Darren Sproles Fantasy Football Week 16 Scouting Report

Darren Sproles
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Age: 41
Weight: 190 lbs
Height: 5' 6"
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by Steve Andress

· Sep 08, 2017 · 11:37 AM EDT

PHI RB Darren Sproles - Week 1 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 1 at Washington

Sproles is locked into his pass-catching role in the Eagles offense, and after adding more weapons at WR, this offense may go more spread allowing Sproles to get on the field more. Sproles was already RB26 in PPR leagues last season and now faces a Washington team that was bad against PPR RBs (28th in PPR points allowed to the position). If you're in a deep league, Sproles is a borderline FLEX/RB3; however, in most leagues, you likely drafted better RBs.

by Steve Andress

· Aug 14, 2017 · 4:39 AM EDT

PHI RB Darren Sproles - 2017 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside

Darren Sproles continues to outperform his ADP year-after-year going into his potential swan song season. Last season, Sproles was not even one of the first 40 RBs taken in drafts, but he finished as the RB24. Rookie Donnel Pumphrey is also not expected to cut into Sproles' workload, nor will recently signed LeGarrette Blount, who is traditionally not considered a good pass-catcher. Sproles was actually pretty consistent in PPR leagues, posting a top-24 RB week 50% of the time, something fewer than 20 RBs did. Sproles looks set up once again to outperform his ADP.

Fantasy Downside

If you play in a standard league, ignore Sproles. He will not be of much help to you, as he only finished as the RB30 in those leagues and was 43rd at his position in standard fantasy points per game scoring.

2017 Bottom Line

Sproles' ADP sits in the 11th round, just outside the first 40 RBs taken in drafts. Target him there in PPR leagues. He's not a flashy pick, but he's a dependable pick to help round out your roster. He should once again give you a return on that not-so-heavy investment.

by Scott Pagel

· Dec 28, 2016 · 6:41 PM EST

PHI RB Darren Sproles - Week 17, 2016 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 17 vs. Dallas
Darren Sproles had seven rushes for 40 yards and a TD last week, adding two catches for 23 yards. With Ryan Mathews and Wendell Smallwood done for the year, the bulk of the workload could now fall on Sproles this week.

Ironically, back in Week 8, Sproles carried 15 times on the road at Dallas and finished with 86 yards rushing that day. Byron Marshall could steal some work, but this is shaping up to possibly be a day where Sproles gets about 15 or so touches. It's a tough matchup, as the Cowboys are ninth in allowing fantasy points to RBs. Mathews is 24th on our RB list this week (even in standard formats), so he's a lower-end RB2 option.

by Scott Pagel

· Dec 08, 2016 · 10:58 AM EST

PHI RB Darren Sproles - Week 14, 2016 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 14 vs. Washington
Darren Sproles ran seven times for 14 yards and a TD last week and added six catches for 35 yards. It's the third time in four games Sproles has caught five or more balls.

The Eagles RB situation remains one to probably just stay away from. Wendell Smallwood didn't do much with Ryan Mathews out, and now Mathews could be back this week. Sproles is probably the safest play among the Eagels backs, but is still best used in PPR leagues. Sproles gets a nice matchup this week against the Redskins, who are 26th in allowing fantasy points to RBs. Sproles was pretty much a non-factor in a Week 6 matchup earlier this year, but comes in as an RB3 option this week.

by Scott Pagel

· Dec 01, 2016 · 2:43 PM EST

PHI RB Darren Sproles - Week 13, 2016 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 13 at Cincinnati
Darren Sproles carried three times for six yards, but added five catches for 48 yards last week. The Eagles couldn't keep pace with the Packers, so it limited Wendell Smallwood's carries and helped Sproles in the passing game.

If Ryan Mathews can't go this week against Cincy, that's likely how the workload will be divided again with Smallwood getting carries and Sproles a change of pace and receiving back. Cincy is 15th in allowing fantasy points to WRs, so it's a decent matchup. Sproles seems best-suited for deeper PPR leagues, though.

by Scott Pagel

· Nov 17, 2016 · 10:50 AM EST

PHI RB Darren Sproles - Week 11, 2016 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 11 at Seattle
After carrying the ball 15 and 13 times in Weeks 7 and 8, Darren Sproles had just two carries for 19 yards and eight catches for 56 yards last week against the Falcons.

Leading up to the game, the team said Sproles was the team's RB1, but that wasn't the case as Ryan Mathews had a line of 19-109-2 running the ball. Apparently, Mathews has a tooth issue which limited him to four and five carries in Week's 7 and 8. With now resolved, Mathews is expected to be more involved, which makes sense because Sproles probably couldn't hold up with double-digit carries every game. This week, it's just not a good matchup as the Eagles travel to take on the Seahawks, who are fifth in allowing fantasy points to RBs. Sproles could be involved in the short passing game again, so he has some potential in deeper PPR leagues.

by Scott Pagel

· Nov 10, 2016 · 1:36 PM EST

PHI RB Darren Sproles - Week 10, 2016 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 10 vs. Atlanta
The Eagles named Darren Sproles the team's RB1 after last week's game, but that wasn't the best kept secret in the league. Sproles carried 13 times for 57 yards and added three catches for 14 yards on nine attempts last week after getting 15 carries against Dallas the week before.

This week it's a pretty nice matchup for Sproles and he's ranked 17th on our RB list in standard formats. The Falcons are 24th in allowing fantasy points to RBs so this is a real good opportunity to play Sproles in what could even be a high-scoring game. Sproles got 20 touches in Week 8 and 16 in Week 9 so owners can probably expect something similar this week. Sproles had a nice effort last year against Atlanta in Week 1 with five rushes for 50 yards and seven catches for 76 yards before disappearing for much of the rest of the season, but the point is he's had recent success against the Falcons.