Basketball ↗
Power RankingsThis WeekTeamsDepth ChartsPlayersPlaysRecruitingBettingAwardsPast SeasonsPortalSOON
#11
Texas State · 2026

Beau Sparks

WRSenior5' 11", 181 lbsEl Paso, TX
Texas State Bobcats3-3 · TDC #61
Snap share
43%
4 of 5 started · likely 24–56%
Receptions
19
244th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
301
169th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
15.8
80th of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
172nd of 826 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.96
16th of 317 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

24 plays · +23.0 total EPA · 16th of 317 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.96
Passing+0.96
1st down+0.89
2nd down+0.87
3rd down+0.74
Standard downs+1.07
Passing downs+0.63
SparksWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays6%
Pass plays17%
Run plays0%
1st down6%
2nd down6%
3rd down8%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs7%
SparksWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets24—
Target share19.7%156th / 524
Catch rate79.2%56th / 524
Success rate per target66.7%22nd / 524
Yards per target12.528th / 524
Explosive catches16.7%115th / 524
Deep-target rate16.7%—
3rd-down targets5—
Red-zone targets3—

Charting

Where Sparks's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
24
19 caught (79%)
Avg. depth of target
9.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.6
101 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
160
of 261 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
17%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted23 targets charted

79% comp9.6 avg. depth5.6 YAC/catch17% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (9%), 2 caught (100%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target2100% · 15yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (17%), 3 caught (75%), 27 yds, 6.8 per target475% · 27yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (17%), 4 caught (100%), 31 yds, 7.8 per target4100% · 31yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (9%), 1 caught (50%), 11 yds, 5.5 per target250% · 11yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (9%), 2 caught (100%), 106 yds, 53.0 per target2100% · 106yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (9%), 2 caught (100%), 18 yds, 9.0 per target2100% · 18yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (9%), 1 caught (50%), 5 yds, 2.5 per target250% · 5yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 25 yds, 25.0 per target1100% · 25yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Texas State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Sparks’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
47
36 caught (77%)
Avg. depth of target
9.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.4
195 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
281
of 476 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
15%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted47 targets charted

76% comp9.3 avg. depth5.4 YAC/catch15% 20+ air yds10–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 8 targets (17%), 7 caught (88%), 38 yds, 4.8 per target888% · 38yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 9 targets (19%), 8 caught (89%), 92 yds, 10.2 per target989% · 92yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 11 targets (23%), 9 caught (82%), 89 yds, 8.1 per target1182% · 89yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (9%), 2 caught (50%), 27 yds, 6.8 per target450% · 27yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 2 caught (67%), 33 yds, 11.0 per target367% · 33yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 5 targets (11%), 3 caught (60%), 135 yds, 27.0 per target560% · 135yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), -5 yds, -5.0 per target1100% · -5yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 31 yds, 31.0 per target1100% · 31yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 11 yds, 5.5 per target250% · 11yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farTexas State#61 · 3-3543%19301219.7%
2025Texas State#62 · 7-61386%8412001031.9%
2024Texas State#51 · 8-51124%2527126.6%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Beau Sparks's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Beau Sparks's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.6 avg. game scoreBest: 9.4 at San Diego State (Week 5)1 of 5 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@TexasL 7–595.54194.809
2UTSAL 26–31—no stats recorded
3North TexasW 49–353.9166.006
4Incarnate WordW 63–107.426633.0163
5@San Diego StateL 29–319.41015315.3140
7Colorado StateW 66–276.725728.5043
2026 · 5 games6.61930115.8263

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions19244th / 1995
Yards301169th / 1981
Yards / catch15.880th / 461
Touchdowns2172nd / 826
Long63—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Texas✓ WR70~39 (12–53)5·56%
Wk 3 · North Texas—71~21 (7–29)2·30%
Wk 4 · Incarnate Word✓ WR68~14 (4–23)2·21%
Wk 5 · San Diego State✓ WR102~81 (53–99)12·79%
Wk 7 · Colorado State✓ WR74~42 (28–51)3157%
Season4 GS463197 (112–259)24143%

Position Room

11 WRs on the Texas State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
1Chris Dawn Jr.WRSR29348427%+0.47
11Beau SparksWRSR19301217%+0.96
2Kylen EvansWRSO11199012%+1.03
3Zechariah SampleWRSO8137112%+0.27
13Tucker CusanoWRFR712208%+1.07
14Jordan MartinWRSO53416%+0.40
20Dameon CroweWRFR43708%+0.53
12La'Keyleon GravesWRFR25615%+2.09
25Skylar LewisWRFR—————
81Blake MclaneWRFR—————
83Jonah JonesWRFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Texas State depth chart →