Former wide receiver at UTSA. 2024: 7 catches, 78 receiving yards.
6′4″ · 225 lb · Longview, TX
The story
Former wide receiver at UTSA. 2024: 7 catches, 78 receiving yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJ.J. Sparkman
Moves the chains on third down. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Matt Wells, Joey McGuire and Jeff Traylor. The receipt: 38 rec yds, 1 receptions against Memphis — Week 10, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at UTSA, 324 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jeff Traylor.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 20.7 | 18.7 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.0 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UTSA | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 14 | 151 | 10.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 30 | 324 | 10.8 | 3 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2024
W 44–36
vs Memphis
1 rec · 38 yds
Edged out Memphis at home in a shootout.
With O. McCown — 280 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.8 · 28 rush yds (5 car) · C. Carpenter — 9 rush yds (2 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-49@ Texas State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-7vs Houston Christian | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | L 45-46@ Tulsa | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | W 44-36vs Memphis | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 38 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 48-27vs North Texas | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-29@ Army | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 7 | 78 | 12.0 | 0 | 38 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to RaJae Johnson’s 2021 season.
Matches RaJae on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Justin Robinson’s path through West Virginia.
Matches Justin on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to RaJae Johnson's sophomore season at UAB (2021).
Matches RaJae on
Player DNA