Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024UTSA
JJ Sparkman
WR • 6'4" • 225 lbs • Longview, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
JJ Sparkman reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
7
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Texas Tech • UTSA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
JJ Sparkman built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Longview, TX wearing No. 84, spending time with Texas Tech and UTSA. The clearest part of JJ Sparkman's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
JJ Sparkman, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech. JJ Sparkman reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 324
- Receptions
- 30
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
JJ Sparkman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTSA · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 324
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Bryant · Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- Bryant · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 84 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 78 receiving yards · WR 677th (top 63%) · American Athletic 126th (top 53%) · National 1,095th (top 52%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Texas Tech | 5 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 51.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5 | 5 | 57 | 1 | 51.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 6 | 14 | 151 | 1 | 66.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 27.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UTSA | 6 | 7 | 78 | 0 | 42.1 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech to UTSA | P4 to G5/FCS | 77.7 | Dec 6, 2023 |
JJ Sparkman played WR for Texas Tech and UTSA. Across 5 tracked seasons, JJ Sparkman recorded 324 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Texas Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Texas Tech paired 151 primary output with 76 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 54.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 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 Texas Tech, UTSA.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
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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2024 Regular Season · UTSA
Games
6
Receiving Yards / G
13
Efficiency
54.4
Usage
5
Consistency
45.7
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 3. Houston Christian: 12. Tulsa: 8. Memphis: 38. North Texas: 12. Army: 5
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. Texas State: 1 by 20. Houston Christian: 2 by 40. Tulsa: 1 by 53.3. Memphis: 1 by 100. North Texas: 1 by 80. Army: 1 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins20.7 · Games = 3 · +15.3 vs Losses
Losses5.3 · Games = 3 · -15.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
100 vs Memphis
Player Story
JJ Sparkman story
JJ Sparkman built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Longview, TX wearing No. 84, spending time with Texas Tech and UTSA. The clearest part of JJ Sparkman's career was his receiving role: 30 catches, 324 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives JJ Sparkman's 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
Texas Tech
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
UTSA
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Texas Tech | 86 | 78.1 | 8.4 | 86 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 86 | 78.1 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 151 | 76 | 8.6 | 65 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 9 | 30 | 5.4 | -142 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UTSA | 78 | 54.4 | 5 | 69 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ TCU
Week 10 · L 24-34 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
46
Receiving Yards
87.6 takeover
46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Oklahoma
Week 9 · L 21-52 · Conference game
37
Receiving Yards
74.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
37 receiving yards with a 82.2 efficiency score.
#3
vs Mississippi State
Week 1 · W 34-7 · Postseason
29
Receiving Yards
73.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
29 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Memphis
Week 10 · W 44-36 · Conference game
38
Receiving Yards
72 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
38 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Kansas
Week 11 · W 16-13 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
57 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
8 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech
151 primary output · 76 efficiency · 8.6 usage
66.4
#2
2021 Postseason · Texas Tech
51.1
86 primary · 78.1 efficiency · 8.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Texas Tech
51.1
86 primary · 78.1 efficiency · 8.4 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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