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Darren Sproles

Darren Lee Sproles

Position: RB
Height: 5-6    Weight: 181 lbs.
Born: June 20, 1983 in Waterloo, IA
College: Kansas State

Career AV: 13 (5630th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 4th round (130th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.

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Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV
2005 22 SDG RET 43 15 0 18 108 0 23 6.0 63 1528 0 58 24.3 1696 1
2007 24 SDG RET 43 15 0 24 229 1 45 9.5 37 1008 1 89 27.2 1432 4
2008 25 SDG RET 43 16 0 22 249 0 43 11.3 53 1376 1 103 26.0 2297 8
2009 26 SDG 43 9 14 150 1 77 10.7 38 948 0 66 24.9 1602
Career 55 0 78 736 2 77 9.4 191 4860 2 103 25.4 7027 13

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
2005 22 SDG RET 43 15 0 8 50 0 21 6.3 3.3 0.5 3 10 3.3 0 6 0.2 0.7 60 0 3
2007 24 SDG RET 43 15 0 37 164 2 34 4.4 10.9 2.5 10 31 3.1 0 14 0.7 2.1 195 2 1
2008 25 SDG RET 43 16 0 61 330 1 37 5.4 20.6 3.8 29 342 11.8 5 66 1.8 21.4 672 6 3
2009 26 SDG 43 9 51 184 1 21 3.6 20.4 5.7 29 320 11.0 2 81 3.2 35.6 504 3 2
Career 55 0 157 728 4 37 4.6 13.2 2.9 71 703 9.9 7 81 1.3 12.8 1431 11 9

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
2005 22 SDG RET 43 15 0 3 1 0 0
2007 24 SDG RET 43 15 0 1 0 0 0
2008 25 SDG RET 43 16 0 3 1 -2 0
2009 26 SDG 43 9 2 1 0 0
Career 55 0 9 3 -2 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
2007 24 SDG RET 43 15 0 2 1 1 4 24
2008 25 SDG RET 43 16 0 1 5 1 7 1 44
2009 26 SDG 43 9 1 2 1 4 24
Career 55 0 4 7 2 2 15 1 92

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Long Reception

2009 NFL 81 (4)

Non-Offensive TDs

2007 NFL 2 (7)
2009 NFL 1 (9)
Active 4 (22)
Career 4 (177)

2-pt. Conv. Made

Career 1 (143)

All-Purpose Yds

2008 NFL 2297 (2/25)
2009 NFL 1602 (1)

Yds/Touch

2007 NFL 13.3 (8)
2008 NFL 13.9 (4)
2009 NFL 12.1 (10)
Active 14.1 (10)
Career 14.1 (116)

Kick Returns

2005 NFL 63 (4/18)
2008 NFL 53 (3/82)
2009 NFL 38 (1)
Active 191 (6)
Career 191 (40)

Kick Return Yds

2005 NFL 1528 (6/22)
2008 NFL 1376 (3/54)
2009 NFL 948 (1)
Active 4860 (6)
Career 4860 (33)

Kick Return TD

2007 NFL 1 (5/60)
2008 NFL 1 (2/60)
Active 2 (9)
Career 2 (47)

Long Kick Return

2008 NFL 103 (2/22)

Yds/Kick Return

2007 NFL 27.2 (6)
2008 NFL 26.0 (9)
Active 25.4 (8)
Career 25.4 (43)

Punt Returns

Active 78 (27)

Punt Return Yds

Active 736 (24)

Punt Return TD

2007 NFL 1 (2)
2009 NFL 1 (2)
Active 2 (14)
Career 2 (74)

Long Punt Return

2009 NFL 77 (3)

Yds/Punt Return

2007 NFL 9.5 (10)
2008 NFL 11.3 (9)
2009 NFL 10.7 (9)
Active 9.4 (17)
Career 9.4 (119)

Kick & Punt Returns

2005 NFL 81 (5/91)
2008 NFL 75 (5)
2009 NFL 52 (2)
Active 269 (9)
Career 269 (68)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

2005 NFL 1636 (5/45)
2008 NFL 1625 (2/48)
2009 NFL 1098 (2)
Active 5596 (5)
Career 5596 (38)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
2005 22 15 RB 6 130
2007 24 15 RB 32 79
2008 25 16 RB 103 44
2009 26 9 RB 68 32
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College

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Year Age College/Univ G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Y/A Cmp% Rate Y/G Att Yds TD Y/A Y/G Rec Yds TD Y/R
2002 19 kansasst 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 237 1465 17 6.2 112.7 9 99 0 11.0
2003 20 kansasst 15 306 1986 16 6.5 132.4 25 287 2 11.5
2004 21 kansasst 11 244 1318 11 5.4 119.8 32 223 0 7.0
39 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 787 4769 44 6.1 122.3 66 609 2 9.2