TCU football loses another wide receiver for the season
TCU wide receiver JD Spielman is done for the season with an injury, sources confirmed to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Wednesday.
Spielman has been sidelined the past three games and will not return this season. He sustained what is believed to be a shoulder injury in the Kansas State game.
Spielman is the latest blow to the wide receiver corps. TCU has lost four wide receivers to the NCAA transfer portal, including Al’Dontre Davis, Te’Vailance Hunt, John Stephens Jr. and Dylan Thomas.
TCU ranks ninth in pass offense among Big 12 teams. Taye Barber is the leading receiver with 281 yards on 27 catches followed by freshmen Quentin Johnston (225 yards on 13 catches) and Blair Conwright (188 yards on 14 catches).
Spielman played in three games, including one start in the opener against Iowa State. He finished with five catches for 56 yards. He also returned seven punts for 80 yards.
Spielman joined the program as a transfer out of Nebraska last offseason. He had three consecutive 800-yard receiving seasons for the Cornhuskers, leading the team with 49 catches for 898 yards and five touchdowns in 2019. He is the son of Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman.
With Spielman sidelined, junior Derius Davis has emerged as the top punt return option. Davis is averaging 21.8 yards per return, including a 67-yard touchdown return in the Baylor game.
TCU faces West Virginia on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. in Morgantown.
Jeremy Clark, publisher of Horned Frog Blitz, first reported the news of Spielman’s status.
This story was originally published November 11, 2020 at 12:31 PM.
