Thomas Sperbeck

WR · Boise State 2016 · #82

Last confirmed: Boise State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′0″ · Carmichael, CA · Jesuit

Thomas Sperbeck: WR · Boise State · #82.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Alex EricksonWisconsin · 2014 · 87% season match
Maguire AndersonFlorida International · 2026 · 86% season match
Da'Ron BrownNorthern Illinois · 2014 · 84% season match
Sergio Bailey IIEastern Michigan · 2016 · 79% season match
Antwan GoodleyBaylor · 2014 · 76% season match

Thomas Sperbeck

WR · Boise State · #82

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. He has spent three seasons in the Boise State receiving corps. One game to point at: 198 receiving yards and 9 receptions against New Mexico — Week 6, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Boise State in the news

Boise State wins first PAC-12 gameThe Utah Statesman Oct 4

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Boise State	80	1,272	15.9	9
2015	Boise State	88	1,412	16.0	8
2014	Boise State	51	877	17.2	3
Career		219	3,561	16.3	20

Season	Team
2016	Boise State	11	53
2015	Boise State	5	42
2014	Boise State	2	11
Career		18	106

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-10@ Louisiana	6	130	21.7	1	43	130-yard receiving day
Wk 2	W 31-28vs Washington State	7	133	19.0	1	47	133-yard receiving day
Wk 4	W 38-24@ Oregon State	6	104	17.3	0	31
Wk 5	W 21-10vs Utah State	5	64	12.8	1	26
Wk 6	W 49-21@ New Mexico	9	198	22.0	2	54	Season-high 198 yds
Wk 7	W 28-23vs Colorado State	5	72	14.4	1	27
Wk 8	W 28-27vs BYU	9	109	12.1	1	27
Wk 9	L 28-30@ Wyoming	8	80	10.0	0	19
Wk 10	W 45-31vs San José State	2	19	9.5	0	15
Wk 11	W 52-16@ Hawai'i	5	114	22.8	2	44	2 TD catches
Wk 12	W 42-25vs UNLV	5	47	9.4	0	11
Wk 13	L 20-27@ Air Force	5	123	24.6	0	47
Bowl	L 12-31@ Baylor	8	79	9.9	0	24
Total		80	1272	15.9	9	54

Signature game

Week 6 · 2016

W 49-21

at New Mexico

9 rec · 198 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 28-point win on the road against New Mexico.

With B. Rypien — 391 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.9 · C. Wilson — 9 rec · 167 yds · 3 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Louisiana · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.58Brett Rypien pass complete to Thomas Sperbeck for 35 yds for a TD, (Tyler Rausa KICK)
Week 6 · New Mexico · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.18Brett Rypien pass complete to Thomas Sperbeck for 54 yds for a TD, (Tyler Rausa KICK)
Week 6 · New Mexico · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +3.97Brett Rypien pass complete to Thomas Sperbeck for 35 yds for a TD, (Tyler Rausa KICK)
Week 1 · Louisiana · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.69Thomas Sperbeck pass complete to Jeremy McNichols for 48 yds for a TD, (Tyler Rausa KICK)
Week 4 · Oregon State · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.62Brett Rypien pass complete to Thomas Sperbeck for 31 yds to the OrgSt 46 for a
Week 6 · New Mexico · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.59Brett Rypien pass complete to Thomas Sperbeck for 32 yds to the NMex 23 for a

4 more plays

Week 11 · Hawai'i · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.34Brett Rypien pass complete to Thomas Sperbeck for 35 yds for a TD, (Tyler Rausa KICK)
Week 1 · Louisiana · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.17Brett Rypien pass complete to Thomas Sperbeck for 43 yds to the LaLaf 1 for a
Week 8 · BYU · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.14Rypien to Sperbeck: a 12-yard touchdown pass.
Week 11 · Hawai'i · 2nd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +3.13Brett Rypien pass complete to Thomas Sperbeck for 44 yds for a TD, (Tyler Rausa KICK)

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Bryan Harsin — 31-9 over that span.

2014Boise State12-2HC: Bryan Harsin · Run-leaning

2015Boise State9-4HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced, fast tempo

2016Boise State10-3HC: Bryan Harsin · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (85th percentile). Strength: rec yards (97th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#102 / 674 · 85th pct

16.1

Explosive rate#161 / 674 · 76th pct

15.7%

TD rate#192 / 674 · 72nd pct

6.6%

EPA / target#227 / 674 · 66th pct

0.62

Catch rate#405 / 674 · 40th pct

64.5%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#14 / 524 · 97th pct

1272

Receptions#23 / 524 · 96th pct

Rec TDs#35 / 524 · 92nd pct

Yards / catch#110 / 524 · 79th pct

15.9

Rush yards#61 / 257 · 76th pct

Long catch#216 / 524 · 58th pct

Rush TDs#56 / 257 · 39th pct

Fumbles lost#182 / 216 · 9th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

74th → 66th percentile

Explosive rate

68th → 76th percentile

Catch rate

38th → 40th percentile

TD rate

62nd → 72nd percentile

Yards / catch

86th → 85th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.5	74.0	12.9	0.7
Road6g	6.5	125	19.7	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.6	111	16.7	0.9
Weeks 8+6g	5.7	82.0	14.7	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Bryan Harsin

Pass share

45.4%

405 pass / 488 run

Plays / game

68.7

13 games

Team sack rate

4.0%

423 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

80 catches, 11 carries and 3 pass attempts in 13 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Thomas Sperbeck

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Boise State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons at Boise State

His moves

2013