Thomas Sperbeck

Thomas Sperbeck
Boise State Broncos No. 82
Position Wide receiver
Class Senior
Major Communication
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Jesuit HS
Carmichael, California
Personal information
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Thomas Sperbeck is an American football wide receiver for the Boise State Broncos.[1] He is the all-time leader in receiving yards in Boise State history.

High school career

Thomas grew up in Carmichael, California and attended Jesuit High School in the Sacramento area. At Jesuit, he led the team in passing, rushing, tackles and scoring and therefore was named on the MaxPreps All-Sac-Joaquin Section First Team, Sacramento Bee All-Metro First Team on offense, and was Sac-Joaquin Section Delta River All-Purpose Player of the Year. He completed 57/156 passes for 1,049 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also rushed for 932 yards and 9 touchdowns. On defense, Thomas had 69 tackles (40 solo).[1]

Sperbeck was considered a two-star pick by Scout.com. He was ranked 115th in his position. Thomas ran a 40-yard dash time of 4.44.[2]

College career

2013

Sperbeck began his freshman year redshirting the first three games. His redshirt was removed and appeared in eight of the final nine games for the season, missing a contest due to a sprained ankle,[3] and catching 5 passes for 40 yards, including a season-high two receptions in a game vs BYU, as well as a 17-yard reception against Oregon State in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl on December 24. The former high school quarterback attempted a pass against Utah State but under threw his receiver which resulted in an interception.[1][4]

2014

In the 2014 season Thomas appeared in 14 games and started 8, he led the team with 877 receiving yards, was second on the team with 51 catches and tied for third with 3 receiving touchdowns. Thomas made his first collegiate start at Nevada, catching three passes for 51 yards. He also threw his first career touchdown pass that season, to quarterback Grant Hedrick for the game-winning touchdown against Fresno State. Sperbeck scored his first-career touchdown catch in win over BYU on October 24. Thomas Sperbeck ended the season with a high-note, catching 12 passes for 199 yards and being named the Offensive MVP of the Fiesta Bowl in a 38-30 win over Arizona.[1][5]

2015

In 2015, Thomas set Boise State's single-season record for receiving yards against Air Force on November 20, passing Titus Young's 2010 record of 1,215 receiving yards, on his way to 1,412 yards receiving. He ended the season with 88 receptions for 1,412 yards, averaging 16.0 a catch.[6] Thomas Sperbeck ended his career-best season with a 55-7 rout of Northern Illinois in the Poinsettia Bowl. He had six catches for 78 yards in the game.[1][7] Additionally, he had a juggling, one-handed catch against Wyoming which won him the Yahoo! Sports Catch of the Year contest.[8]

College statistics

Year Team Games Rec Yards Avg Long Rec TDs
2013 Boise State 8 5 40 8.0 17 0
2014 Boise State 14 51 877 17.2 51 3
2015 Boise State 13 88 1,412 16.0 85 8
College Totals 35 144 2,329 16.2 85 11

Personal life

Thomas is the son of former University of Nevada quarterback and former coach Marshall Sperbeck.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "broncosports.com Thomas Sperbeck Bio". www.broncosports.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  2. ↑ "Thomas Sperbeck, Boise State WR - Scout". www.scout.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  3. ↑ "MWC notebook: Boise has QB dilemma?". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  4. ↑ "Boise State football coach Chris Petersen explains 'unfortunate events' at end of last week's first half". IdahoStatesman. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  5. ↑ "Bowl Bits: Boise State 38, Arizona 30". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  6. ↑ "Thomas Sperbeck". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  7. ↑ "Game recap: Boise State crushes Northern Illinois 55-7 in Poinsettia Bowl". idahostatesman. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  8. ↑ "And the 2015 Catch of the Year goes to...". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  9. ↑ "Thomas Sperbeck catches on at Boise State". SacBee. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
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