Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Total | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 |
#11
Beau Sparks
Senior wide receiver for Texas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 181 lb · El Paso, TX
CFB Index 92 · #4 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Texas State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
19
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 4.8 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Backed by 10 rec · 186 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% receiving yards game. -- Best game: 4 rec, 19 yds, at Texas
The play that turned itSwung Texas State from 37% to 82% to win.Texas State at UTSA · 43-36
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Texas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with Utah Tech in 2023.
- Transferred from Utah Tech to Texas State in 2024.
Beau Sparks
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Utah Tech to Texas State — the move that set up everything since. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 19 rec yds, 4 receptions against Texas — Week 1, 2026.
19 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 186 yds at Louisiana.Louisiana · L 39-422025
2023
- Signed with Utah Techout of El Paso Franklin
202411 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
202513 games
- All-Sun Beltfirst
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Texas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Texas State
Played his entire career under G.J. Kinne.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under G.J. Kinne — 15-13 over that span.
2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
2026Texas State0-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidenceBreakout
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 REC/g, 19.0 YDS/g, 4.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
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
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate 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 ›
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 84 | 1,200 | 14.3 | 10 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 25 | 271 | 10.8 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 113 | 1,490 | 13.2 | 12 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 6 | 74 | -- | 72 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 1 | -2 | -- | 202 | 1 |
| Career | 7 | 72 | -- | 274 | 1 |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Texas State
Returning around him
- 76% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -3 net (18 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #74
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Khalil Shakir’s 2021 season.
73%match
All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 5
Matches Khalil on
Height
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Differs from Khalil on
Weight (lower)
Reception volume (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jacob Cowing’s path through Arizona.
100%match
All-Conference USANFL Rd 4
#4
Julius Young
98%
Matches Jacob on
Height
Weight
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Antonio Williams's junior season at Clemson (2024).
78%match
All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 7
Matches Antonio on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Reception volume
Differs from Antonio on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Beau Sparks
The receiver room · Texas State
- #11Beau Sparks1,200 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Chris Dawn Jr.1,007 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Kylen Evans211 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Zechariah Sample4 games · 2025
- #14Jordan Martin2 games · 2026
7 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology