Darren Sproles
Darren Sproles | New Orleans Saints | RB
2011 Experience: 7th season
Fantasy Football Outlook: After the Saints traded away Reggie Bush they quickly signed Darren Sproles in free agency. While Sproles is a better inside runner than Bush, his role with the Saints should be much like it was with the Chargers as a receiving threat on third downs, and a special teams force. Look for Mark Ingram and Pierre Thomas to be the running backs to target from this team on draft day.
| Rushing Stats | Receiving Stats | |||||
| Attempts | Yards | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | |
| 2011 Projected Stats | 68 | 303 | 1 | 48 | 439 | 2 |
2011 NFL Fantasy Football Draft: ADP Values | Rankings | Mocks | Cheat Sheets + Auction Values
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| Year | Age | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | RRTD | ||||||
| 2008 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 61 | 330 | 1 | 37 | 5.4 | 20.6 | 3.8 | 29 | 342 | 11.8 | 5 | 66 | 1.8 | 21.4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 93 | 343 | 3 | 21 | 3.7 | 21.4 | 5.8 | 45 | 497 | 11.0 | 4 | 81 | 2.8 | 31.1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 50 | 267 | 0 | 34 | 5.3 | 16.7 | 3.1 | 59 | 520 | 8.8 | 2 | 57 | 3.7 | 32.5 | 2 |
| Career | 78 | 5 | 249 | 1154 | 6 | 37 | 4.6 | 14.8 | 3.2 | 146 | 1400 | 9.6 | 11 | 81 | 1.9 | 17.9 | 17 | |
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2011 June
The Chargers are going to part ways with free agent Darren Sproles as the special team, third down back is rumored to sign with teams like the Dolphins or Rams. Wherever Sproles lands, he clearly has a specific niche in the teams’ plans, and his role won’t make him a fantasy relevant option, unless he has to fill in because of injuries.
2010 Preview
Darren Sproles has been given the opportunity to shop around for a contract in free agency. That said, I would be surprised if the Chargers actually let Sproles get away. With LT already gone, this team needs Sproles to help in the running game.
2010 Fantasy Football Outlook
2009 Fantasy Year In Review: Darren Sproles continued to be the Chargers backup running back throughout the season. Since San Diego loves to use their runners in the underneath passing game, Sproles posted almost 500 yards receiving on 45 receptions.
For the season Sproles posted seven total touchdowns in the running and passing game for the Chargers as he continued to show his explosiveness.
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2010 NFL Fantasy Football Player Rankings: At one point this offseason it looked like the Chargers offense might lose LaDainian Tomlinson and Sproles in free agency. The team did let Tomlinson go, but they kept Sproles around to be the backup once again. This year San Diego has a new starting tailback in rookie Ryan Mathews.
Mathews will see the bulk of the workload on the ground but Sproles should see a hefty amount the third down work this season. Don’t look to Sproles as a draft pick this season, unless you believe he’s worth holding if Mathews gets hurt.
Assets
- Explosive
- Receptions
- Great Offense
Liabilities
- Backup To Mathews
- Undersized
