Deion Sanders
Deion Luwynn Sanders "Prime Time; Neon Deion"
Born: August 9, 1967
Fort Myers, FL USA
Position: DB-WR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
College: Florida St.
High School: North Fort Myers (FL)
Career: 1989-2005
Drafted: 1989 in Round 1, #5 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011
Deion Sanders played from 1989 to 2005 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins. Sanders caught 60 passes for 784 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
1999 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
1995 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
1996 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 |
1997 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
2004 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
2005 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 9 | -14 | -1.6 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
1991 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
1992 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 37 | 1 |
1993 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 70 | 1 |
1995 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 |
1996 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 36 | 475 | 13.2 | 41 | 1 |
1998 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 55 | 0 |
1999 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
Totals | 60 | 784 | 13.1 | 70 | 3 |
Punt Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 28 | 307 | 11.0 | 68 | 1 |
1990 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 29 | 250 | 8.6 | 79 | 1 |
1991 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 21 | 170 | 8.1 | 23 | 0 |
1992 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 14 | 0 |
1993 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
1995 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 43 | 0 |
1996 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
1997 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 33 | 407 | 12.3 | 83 | 1 |
1998 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 24 | 375 | 15.6 | 69 | 2 |
1999 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 30 | 344 | 11.5 | 76 | 1 |
2000 | NFL Washington Redskins | 25 | 185 | 7.4 | 57 | 0 |
2004 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 23 | 0 |
Totals | 212 | 2199 | 10.4 | 83 | 6 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 35 | 725 | 20.7 | 72 | 0 |
1990 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 39 | 851 | 21.8 | 50 | 0 |
1991 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 26 | 576 | 22.2 | 100 | 1 |
1992 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 40 | 1067 | 26.7 | 99 | 2 |
1993 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 169 | 24.1 | 31 | 0 |
1995 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
1997 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
1998 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
1999 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 31 | 0 |
2000 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
Totals | 155 | 3523 | 22.7 | 100 | 3 |
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 22 | 0 |
1990 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 153 | 51.0 | 82 | 2 |
1991 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 55 | 1 |
1992 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 55 | 0 |
1993 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 41 | 0 |
1994 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 303 | 50.5 | 93 | 3 |
1995 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 |
1996 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
1997 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 50 | 1 |
1998 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 153 | 30.6 | 71 | 1 |
1999 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
2000 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 32 | 0 |
2004 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 48 | 1 |
2005 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 33 | 0 |
Totals | 53 | 1331 | 25.1 | 93 | 9 |
Sacks:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1991 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Totals | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1990 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
1991 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1992 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
1993 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1994 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 35 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
1995 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 25.5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |||||
1996 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 32 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
1997 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 31.5 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1998 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 23.5 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
1999 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 41 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2000 | NFL Washington Redskins | 39.5 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 7.5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | |||||
2005 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 28.5 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 502 | 492 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 10 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1989 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
1990 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
1991 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
1992 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
1993 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
1994 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
1996 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
1997 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
1998 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
1999 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
2004 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Totals | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 10 |
1990 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
1991 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 15 |
1992 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 12 |
1993 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 11 | 10 |
1994 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 12 |
1995 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 9 |
1996 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 15 |
1997 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 12 |
1998 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 11 |
1999 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 14 |
2000 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 15 |
2004 | NFL | Baltimore Ravens | 9 | 2 |
2005 | NFL | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 4 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1990s Team
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1990s Team
1994 - AP Defensive Player of the Year
Honors
1991 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1991 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1991 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1992 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1992 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1992 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1992 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1992 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1993 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1993 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1993 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1993 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1993 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1994 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1994 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1994 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1994 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1994 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1995 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1995 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1996 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1996 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1996 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1996 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1996 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1997 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1997 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1997 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1997 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1998 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1998 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1998 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1998 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1999 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1999 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1999 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)