Beau Sparks

Career Accolades 2025 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List 2024 CSC Academic All-District Holds the NCAA record for highest average gain/punt return in a game (min. 3 rets.) at 66.7 with 3 for 200 (following 2024 season) 2025 (Junior) Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List... Preseason: Phil Steele First Team All-Sun Belt Special Teams, Second Team Offense... Athlon Sports SBC First Team Punt Return, Third Team Offense... CFN Second Team (ST) All-SBC. 2024 (Sophomore) Enrolled at Texas State in January 2024. CSC Academic All-District... Played in all 13 games, making 1 start... Registered 25 catches for 271 yards and 2 TDs... Had a team-best 202 punt return yards and a TD off four attempts... Combined kick return yards (202) ranked 16th in the NCAA and punt return TD ranked him 4th... Amassed 471 all-purpose yards... Tied the TXST record for most punt return touchdowns in a game (1) and sits T-2nd in program history for most punt returns in a season (1)… Set record for most punt return yards in a game (200) and highest yards per punt return average (66.7). PRIOR TO TEXAS STATE Utah Tech (2023) 2023 (Freshman) Freshman All-American (FCS Stats Perform, FCS Football Central) … All-United Athletic Conference (UAC) Second Team … UAC Freshman of the Year … Phil Steele All-UAC Second Team … Phil Steele Freshman of the Year … Finalist for the Jerry Rice Award (top freshman in FCS) … Finished 9th in the balloting for the Jerry Rice Award … Two-time UAC Freshman of the Week (Sept. 18 and Oct. 23) … 74 catches for 723 yards and 7 touchdowns in 11 games as a true freshman … Led the team in receptions … Averaged 8.5 yards per catch … Also had 2 kick returns for 29 yards (long: 16) … 7+ catches in 7 games … 7 catches for 144 yards and a touchdown in his collegiate debut on Sept. 2 at Montana State … The 144 receiving yards broke the school’s freshman record for most in a single game … 4 catches for 20 yards vs. eventual national runner-up Montana on Sept. 9 … 7 catches for 67 yards and 2 touchdowns at Colorado State on Sept. 30 … 9 catches for 68 yards and a touchdown vs. Stephen F. Austin on Oct. 7 … 8 catches for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns at North Alabama on Oct. 21 … 9 catches for 53 yards and a touchdown vs. Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 28 … Season-high 12 catches for 90 yards at Abilene Christian on Nov. 4. High School Lettered at Franklin High School (UT) … Two-year, two-way starter … two-time All-City selection at wide receiver and two-time All-District at safety … 159 catches for 2,738 yards and 38 touchdowns in his high school career … Also had 128 career tackles with 6 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles … Ran 10.4 in the 100 meter dash in track in his senior year in 2022.