Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021UL Monroe
Jared Sparks
WR • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Geismar, LA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Jared Sparks reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
31
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
24
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · UL Monroe
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Purdue • UL Monroe
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
Jared Sparks built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Geismar, LA wearing No. 12, spending time with Purdue and UL Monroe. The clearest part of Jared Sparks' career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Jared Sparks, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · UL Monroe. Jared Sparks reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 978
- Receptions
- 89
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Jared Sparks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UL Monroe · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 978
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · UL Monroe
- Top game
- Troy
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Dutchtown · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- Dutchtown · 21 FBS recruits · 6 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 336 receiving yards · WR 319th (top 31%) · Sun Belt 23rd (top 15%) · National 375th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 11 | 18 | 212 | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 11 | 28 | 274 | 1 | 53.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 3 | 8 | 108 | 1 | 43.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 2 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 11 | 30 | 336 | 1 | 74.8 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Jared Sparks played WR for Purdue and UL Monroe. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jared Sparks recorded 7 passing yards, 135 rushing yards, and 978 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
UL Monroe paired 336 primary output with 69.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 69.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Purdue, UL Monroe.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Troy
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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2021 Regular Season · UL Monroe
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
30.5
Efficiency
69.8
Usage
17.5
Consistency
71
Best Game by takeover score
Troy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: -3. Jackson State: 27. Troy: 63. Coastal Carolina: 17. Georgia State: 29. Liberty: 29. South Alabama: 45. App State: 29. Texas State: 42. LSU: 16. Louisiana: 42
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. Kentucky: 2 by 0. Jackson State: 3 by 60. Troy: 3 by 100. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 37.8. Georgia State: 3 by 64.4. Liberty: 3 by 64.4. South Alabama: 4 by 75. App State: 2 by 96.7. Texas State: 2 by 100. LSU: 1 by 100. Louisiana: 4 by 70
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins41 · Games = 4 · +16.4 vs Losses
Losses24.6 · Games = 7 · -16.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Troy
Best efficiency game
100 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | @ Louisiana | L 16-21 | — | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 24 |
| Sun 11/21 | @ LSU | L 14-27 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Texas State | L 19-27 | — | 2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 43 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ App State | L 28-59 | — | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs South Alabama | W 41-31 | — | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Liberty | W 31-28 | — | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 0 | 21 |
| Sun 10/10 | vs Georgia State | L 21-55 | — | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 6-59 | — | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun 9/26 | vs Troy | W 29-16 | — | 3 | 63 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 37 |
| Sun 9/19 | vs Jackson State | W 12-7 | — | 3 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Kentucky | L 10-45 | — | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1.50 | 0 | 1 |
Player Story
Jared Sparks story
Jared Sparks built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Geismar, LA wearing No. 12, spending time with Purdue and UL Monroe. The clearest part of Jared Sparks' career was his receiving role: 89 catches, 978 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, and 135 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 passing yards, 135 rushing yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jared Sparks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Purdue
2017-2020
Opening stop
- 2
UL Monroe
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 222 | 67.6 | 10.4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 222 | 67.6 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 274 | 63.4 | 10 | 52 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 108 | 65.2 | 8.2 | -166 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 38 | 60 | 6.7 | -70 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 336 | 69.8 | 17.5 | 298 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Troy
Week 4 · W 29-16 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
63
Receiving Yards
97 takeover
63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Northwestern
Week 11 · L 13-23 · Conference game
130
Receiving Yards
91.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
130 receiving yards with a 78.8 efficiency score.
#3
vs Northwestern
Week 1 · L 27-31 · Conference game
76
Receiving Yards
83.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
76 receiving yards with a 84.4 efficiency score.
#4
@ Illinois
Week 9 · W 31-24 · Conference game
32
Receiving Yards
74.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Louisiana
Week 13 · L 16-21 · Conference game
42
Receiving Yards
73.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
42 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · UL Monroe
336 primary output · 69.8 efficiency · 17.5 usage
74.8
#2
2018 Regular Season · Purdue
53.8
274 primary · 63.4 efficiency · 10 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Purdue
46.8
222 primary · 67.6 efficiency · 10.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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