Wes Chandler
Wesley Sandy Chandler
Born: August 22, 1956
New Smyrna Beach, FL USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 196
College: Florida
High School: New Smyrna Beach (FL)
Career: 1978-1988
Drafted: 1978 in Round 1, #3 overall by the New Orleans Saints
Coaching record
Wes Chandler played from 1978 to 1988 during his career with the New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers. Chandler caught 559 passes for 8,966 yards and 56 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 1 | 10 | 118.8 |
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 2 | 13 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 21 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 84 | 5.2 | 23 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 35 | 472 | 13.5 | 58 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 65 | 1069 | 16.4 | 85 | 6 |
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 65 | 975 | 15.0 | 50 | 6 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 17 | 285 | 16.8 | 39 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 52 | 857 | 16.5 | 51 | 5 |
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 49 | 1032 | 21.1 | 66 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 58 | 845 | 14.6 | 44 | 5 |
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 52 | 708 | 13.6 | 63 | 6 |
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 67 | 1199 | 17.9 | 75 | 10 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 56 | 874 | 15.6 | 40 | 4 |
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 39 | 617 | 15.8 | 27 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 559 | 8966 | 16.0 | 85 | 56 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 8 | 248 | 31.0 | 40 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 5 | 167 | 33.4 | 38 |
| Totals | 13 | 415 | 31.9 | 40 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 34 | 233 | 6.9 | 32 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 30 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 8 | 26 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 67 | 428 | 6.4 | 32 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 32 | 760 | 23.8 | 38 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7 | 136 | 19.4 | 37 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 8 | 125 | 15.6 | 30 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 1032 | 21.5 | 38 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 51 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 5 |
| 1979 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 4 |
| 1981 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 11 |
| 1982 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 8 | 8 |
| 1983 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 14 |
| 1984 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 15 |
| 1985 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 13 |
| 1986 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 14 |
| 1987 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 11 |
| 1988 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 4 |
Honors
1979 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1982 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
