Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-44@ James Madison | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 15 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 34-19@ Colorado State | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-6vs Tennessee State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 8 | 18 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 |
#19
Avarius Sparrow
Sophomore running back for Middle Tennessee. 2022: 18 rushing yards, 5 catches.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Orlando, FL
Middle Tennessee 2022 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
RB recruit
No. 1028 nationally · Signed with Jones
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Middle Tennessee. 2022: 18 rushing yards, 5 catches.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Jones in 2020.
- Transferred from West Virginia to Middle Tennessee in 2022.
Avarius Sparrow
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 15 rush yds, 5 rec yds against James Madison — Week 1, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Middle Tennessee, 32 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2020
- Recruited3-star out of Jones
20223 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
1 coach2020–2022
Middle Tennessee
Played his entire career under Rick Stockstill.
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020West Virginia6-4HC: Neal Brown · Balanced, fast tempo
2021West Virginia6-7HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
2022Middle Tennessee8-5HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 18 | 2.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | West Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2022
W 49–6
5 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 43-point win at home against Tennessee State.
With C. Cunningham — 216 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 78.2 · 23 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · F. Peasant — 122 rush yds (13 car) · 3 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Colorado State · 4&9 · Q2 · EPA +4.02Chase Cunningham pass complete to A'Varius Sparrow for 25 yds to the ColSt 29 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · Colorado State · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.74Chase Cunningham pass complete to A'Varius Sparrow for 10 yds to the ColSt 42 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · Colorado State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.60A'Varius Sparrow run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 45
- Week 1 · James Madison · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA -1.08A'Varius Sparrow run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 39
- Week 2 · Colorado State · 3&7 · Q2 · EPA -1.00Chase Cunningham pass complete to A'Varius Sparrow for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 46
- Week 2 · Colorado State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.94Chase Cunningham pass complete to A'Varius Sparrow for 8 yds to the ColSt 47
- Week 1 · James Madison · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.91A'Varius Sparrow run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 41
- Week 1 · James Madison · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.47A'Varius Sparrow run for 7 yds to the JMads 33
- Week 1 · James Madison · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.18A'Varius Sparrow run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 7
- Week 1 · James Madison · 2&13 · Q4 · EPA -0.14A'Varius Sparrow run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 24
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology