Darren Sproles

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.

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.

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.