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Running back, Kansas State, 2001–04
Darren Sproles
Lettered 2001–04 (school media guide)
- Born
- Jun 20, 1983
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Darren Sproles played running back at Kansas State (2001–04). He finished fifth in the 2003 Heisman vote. The San Diego Chargers took Sproles in round 4, No. 130 overall in the 2005 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2021.
At a glance
- Best season
- 2003
- First-team All-Big 12 and National leader in rushing yards (1,986)
Career highs
292rushing yards, best game on filevs. Louisiana, 20042rushing touchdowns, best game on filethree times; last at Missouri, 200410catches, best game on filevs. Texas Tech, 2004Honors
- Inducted 2021College Football Hall of Fame
- 2002Second-team All-Big 12
- 2003, 2004First-team All-Big 12
- 2003National leader in rushing yards (1,986)
- 2003Fifth in the Heisman vote
All-America: AP first team 2003; Walter Camp second team 2003; Rivals.com 2003; Sports Illustrated 2003
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Rushing | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2001 | 28 | 210 | 7.5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 237 | 1,465 | 6.2 | 17 |
| 2003 | 306 | 1,986 | 6.5 | 16 |
| 2004 | 244 | 1,318 | 5.4 | 11 |
| Career | 815 | 4,979 | 45 | |
From the college statistics table in Sproles’s Wikipedia article (Darren Sproles, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
Game by game
2004 Kansas State 10 games, 1,263 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 27–13 | 42 | 221 | 1 | 32 | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. Fresno State | L 21–45 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Louisiana | W 40–20 | 38 | 292 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 6 |
| Oct 2 | at Texas A&M | L 30–42 | 20 | 61 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 48 |
| Oct 9 | at Kansas | L 28–31 | 24 | 73 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Oklahoma | L 21–31 | 13 | 34 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. Nebraska | W 45–21 | 22 | 135 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Texas Tech | L 25–35 | 18 | 83 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 79 |
| Nov 6 | at Missouri | W 35–24 | 20 | 160 | 2 | 74 | 2 | 29 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Iowa State | L 23–37 | 21 | 167 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 13 |
No box score in the source for Nov 13 at Colorado, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2005 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′6⅛″ |
| Weight | 187 lb |
| Arm length | 28¼″ |
| Hand size | 8¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 s |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 8′9″ |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.96 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 3.96 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
14 seasons, 183 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
Pro Bowls: 3 (2014–16) · First-team All-Pro: 2 (2014–15) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2014
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2014; Pro Football Writers first team 2014–15; Sporting News first team 2014–15.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 37 | 164 | 2 | 10 | 31 |
| 2008 | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 61 | 330 | 1 | 29 | 342 |
| 2009 | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 93 | 343 | 3 | 45 | 497 |
| 2010 | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 51 | 270 | 0 | 59 | 520 |
| 2011 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 88 | 604 | 2 | 86 | 710 |
| 2012 | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 48 | 244 | 1 | 75 | 667 |
| 2013 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 53 | 220 | 2 | 71 | 604 |
| 2014 | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 57 | 329 | 6 | 40 | 387 |
| 2015 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 83 | 317 | 3 | 55 | 388 |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 94 | 438 | 2 | 52 | 427 |
| 2017 | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 7 | 73 |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 29 | 120 | 1 | 15 | 160 |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 17 | 66 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| NFL career | 183 | 734 | 3,556 | 23 | 553 | 4,840 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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