Player Career

JJ Sparkman Career Story

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

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. 1

    Texas Tech

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UTSA

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonTexas Tech0
2021 PostseasonTexas Tech8678.18.486
2021 Regular SeasonTexas Tech8678.18.40
2022 Regular SeasonTexas Tech151768.665
2023 Regular SeasonTexas Tech9305.4-142
2024 Regular SeasonUTSA7854.4569

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Texas Tech to UTSAP4 to G5/FCS77.7Dec 6, 2023

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

8

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

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games