Player Career

Jared Sparks Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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. 1

    Purdue

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UL Monroe

    2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonPurdue22267.610.4
2017 Regular SeasonPurdue22267.610.40
2018 Regular SeasonPurdue27463.41052
2019 Regular SeasonPurdue10865.28.2-166
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue38606.7-70
2021 Regular SeasonUL Monroe33669.817.5298

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Purdue to UL MonroeP4 to G5/FCS16.6Jan 6, 2021

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

1

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games