Javontez Spraggins
{{Short description|American football player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Javontez Spraggins
|school=Tennessee Volunteers
|currentnumber=76
|currentposition=Offensive lineman
|class=Senior
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|2002|5|20|mf=y}}
|birth_place=
|heightft=6
|heightin=2
|weight_lb=306
|bowlgames=
|highlights=
|highschool=East St. Louis (East St. Louis, Illinois)
|pastschools=*Tennessee (2020–present)
|espn=4432561
|major=Sociology
}}
Javontez Armid Spraggins (born May 20, 2002) is an American football offensive lineman for the Tennessee Volunteers.
High school career
Spraggins attended East St. Louis Senior High School in East St. Louis, Illinois.{{Cite web |last=Halfacre |first=Paul |date=December 18, 2019 |title=East St. Louis sends trio off to next level after capturing ninth state title |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/high-school/recruiting/football/east-st-louis-sends-trio-off-to-next-level-after-capturing-ninth-state-title/article_45298186-21ea-11ea-8a7c-a3ec94158e08.html |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=St. Louis Post-Dispatch}} A three-star recruit, Spraggins committed to play college football at the University of Tennessee over offers from Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa State.{{Cite web |last=Ubben |first=David |date=April 10, 2020 |title=Inside Javontez Spraggins’ rise to a coveted member of Tennessee’s 2020 class |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1736931/2020/04/10/javontez-spraggins-profile-tennessee-vols-2020-offensive-line-recruit/ |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=The Athletic}}{{Cite web |last=Criddle |first=Dean |date=June 25, 2019 |title=Two East St. Louis Flyers will play college football for the Tennessee Volunteers |url=https://www.bnd.com/sports/high-school/prep-football/article231931578.html |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Belleville News-Democrat}}
College career
As a freshman in 2020, Spraggins appeared in eight games, allowing no sacks, before finishing third on the team for most snaps played the following season.{{Cite web |last=Paschall |first=David |date=September 29, 2022 |title=Energetic Javontez Spraggins helps key offensive success for Vols |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2022/sep/29/energetic-spraggins-helping-key-offensive-success/ |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=Chattanooga Times Free Press}}{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Mike |date=September 16, 2020 |title=Freshman Javontez Spraggins has benefited from Tennessee football's COVID-19 contact-tracing |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2020/09/16/tennessee-football-javontez-spraggins-jeremy-pruitt-vols-south-carolina/5800060002/ |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel}} During the 2022 season, after a game where he allowed zero sacks and played every offensive down, Spraggins was named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week.{{Cite web |last=DeLuca |first=Frank |date=September 26, 2022 |title=Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker, OL Javontez Spraggins win SEC weekly awards |url=https://www.wbir.com/article/sports/tennessee-qb-hendon-hooker-and-ol-javontez-spraggins-win-sec-weekly-awards/51-6636176b-cd18-48b2-8b1a-0991b8af9ca2 |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=WBIR}} Entering the 2023 season, Spraggins is seen as a top offensive line prospect in the upcoming 2024 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=McKinnell |first=Zach |date=May 4, 2023 |title=Vols’ offensive lineman projected as 2024 NFL draft first round pick |url=https://news.yahoo.com/vols-offensive-lineman-projected-2024-173403296.html |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=Yahoo! News}}{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=John |date=May 11, 2023 |title=Who are Tennessee football's All-SEC candidates in 2023 and who are the weak links? |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/columnists/university-of-tennessee/john-adams/2023/05/11/joe-milton-tennessee-football-javontez-spraggins-aaron-beasley/70199711007/ |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 7/8
| weight = 306
| dash = 5.18
| ten split = 1.84
| twenty split = 3.03
| shuttle = 4.91
| cone drill = 7.94
| vertical = 26.0
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 4
| bench = 27
| arm span = 32 3/8
| hand span = 9 3/4
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1045282&DraftYear=2025 |title=Javontez Spraggins College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 25, 2025}}
}}
Personal life
Spraggins is known for celebrating with stuffed animals of the opposing team's mascot after victories.{{Cite web |last=Sparks |first=Adam |date=October 18, 2022 |title=Gators, tigers and elephants: Tennessee football offensive lineman celebrates wins with stuffed animals |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2022/10/18/tennessee-football-stuffed-animals-celebrate-wins-alabama/69561841007/ |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel}}{{Cite web |last=Butler |first=Ric |date=October 18, 2022 |title=Javontez Spraggins: Part Zookeeper, Part Security Guard |url=http://beta.rockytopinsider.com/2022/10/18/javontez-spraggins-part-zookeeper-part-security-guard/ |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=Rocky Top Insider}} Spraggins was named to the 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll.{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2022 |title=2021 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll |url=https://www.secsports.com/article/33244871/2021-fall-sec-academic-honor-roll |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=SEC Sports}}
References
External links
- [https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/javontez-spraggins/19045 Tennessee Volunteers bio]
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Category:Tennessee Volunteers football players
Category:Players of American football from East St. Louis, Illinois