Darren Sproles

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Darren Sproles
Date of birth	June 20, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth	Waterloo, Iowa
Position(s)	Running back
College	Kansas State
NFL Draft	2005 / Round 4/ Pick 130
Statistics	CBS.com
Team(s)
2005-Present	San Diego Chargers

Darren Lee Sproles (born June 20, 1983 in Waterloo, Iowa) is a running back who was drafted in 2005 by the San Diego Chargers in the NFL. He currently serves as a return specialist for the Chargers. He has yet to return a kick for a touchdown, yet he has had many breakaway plays. He recently fractured his fibula while returning a kickoff during the Chargers' 2006-2007 preseason win against the Green Bay Packers and was put on the injured reserve.

[edit] High school career

Darren Sproles attended Olathe North High School in Olathe, Kansas and was a star in football. In football, for two consecutive years, he was an All-Sunflower League honoree, All-Metro honoree, and an All-State selection, and he was twice named the Kansas City Star Player of the Year, and as a senior, he was the Kansas Hall of Fame Player of the Year and the USA Today Kansas Player of the year.

[edit] College career

Sproles played at Kansas State University from 2001 to 2004, starting all games in his last two seasons and setting 23 school football records. He finished 11th on the all-time college rushing yards list, with the 6th most all-purpose yards in NCAA history. He led all Division 1-A teams in rushing yards in 2003 with 1986. He also led Kansas State University to its first Big 12 Conference championship in 2003.