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Tim Sanger
Tim Sanger
Tim Sanger
Tim Sanger
Tim Sanger
Tim Sanger
Tim Sanger
Tim Sanger
Tim Sanger

11 Phoenix Sproles

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 193
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New Hope, Minn.
  • High School Robbinsdale Cooper HS

Biography

* 2020-21, 2021 MVFC Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
* 2018, 2019, 2020-21, 2021, 2022 MVFC Honor Roll

2022 SEASON (SENIOR):
Returned for a fifth season of eligibility due to COVID-19's impact on the 2020 season...Appeared in four of the first seven games before leaving the team during the October bye week...Made three catches for 29 yards...Had two receptions against Youngstown State and one against Drake...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.

2021 SEASON (SENIOR): Caught a pass in 10 of 15 games played...Made 14 starts at wide receiver...NDSU's second-leading receiver behind second round NFL draft pick Christian Watson...Made 20 receptions for 284 yards and two touchdowns...Career-high 87 receiving yards including a 75-yard touchdown catch in the win over South Dakota...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2020-21 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started the team's only game of the fall season against Central Arkansas, but did not make any receptions...Missed the entire spring season due to an injury...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2019 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Had at least one catch in all 15 games played...Made 13 starts at wide receiver...Missed the NCAA semifinal win over Montana State after leaving the previous two playoff games early with a shoulder injury...NDSU's second leading receiver with 33 receptions for 541 yards and two touchdowns...First catch of the season was a diving, over-the-shoulder 47-yard touchdown from Trey Lance in the season opener at Target Field...Had a 36-yard TD catch in the win over Northern Iowa...Career-high six receptions against Missouri State...Career-high 72 yards on three receptions at Delaware...Scored two rushing touchdowns in the NCAA playoffs, a 55-yard reverse handoff from running back Adam Cofield in the second round against Nicholls and a 38-yard fake reverse handoff to receiver Christian Watson in the championship win over James Madison...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.

2018 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 15 games as a true freshman...Made five receptions for 34 yards...Scored his only touchdown of the year on a six-yard pass from Easton Stick in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Colgate...Credited with one rush for six yards at South Dakota...Also contributed on special teams...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2018 graduate of Robbinsdale Cooper High School...Four-year letterman and three-year starter...Played wide receiver, strong safety, punter and punt returner for coach Willie Howard...Two-time all-conference and Special Teams Player of the Year...Career stats include more than 50 receptions for 700 yards and 10 touchdowns...Intercepted seven passes...Totaled more than 800 yards of punt return yards including one touchdown...Set school records for punt return yards in a season and career...Led team to a 9-1 record and section championship in 2017...Selected to play in the Minnesota all-star game...Also participates in basketball...National Honor Society member.

PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in December 2021 with a bachelor's degree in management communication...Son of Efonda Sproles and Chaconas Howard...One of four siblings in the family...Has a sister, Sterling, attending NDSU...Cousin of former Philadelphia Eagles running back Darren Sproles.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2018Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 183 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2019Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 187 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2020Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 188 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2021Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 193 lbs
    11