Sproles, Darren

- Running Back, San Diego Chargers

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Sproles a little overrated

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Reviewed by DaveGawron
August 06, 2009
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Ideally, Sproles is taken as a handcuff in Round 9 or 10 if you draft LaDainian Tomlinson early. However, there will be one person in your league that takes Sproles before he should, in Round 7 or 8. He can score a handful of fantasy points per week if LT2 remains healthy, which doesn't cut it for a Round 8 pick. You can't bank on LT2 getting hurt in order to get proper value from that pick. 120-600-2-40-400-3.

Positives / Upside	Sproles plays behind LaDainian Tomlinson, who hasn't been the healthiest of cats lately. Even when LT2 plays, Sproles can run for or catch a long touchdown on any play in any week. At worst, he should catch 40 passes, which alone gives him value as a FLEX option in PPR leagues. The Chargers rushing schedule has some tough games on it, no doubt, but we count eight "easy" games, which is very nice.
Negatives / Downside	He's small and probably couldn't handle the punishment of a large workload week after week. He'll be pretty inconsistent if LT2 makes it through the year healthy. San Diego has a stud quarterback in Philip Rivers and isn’t afraid to air it out, abandoning the running game when necessary.
Recommendation	Only at a discount
Draft Position	83