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Darren Sproles | Running Back

Team: New Orleans Saints
Age / DOB:  (29) / 6/20/1983
Ht / Wt:  5'6' / 190
College: Kansas State
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Darren Sproles caught eight passes for 79 yards with a touchdown and rushed three times for one yard in the Saints' Week 17 loss to the Panthers.
Sproles missed four games in the middle of the season with a broken hand, but it didn't affect his pass-catching role. In the six games after returning, he hauled in 36 passes for 344 yards and three touchdowns. Although Sproles was rendered a non-factor in the running game, he remained an elite weapon in PPR formats. He finished with 75 catches for 667 yards and seven touchdowns. Expect more of the same with Sean Payton getting back in the fold for 2013. Sun, Dec 30, 2012 06:05:00 PM

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Darren Sproles - RB - Saints

Darren Sproles rushed for 48 yards on nine carries and caught seven passes for 104 yards in New Orleans' Week 16 overtime win over the Cowboys.

The Cowboys didn't cover any of the Saints' backs over the middle as they came out of the backfield, so Sproles and Pierre Thomas had a field day in the receiving game, totaling 14 catches for 165 yards and a touchdown. A similar day could be in store for Week 17 against the Panthers. In Week 2 versus Carolina, Sproles caught 13 passes for 128 yards.
Sun, Dec 23, 2012 06:33:00 PM
Darren Sproles - RB - Saints

Darren Sproles rushed five times for 22 yards and caught five passes for 21 yards and a touchdown in Week 15 versus the Bucs.

Sproles has gotten ten carries over the past two weeks, which is more than Pierre Thomas has seen. Mark Ingram has been leading the way in the backfield on early downs with Sproles working on passing downs. The tiny scat back has found the end zone three times in his last two outings. Sproles' touchdown reception was of the two-yard variety and put New Orleans up 17-0 early in the second quarter. He's purely a PPR fantasy player for Week 16 in Dallas.
Sun, Dec 16, 2012 04:52:00 PM
Darren Sproles - RB - Saints

Darren Sproles rushed five times for 56 yards and a touchdown in New Orleans' Week 14 loss to the Giants, adding four catches for 28 yards and another score.

The carries were Sproles' first since Week 8, as were the touchdowns. He's averaging 5.3 catches in three games since returning from a broken hand, however. There's no guarantee Sproles will carry the rock in Week 15, leaving him as a pure-PPR back for the fantasy playoffs.
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 08:22:00 PM
Darren Sproles - RB - Saints

Darren Sproles caught five passes for 47 yards in the Saints' Week 13 loss to the Falcons.

Sproles again didn't see a single carry out of the backfield, and Travaris Cadet handled kickoff return duties. Sproles did have a seven-yard touchdown catch called back right before halftime due to a Jimmy Graham offensive pass interference call. He remains a mere flex option out of the backfield against the Giants next week.
Fri, Nov 30, 2012 12:46:00 AM
Darren Sproles - RB - Saints

Darren Sproles led the Saints with 65 yards on seven receptions versus the 49ers in Week 12.

The boxscore is misleading. More than half of his output came on a 35-yard catch-and-run with 10 seconds left in garbage time. He was essentially a non-factor when the game was competitive. Sproles didn't see a single carry and forfeited kickoff returns to Travaris Cadet. For now, he's not getting a major bump in return-yardage formats and lacks the carries for RB2 status in standard-scoring leagues.
Sun, Nov 25, 2012 08:20:00 PM
Darren Sproles - RB - Saints

Darren Sproles is active for Sunday's Week 12 game versus San Francisco.

Sproles' return further muddies New Orleans' backfield, which has all five running backs dressed for Sunday's game. The Saints' Week 12 inactives are RT Zach Strief, LB Scott Shanle, DE Junior Galette, CB Corey White, OT Charles Brown, CB Elbert Mack, and DL Tyrunn Walker.
Sun, Nov 25, 2012 02:47:00 PM
Darren Sproles - RB - Saints

Darren Sproles (probable, hand) practiced without limitations again Friday.

Sproles is expected to return against the Buccaneers in another must-win game for streaking New Orleans, which has gotten its record back to .500. He should be reinserted into PPR lineups. We'd probably give Sproles one week to see how things shake out in standard-scoring formats.
Fri, Nov 23, 2012 02:53:00 PM
Darren Sproles - RB - Saints

Darren Sproles (hand) got in his second straight full practice on Thursday.

Sproles will be no worse than "probable" on Friday's injury report, and will be reinstalled as the Saints' passing-down back against the 49ers. He's Rotoworld's highest-rated Saints' running back for Week 12, coming in at No. 24. How things will shake out behind Sproles between Mark Ingram, Pierre Thomas and Chris Ivory remains to be seen.
Source: Saints on Twitter
Thu, Nov 22, 2012 02:23:00 PM
Darren Sproles - RB - Saints

Darren Sproles (hand) is practicing in full this week.

Barring a setback, Sproles will be ready to roll for New Orleans' showdown with the 49ers after being a last-minute scratch in Week 11. The Saints' backfield has grown increasingly muddled in recent weeks, but Sproles should immediately slot back in as Drew Brees' preferred passing-down back. The question is, will Chris Ivory return to being a game-day inactive. Sproles will be a shaky flex play in standard leagues.
Source: Saints on Twitter
Wed, Nov 21, 2012 02:51:00 PM
Darren Sproles - RB - Saints

Darren Sproles (hand) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Raiders.

Credit Fox Sports' Jay Glazer with this scoop earlier in the day after CBS Sports and ESPN reported that Sproles would be playing. The Saints will let him rest his hand for another week with Chris Ivory and Mark Ingram playing well. Both backs are RB2/flex options against Oakland. Sproles will, in all likelihood, be back for Week 12 against the 49ers. Also inactive for the Saints are WR Greg Camarillo, DE Junior Galette, RT Zach Strief, LB Scott Shanle, DT Tyrunn Walker, and CB Corey White.
Related: Chris Ivory, Mark Ingram
Sun, Nov 18, 2012 02:31:00 PM
Darren Sproles - RB - Saints

NFL insider Jay Glazer reported on FOX's pregame show Sunday that Darren Sproles (hand) will not play at Oakland in Week 11.

Glazer called it "late breaking scoop" as it goes against previous reports from ESPN and CBS Sports. Sproles practiced all week, but the Saints want to give him one more week before he's ready to take full contact on his hand. Mark Ingram and Chris Ivory have been leading New Orleans' revamped ground attack averaging roughly 150 yards per game over the past two weeks. Both are RB2/flex options for Week 11. Pierre Thomas isn't quite as attractive as his role has diminished of late.
Sun, Nov 18, 2012 12:49:00 PM
Darren Sproles - RB - Saints

ESPN's Adam Schefter and CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora both report that Darren Sproles (hand) is expected to be active for Sunday's Saints-Raiders game at 4:05PM ET.

La Canfora said Sproles "looks good," and Schefter stated that he's "expected" to play. Although the Saints' backfield has changed since Joe Vitt returned from suspension, Sproles has always been their most effective back and he seems like a lock to resume his normal, 10-12 touch-per-game role. Sproles has averaged six receptions per game this year when he's been healthy.
Sun, Nov 18, 2012 11:46:00 AM
Darren Sproles - RB - Saints

Darren Sproles (hand, questionable) said Friday that Saints team doctors will determine his availability for Week 11 at Oakland.

"Whatever the doctors tell me," Sproles said. "They have the final decision." Playcaller Pete Carmichael indicated Friday that he thinks he'll have all four tailbacks at his disposal against the Raiders, but Carmichael isn't calling the shots on medical decisions. "We are trying to get the swelling out," Sproles said of his previously fractured hand. "That's the main thing. But it is going to swell because it is trying to heal."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
Fri, Nov 16, 2012 05:07:00 PM
Darren Sproles - RB - Saints

Darren Sproles (hand) participated in practice again on Friday and is listed as questionable for Week 11 against the Raiders.

Coach Joe Vitt did say Sproles is still experiencing some "swelling" in his previously fractured hand, but playcaller Pete Carmichael suggested the Saints will likely activate four running backs at Oakland. They would be Sproles, Chris Ivory, Mark Ingram, and Pierre Thomas. Keep an eye on updates leading into Sunday for a better read on Sproles' availability. We tentatively expect him to play, but the 4:05PM ET Saints-Raiders start makes him rather dicey.
Source: Mike Triplett on Twitter
Fri, Nov 16, 2012 01:52:00 PM

Depth Charts

Skill Players
PosRoleName
QB1Drew Brees
2Seneca Wallace
3Luke McCown
4Ryan Griffin
RB1Mark Ingram
2Darren Sproles
3Pierre Thomas
4Travaris Cadet
5Khiry Robinson
GLB1Mark Ingram
2Pierre Thomas
3RB1Darren Sproles
2Pierre Thomas
FB1Jed Collins
WR11Marques Colston
2Joe Morgan
3Kenny Stills
4Courtney Roby
5Andy Tanner
WR21Lance Moore
2Nick Toon
3Chris Givens
4Saalim Hakim
5Jarred Fayson
WR31Joe Morgan
TE1Jimmy Graham
2Ben Watson
3Michael Higgins
4Keavon Milton
K1Garrett Hartley
2Jose Maltos