2021 Football Roster

22 Adam Sparks

  • Position Cornerback
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Baton Rouge, La.

Biography

Transfer from Missouri expects to compete for playing time at boundary corner . . . four-year letterman for the Tigers (2017-20) appeared in 37 career games, including 15 starts at cornerback . . . has recorded 99 total tackles (74 solos, 25 assist), including 6.0 for losses (16 yards), three interceptions and 12 pass break-ups . . . MISSOURI HIGHLIGHTS | 2020 SEASON: Received COVID-19 season of competition waiver . . . appeared in five games in 2020, including starts at cornerback in back-to-back games at Tennessee and vs. LSU . . . totaled 10 tackles (8 solos, 2 assists) and two pass break-ups . . . posted a season-high five tackles – all solos – and a press break-up vs. LSU . . . 2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Saw action in 11 games in 2019 . . . credited with 17 tackles (14 solos, 3 assists) . . . produced a season-high six stops vs. Tennessee, including five solo hits . . . contributed four tackles, including 2.5 for losses (4 yards), and a pass break-up vs. West Virginia . . . 2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in eight games in 2018, including five starts at cornerback . . . recorded a career-high 38 tackles (31 solos, 7 assists), including 2.5 behind the line of scrimmage (9 yards), and two pass break-ups . . . finished sixth on the team in tackles despite being sidelined for the last five games of the season with a leg injury . . . made five solo stops vs. Kentucky, including one for a 3-yard loss . . . delivered a momentum-changing interception midway through the second quarter in the Homecoming Game vs. Memphis; jumped a back-shoulder throw by Brady White along the sideline and Mizzou scored on the next play (44-yard bomb) . . . registered seven tackles (5 solos, 2 assists) at South Carolina, including 0.5 for a loss of 1 yard . . . totaled six solo stops vs. No. 2 Georgia . . . amassed a career-best 11 tackles in a 40-37 win at Purdue, including 10 solos; four of those solo stops came against his older brother Jared . . . 2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2016, including eight starting assignments at cornerback . . . posted 34 tackles (21 solos, 13 assists) . . . his two interceptions tied for the team lead and set the school single-season record by a true freshman . . . his picks came in consecutive road games late in the season at Vanderbilt and at Arkansas . . . produced his first career tackle for loss vs. Florida (3 yards) . . . racked up 20 tackles during a four-game midseason stretch . . . tallied four stops and two pass break-ups at UConn . . . made five tackles each in back-to-back games at No. 4 Georgia (first career start) and vs. Idaho (4 solos) . . . collected a season-high six stops at Kentucky . . . HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation’s top 100 cornerbacks by ESPN.com (No. 88) and 247Sports.com (No. 92) in the 2017 recruiting class . . . also rated among the state’s top prospects by 247Sports.com (No. 35), Rivals.com (No. 36) and ESPN.com (No. 40) . . . two-year starter for Coach Benny Saia at Dutchtown High School in Geismar, Louisiana . . . earned all-district and all-parish honors as a senior in 2016 . . . former high school teammate of current Warhawks (wide receiver) Jonathon Hodoh . . . attended the same high school program that produced NFL Draft selections Eddie Lacy, Eric Reid and Landon Collins . . . son of Kenyatta and Janelle Sparks . . . father Kenyatta, who excelled as a two-sport athlete (football and track) in college from 1992-95, was inducted into Southern University’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 . . . older brother Jared transferred from Purdue to join ULM’s 2021 roster as a wide receiver . . . majoring in general studies at ULM.

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