West Virginia University Athletics

2020 (Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Played in six games, adding depth at running back; used on special teams
• Season-high three plays against Kansas, Kansas mState, Texas and TCU
• WVU Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Kansas)
• Finished with three carries for 10 yards with a long of six yards against Kansas

High School

• Played running back for coach Elijah Williams at Jones High
• Earned 5A All-State Honorable Mention
• Selected No. 21 on Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida Top 60 recruits
• Played just two years of football after previously concentrating on wrestling
• Used at linebacker for part of his junior season, but then exploded as a running back during his senior year
• Finished with more than 3,200 yards during his junior and senior seasons
• Helped lead Jones to a 13-2 record, the Florida 5A state championship game and a No. 11 finish in the state
• Finished with 2,135 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior
• Rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns in the state title contest
• Had 200 or more rushing yards in four games and 100 or more yards in 11 games
• Scored multiple touchdowns in 12 games
• Season-high 276 yards and two touchdowns against Johns Creek
• Had 240 yards and three touchdowns in the playoffs against Wakulla
• Three-star rating by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports
• No. 73 running back nationally by 247Sports
• Rated No. 144-top prospect in Florida and No. 244 by ESPN

Personal

• Son of Lonzo Sparrow and Porscha Taylor
• One of five children (2 brothers, 2 sisters)
• Major is undecided