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Jersey Number 19
A'Varius Sparrow
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 184
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Orlando, FL
- High School:
- Jones
Bio
2023 (r-Junior)
• Missed the entire season with an injury
2022 (r-Sophomore)
• Turned in four receptions for 41 yards at Colorado State
• Suffered a leg injury against TSU and was lost for the season
2021 (r-Freshman at West Virginia)
• Played in just four games before electing to enter the transfer portal
• Rushed three times for four yards and a touchdown
2020 (Freshman at West Virginia)
• 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 State, 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
• Full name: A’Varius Lee Sparrow
• Parents: Lonzo Sparrow and Porscha Taylor
• Born: 9/16/00
• Major: Integrated Studies
• Missed the entire season with an injury
2022 (r-Sophomore)
• Turned in four receptions for 41 yards at Colorado State
• Suffered a leg injury against TSU and was lost for the season
2021 (r-Freshman at West Virginia)
• Played in just four games before electing to enter the transfer portal
• Rushed three times for four yards and a touchdown
2020 (Freshman at West Virginia)
• 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 State, 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
• Full name: A’Varius Lee Sparrow
• Parents: Lonzo Sparrow and Porscha Taylor
• Born: 9/16/00
• Major: Integrated Studies
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