RB Darren Sproles - Philadelphia Eagles
| 5-7, 180 | Born: 6-20-1983 | College: Kansas State | Drafted: Round 4 |
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Sproles' fantasy profile is tailored for PPR best ball leagues. He'll still play a large role in the backfield, especially and occasionally get some red zone looks at the expense of LeGarrette Blount. He should be able to reproduce his four top 15 PPR running back finishes from 2016, making him a bargain and good RB4 or RB5 best ball late pick.
Summary
Darren Sproles' role was in question last year as Chip Kelly was sent packing and Doug Pederson - and his West Coast offense - took over. Yet, Sproles' 2016 mirrored his prior two seasons in Philadelphia. At 33 years old, the diminutive (5'7", 180 lbs.) set career highs in carries (94) and rushing yards (438) while contributing mainly as a receiver (52 receptions for 427 yards). Expect Sproles to play a similar role for one more season, but start to give way to rookie Donnell Pumphrey later in the year. While he's in the lineup, Sproles will catch a ton of passes but won't see many runs on 1st and 2nd down. He's coming off a RB30 season and that's a reasonable baseline for his fantasy outlook in 2017. He's a bye week/matchup flex option in PPR leagues. You could do worse, but if you're going to win your league, you have to do much better. (August 12)FBG Staff Rankings
RB Redraft - 51, 38, 40, 42, 42, 44, 48, 49, 49, 49, 49, 53, 57, 58RB Redraft PPR - 49, 35, 35, 36, 40, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 53, 55, 57, 58
RB Dynasty - 86, 70, 74, 75, 75
Stats and Projections
| YEAR | G | RSH | YD | TD | TARG | REC | YD | TD | FumL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | PHI | 15 | 57 | 329 | 6 | 62 | 40 | 387 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | PHI | 16 | 83 | 317 | 3 | 83 | 55 | 388 | 1 | |
| 2016 | PHI | 15 | 94 | 438 | 2 | 71 | 52 | 427 | 2 | |
| 2017 | PROJ-Dodds | 15 | 79 | * | * | 44 | * | * | * | |
| 2017 | PROJ-Henry | 16 | 70 | * | * | 50 | * | * | * | |
| 2017 | PROJ-Wood | 16 | 80 | * | * | 42 | * | * | * | |
| 2017 | PROJ-Tremblay | 16 | 73 | * | * | 39 | * | * | * |
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Average Draft Position
Overall: 154
RB: 53
Overall-PPR: 149
RB-PPR: 52
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Latest News
Eagles | Darren Sproles to be used more in space (Tue Aug 15, 12:25 PM) - Philadelphia Eagles RB Darren Sproles will probably be used less as a runner this season and more as a receiver in 2017 after the team added LeGarrette Blount in the offseason, according to the Philadelphia Daily News' Paul Domowitch. Our View: Blount is clearly the battering ram for the offense, but he's not useful in passing situations. Sproles is that guy to turn to when it's 3rd down, but he's going to be splitting time with dynamic rookie DJ Pumphrey. From a fantasy perspective, that split of third-down work negatively impacts the value of both. Sproles is still getting drafted at RB51 (12.04) in 12-team PPR leagues.link to story
2017 Schedule
| 1 | @ Washington Redskins |
| 2 | @ Kansas City Chiefs |
| 3 | vs New York Giants |
| 4 | @ Los Angeles Chargers |
| 5 | vs Arizona Cardinals |
| 6 | @ Carolina Panthers |
| 7 | vs Washington Redskins |
| 8 | vs San Francisco 49ers |
| 9 | vs Denver Broncos |
| 10 | --- BYE WEEK --- |
| 11 | @ Dallas Cowboys |
| 12 | vs Chicago Bears |
| 13 | @ Seattle Seahawks |
| 14 | @ Los Angeles Rams |
| 15 | @ New York Giants |
| 16 | vs Oakland Raiders |
| 17 | vs Dallas Cowboys |
