Darren Sproles is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Sproles in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Sproles's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Darren Sproles

3× Pro BowlTop 25% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -19% playoffs

Height5'6"

Weight190 lb

BornJun 20, 1983

Age43

CollegeKansas State See College Stats

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

54thPlayoff Receptions·49 56thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·4 88thPlayoff Rushing Yards·298 yds 92ndPlayoff Receiving Yards·477 yds 94th

Career Value · VORP

54 career value over replacement — #1951 all-time of 4,649. 4.2/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Compiler37% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #130 (Rd 4) · LAC · 2005 · +27.4 vs expected KV-H

58actual

30.6 expected · Δ+27.4

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 54 · #1951 · Above Average

Worth 54 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 43% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 9 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

4 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +13

9 seasons × ~6 surplus ≈ VORP 54

Darren Sproles

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