Emmanuel Sanders
Emmanuel Sanders
Born: March 17, 1987
Bellville, TX USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 186
College: SMU
High School: Bellville (TX)
Career: 2010-2021
Drafted: 2010 in Round 3, #82 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Emmanuel Sanders played from 2010 to 2021 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers. Sanders caught 704 passes for 9,245 yards and 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| 2012 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2018 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 28 | 28.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| 2019 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 78 | 26.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 1 | 7 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2014 | NFL Denver Broncos | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 2015 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 2016 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 35 | 1 |
| 2020 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 202 | 9.6 | 35 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 28 | 376 | 13.4 | 35 | 2 |
| 2011 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 22 | 288 | 13.1 | 32 | 2 |
| 2012 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 44 | 626 | 14.2 | 37 | 1 |
| 2013 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 67 | 740 | 11.0 | 55 | 6 |
| 2014 | NFL Denver Broncos | 101 | 1404 | 13.9 | 48 | 9 |
| 2015 | NFL Denver Broncos | 76 | 1135 | 14.9 | 75 | 6 |
| 2016 | NFL Denver Broncos | 79 | 1032 | 13.1 | 64 | 5 |
| 2017 | NFL Denver Broncos | 47 | 555 | 11.8 | 38 | 2 |
| 2018 | NFL Denver Broncos | 71 | 868 | 12.2 | 64 | 4 |
| 2019 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 36 | 502 | 13.9 | 75 | 3 |
| 2019 | NFL Denver Broncos | 30 | 367 | 12.2 | 53 | 2 |
| 2020 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 61 | 726 | 11.9 | 51 | 5 |
| 2021 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 42 | 626 | 14.9 | 41 | 4 |
| Totals | 704 | 9245 | 13.1 | 75 | 51 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 38 | 0 |
| 2011 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 63 | 0 |
| 2014 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2015 | NFL Denver Broncos | 17 | 103 | 6.1 | 14 | 0 |
| 2017 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 287 | 8.0 | 63 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 25 | 628 | 25.1 | 48 | 0 |
| 2011 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 2012 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2013 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 268 | 26.8 | 46 | 0 |
| 2014 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2015 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 1083 | 24.1 | 48 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2013 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 8.5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 2010 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 2011 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 2012 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 2013 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | |||||
| 2014 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | ||||
| 2015 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||
| 2016 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 2017 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 2018 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 2019 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 2019 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |||||||
| 2020 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 2021 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Totals | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 318 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 1 |
| 2011 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 7 |
| 2013 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 11 |
| 2014 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 2015 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 15 | 15 |
| 2016 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 2017 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 12 | 11 |
| 2018 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 12 | 12 |
| 2019 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 9 |
| 2019 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 5 |
| 2021 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 13 |
