Adam Sparks: DB · UL Monroe · #14.
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Adam Sparks
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Troy — Week 4, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-45@ Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 12-7vs Jackson State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-16vs Troy | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 6-59@ No. 16 Coastal Carolina | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-55vs Georgia State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-28vs Liberty | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-59@ App State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-27@ LSU | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL48 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Terry Bowden
Pass share
41.6%
351 pass / 492 run
Plays / game
70.2
12 games
Team sack rate
9.7%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
More tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #214 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Missouri and UL Monroe, 147 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Barry Odom, Eli Drinkwitz and Terry Bowden.
