 7. Northwestern: 19. Minnesota: 59. Indiana: 97. Purdue: 123. Wisconsin: 71. Maryland: 104. Iowa: 34
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Alabama: 2 by 100. Colorado: 5 by 100. Northern Illinois: 4 by 100. Illinois: 7 by 100. Ohio State: 1 by 46.7. Northwestern: 2 by 63.3. Minnesota: 3 by 100. Indiana: 5 by 100. Purdue: 6 by 100. Wisconsin: 4 by 100. Maryland: 7 by 99. Iowa: 3 by 75.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins79 · Games = 5 · +7.1 vs Losses
Losses71.9 · Games = 7 · -7.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
100 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | vs Iowa | L 24-27 | — | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 1 | 39 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Maryland100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 54-7 | — | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 14.90 | 2 | 28 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Wisconsin | L 21-37 | — | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Purdue100 receiving yards | L 27-31 | — | 6 | 123 | 16.2 | 20.50 | 0 | 42 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Indiana | L 31-38 | — | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 19.40 | 0 | 45 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Minnesota | L 7-34 | — | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 0 | 51 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Northwestern | W 13-10 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Ohio State | L 7-48 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun 9/22 | @ Illinois100 receiving yards | W 42-38 | — | 7 | 160 | 22.9 | 22.90 | 0 | 41 |
| Sun 9/15 | vs Northern Illinois | W 44-8 | — | 4 | 76 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 41 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Colorado100 receiving yards | L 31-34 | — | 5 | 112 | 20 | 22.40 | 1 | 65 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs South Alabama | W 35-21 | — | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
Player Story
JD Spielman story
JD Spielman built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Eden Prairie, MN wearing No. 10, spending time with Nebraska and TCU. The clearest part of JD Spielman's career was his receiving role: 183 catches, 2,726 receiving yards, 17 touchdowns, and 163 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Nebraska. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 22 passing yards, 163 rushing yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska and TCU.
The arc is straightforward: JD Spielman moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Nebraska
2017-2019
Opening stop
- 2
TCU
2020-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Nebraska | 830 | 91.5 | 22.7 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nebraska | 818 | 70.7 | 30.1 | -12 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nebraska | 898 | 90.4 | 24.2 | 80 |
| 2020 Regular Season | TCU | 55 | 72.2 | 7.3 | -843 |
| 2021 Regular Season | TCU | 125 | 86.7 | 11.5 | 70 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio State
Week 7 · L 14-56 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
200
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
200 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Wisconsin
Week 6 · L 24-41 · Conference game
209
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
209 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Illinois
Week 4 · W 42-38 · Conference game
160
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
160 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Minnesota
Week 11 · L 21-54 · Conference game
141
Receiving Yards
90.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
141 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Colorado
Week 2 · L 31-34
112
Receiving Yards
90 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Nebraska
898 primary output · 90.4 efficiency · 24.2 usage
84.2
#2
2018 Regular Season · Nebraska
81.6
818 primary · 70.7 efficiency · 30.1 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Nebraska
77.2
830 primary · 91.5 efficiency · 22.7 usage
Milestones
8
100+ receiving yards
6
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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