UTSA · L 26-31
No catches.
Sparks has catches in 7 of Texas State’s 8 games: none against UTSA.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 12, middle 2, right 4.
Beau Sparks
Moves the chains on third down. Transferred to Texas State from Utah Tech. First career honor, 2025: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 153 receiving yards and 10 receptions against San Diego State — Week 5, 2026.
402 receiving yards · 30 catches · 3 receiving TD
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 30 | 402 | 13.4 | 3 | 63 |
| 2025 | Texas State | 84 | 1,200 | 14.3 | 10 | 73 |
| 2024 | Texas State | 25 | 271 | 10.8 | 2 | 24 |
| Career | 139 | 1,873 | 13.5 | 15 | 73 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 1 | 9 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 6 | 74 | 72 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 1 | −2 | 202 | 1 |
| Career | 8 | 81 | 274 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 63 receiving yards, 5 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ No. 5 Texas | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-35vs North Texas | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-10vs Incarnate Word | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 1 | 63 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-31@ San Diego State | 10 | 153 | 15.3 | 1 | 40 | Season-high 153 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 66-27vs Colorado State | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 43 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs Utah State | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | L 45-46@ No. 20 Boise State | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 1 | 44 | |
| Total | 30 | 402 | 13.4 | 3 | 63 |
Oct. 31 · L 45-46 at Boise State
5 catches for 63 yards and a touchdown.
6 catches for 38 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 6 catches for 40 yards, the box score 6 for 38, so no play is placed until they agree.
2 catches for 57 yards. Texas State threw to him on 3 of its 19 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 66-27 win.
43-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
10 catches for 153 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. Texas State threw to him on 12 of its 44 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 3rd and 6. First quarter, tied 0-0. Broken up by San Diego State’s J. McLaughlin.
6-yard catch on 3rd and 8. Fourth quarter, down 24-20.
40-yard touchdown. Fourth quarter, cut it to 31-29.
17-yard catch on 4th and 6. Fourth quarter, down 31-29. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 66 yards and a touchdown. Texas State threw to him on 2 of its 23 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 63-10 win.
63-yard touchdown. First quarter, made it 7-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
1 catch for 6 yards. Texas State threw to him on 2 of its 22 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 49-35 win.
6-yard catch on 3rd and 5. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 19 yards. Texas State threw to him on 5 of its 29 passes. 19 of the 19 came before halftime.
5-yard catch on 3rd and 4. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
9-yard catch. First quarter, down 6-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 5 · 2026
L 29-31
10 rec · 153 yds · 1 TD
With B. Jackson — 372 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 68.9 · 80 rush yds (22 car) · D. Jackson — 53 rush yds (13 car)
The plays that mattered most
142nd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +20 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
4118% of team targetsCatch rate
73%30 of 41 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
73% catch rate on 41 targets · 18% of the team's targets · 50% catch rate on 8 deep targets (20+ air yds).
3 seasons under G.J. Kinne — 19-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 41.8 | 18.4 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 6.3 | 78.3 | 10.9 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 60.2 | 17.5 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 50.5 | 9.4 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
40.9%
242 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
74.0
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #1 of 51 Sun Belt WRs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›
2026 is in progress.
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under G.J. Kinne.
