Ricky Sanders
Richard Wayne Sanders
Born: August 30, 1962
Temple, TX USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 182
College: Texas St.
High School: Belton (TX)
Career: 1984-1995
Ricky Sanders played from 1984 to 1995 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Houston Gamblers and Washington Redskins. Sanders caught 632 passes for 8,393 yards and 55 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1989 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 118.8 |
| USFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 17 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| USFL | 15 | 90 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| NFL | 23 | 94 | 4.1 | 17 | 1 | |
| Totals | 38 | 184 | 4.8 | 17 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 101 | 1378 | 13.6 | 77t | 11 |
| 1985 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 48 | 538 | 11.2 | 43 | 7 |
| 1986 | NFL Washington Redskins | 14 | 286 | 20.4 | 71 | 2 |
| 1987 | NFL Washington Redskins | 37 | 630 | 17.0 | 57 | 3 |
| 1988 | NFL Washington Redskins | 73 | 1148 | 15.7 | 55 | 12 |
| 1989 | NFL Washington Redskins | 80 | 1138 | 14.2 | 68 | 4 |
| 1990 | NFL Washington Redskins | 56 | 727 | 13.0 | 38 | 3 |
| 1991 | NFL Washington Redskins | 45 | 580 | 12.9 | 45 | 5 |
| 1992 | NFL Washington Redskins | 51 | 707 | 13.9 | 62 | 3 |
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 58 | 638 | 11.0 | 50 | 4 |
| 1994 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 67 | 599 | 8.9 | 28 | 1 |
| 1995 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 |
| USFL | 149 | 1916 | 12.9 | 77 | 18 | |
| NFL | 483 | 6477 | 13.4 | 71 | 37 | |
| Totals | 632 | 8393 | 13.3 | 77 | 55 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 19 | 151 | 7.9 | 29 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| USFL | 19 | 151 | 7.9 | 29 | 0 | |
| NFL | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Totals | 21 | 163 | 7.8 | 29 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 118 | 29.5 | 39 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 362 | 19.1 | 31 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 134 | 14.9 | 29 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| USFL | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| NFL | 33 | 636 | 19.3 | 39 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 664 | 19.0 | 39 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| 1985 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1986 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1988 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||
| 1989 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1990 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1991 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1992 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1993 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1994 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| USFL | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | |
| NFL | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | |
| Totals | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL | Houston Gamblers | 18 | 18 |
| 1985 | USFL | Houston Gamblers | 10 | 3 |
| 1986 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 3 |
| 1987 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 5 |
| 1988 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 4 |
| 1989 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 12 |
| 1990 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 6 |
| 1991 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 7 |
| 1992 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 15 | 5 |
| 1993 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 11 |
| 1994 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 12 |
| 1995 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 1 |
