2022 Football Roster
Sparks, Dylan
Jersey Number 0
Dylan Sparks
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Centreville, Va.
- High School:
- Chantilly
Bio
2022: Named an All-Pioneer Football League Honorable Mention selection ... Second Team PFL All-Academic Team selection ... Started all 12 games for the 'Cats ... led the team in rushing yards (832) and rushing attempts (155) ... Finished the season ranked fifth in the PFL in rushing ... Also ended the season averaging 68.58 rushing yards per game ... Scored five touchdowns with a pair of multi-score games ... rushed for two scores against Barton and two scores against Stetson ... Rushed for a career-high 180 yards against Butler (10/1/22)... 2022 PFL Academic Honor Roll.
2021: Selected to the All-Pioneer Football League Second Team… Started in all 11 of Davidson’s games… Ranked third in the PFL with a total 796 rushing yards, averaging 100.45 YPG… Posted the fifth-most rushing touchdowns in the PFL (8)… Scored 10 touchdowns for the Wildcats, nine rushing and one receiving… Posted four-100+ yard rushing games… Found the end zone twice and rushed for 122 yards at Morehead State (10/30)… Rushed for a season-best and career-high 130 yards and scored two touchdowns at Dayton (11/13)… Scored a touchdown in the FCS Playoff game vs. Kennesaw State and rushed 15 times for 109 yards (11/27).
2020-21: An All-Pioneer Football League first team selection • Started in all seven games • Ranked third in the PFL in rush yards per game (82/0) • Rushed 126 times for 574 yards and four touchdowns • Registered 133 yards with a long of 83 yards and a score in a win at nationally ranked San Diego (4/3) • Rushed for 125 yards and a TD in a win against Presbyterian (3/20) • Churned out 98 yards on the ground and a punched one in the endzone at Elon (2/20) • Had a touchdown on a 45-yard day in a win over Morehead State (3/27) • Ran for 62 yards at Presby (4/10) • Posted a 55-yard performance in the FCS Playoff at Jacksonville State (4/24) • Went for 56 yards in a victory at Stetson (3/13) • PFL Academic Honor Roll.
2019: Appeared in seven games • Rushed seven times for 48 yards in the road victory at Jacksonville (10/19) • Posted 12 carries for 46 yards in a win over Virginia Lynchburg (9/7) • Rushed for 19 yards in the win at Morehead State (10/5) • Had 18 rushing yards in a win over West Virginia Wesleyan (9/14) • Gained 16 rushing yards in a road victory at Butler (11/9) • PFL Academic Honor Roll.
Prep Years: A 2019 graduate of Chantilly High School • Was coached by Sean Curry as a member of the football team • Earned first team All-Region and All-Concorde District honors • Named his team’s Most Valuable Player • Served as a team captain (2018) • Was also a member of the lacrosse team.
Personal: Born July 6, 2001 • Son of Tracy and Daniel Sparks • Has a brother, Korben, and a sister, Ashley.
2021: Selected to the All-Pioneer Football League Second Team… Started in all 11 of Davidson’s games… Ranked third in the PFL with a total 796 rushing yards, averaging 100.45 YPG… Posted the fifth-most rushing touchdowns in the PFL (8)… Scored 10 touchdowns for the Wildcats, nine rushing and one receiving… Posted four-100+ yard rushing games… Found the end zone twice and rushed for 122 yards at Morehead State (10/30)… Rushed for a season-best and career-high 130 yards and scored two touchdowns at Dayton (11/13)… Scored a touchdown in the FCS Playoff game vs. Kennesaw State and rushed 15 times for 109 yards (11/27).
2020-21: An All-Pioneer Football League first team selection • Started in all seven games • Ranked third in the PFL in rush yards per game (82/0) • Rushed 126 times for 574 yards and four touchdowns • Registered 133 yards with a long of 83 yards and a score in a win at nationally ranked San Diego (4/3) • Rushed for 125 yards and a TD in a win against Presbyterian (3/20) • Churned out 98 yards on the ground and a punched one in the endzone at Elon (2/20) • Had a touchdown on a 45-yard day in a win over Morehead State (3/27) • Ran for 62 yards at Presby (4/10) • Posted a 55-yard performance in the FCS Playoff at Jacksonville State (4/24) • Went for 56 yards in a victory at Stetson (3/13) • PFL Academic Honor Roll.
2019: Appeared in seven games • Rushed seven times for 48 yards in the road victory at Jacksonville (10/19) • Posted 12 carries for 46 yards in a win over Virginia Lynchburg (9/7) • Rushed for 19 yards in the win at Morehead State (10/5) • Had 18 rushing yards in a win over West Virginia Wesleyan (9/14) • Gained 16 rushing yards in a road victory at Butler (11/9) • PFL Academic Honor Roll.
Prep Years: A 2019 graduate of Chantilly High School • Was coached by Sean Curry as a member of the football team • Earned first team All-Region and All-Concorde District honors • Named his team’s Most Valuable Player • Served as a team captain (2018) • Was also a member of the lacrosse team.
Personal: Born July 6, 2001 • Son of Tracy and Daniel Sparks • Has a brother, Korben, and a sister, Ashley.
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