(1983-06-20) June 20, 1983 (age 40) Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Height:
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight:
190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:
Olathe North (Olathe, Kansas)
College:
Kansas State (2001–2004)
NFL draft:
2005 / Round: 4 / Pick: 130
Career history
As a player:
San Diego Chargers (2005–2010)
New Orleans Saints (2011–2013)
Philadelphia Eagles (2014–2019)
As an executive:
Philadelphia Eagles (2020–present) Personnel consultant
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (LII)
Second-team All-Pro (2014)
3× Pro Bowl (2014–2016)
NFL 2010s All-Decade Team[a]
San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team
First-team All-American (2003)
First-team All-Big 12 (2003)
2× Second-team All-Big 12 (2002, 2004)
NFL record
Most all-purpose yards in a season: 2,696 (2011)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
3,552
Rushing average:
4.9
Rushing touchdowns:
23
Receptions:
553
Receiving yards:
4,840
Receiving touchdowns:
32
Return yards:
11,313
Return touchdowns:
9
Player stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame
Darren Lee Sproles (born June 20, 1983) is an American football executive and former running back. He is now a personnel consultant for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats, earning first-team All-American honors and becoming the school's all-time leading rusher. Sproles was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He also played for the New Orleans Saints and the Eagles. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2021.[1]
Sproles was named as a kick returner on the Chargers 50th Anniversary Team. He joined the New Orleans Saints in free agency before the 2011 season, and broke the NFL record for most single-season all-purpose yardage the same year, with 2,696 yards. During that season, he set career highs with 603 yards rushing (6.9 yards per carry) and 710 yards receiving and a combined total of nine touchdowns. Sproles is the first player in NFL history with 2,200+ all purpose yards in 4 different seasons (2008–2011). Sproles is ranked 5th in career all-purpose yards in NFL history (19,696 yards).[2]
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^"Inductee | Daren Lee Sproles 2021 | College Football Hall of Fame". www.cfbhall.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^McManus, Tim (October 6, 2019). "Darren Sproles moves to fifth in career all-purpose yards". 6abc Philadelphia. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
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