Emmanuel Sanders ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Sanders in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Sanders a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Emmanuel Sanders
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2010 | 23 | PIT | 11 | — | 50 | 28 | 376 | 2 | 56.0% | 13.4 | 7.5 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24 | PIT | 11 | — | 43 | 22 | 288 | 2 | 51.2% | 13.1 | 6.7 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 25 | PIT | 16 | — | 74 | 44 | 626 | 1 | 59.5% | 14.2 | 8.5 | — | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | PIT | 16 | — | 112 | 67 | 740 | 6 | 59.8% | 11.0 | 6.6 | — | 36 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 27 | DEN | 16 | — | 141 | 101 | 1,404 | 9 | 71.6% | 13.9 | 10.0 | — | 69 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 28 | DEN | 15 | — | 137 | 76 | 1,135 | 6 | 55.5% | 14.9 | 8.3 | — | 51 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 29 | DEN | 16 | — | 137 | 79 | 1,032 | 5 | 57.7% | 13.1 | 7.5 | — | 50 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 30 | DEN | 12 | — | 92 | 47 | 555 | 2 | 51.1% | 11.8 | 6.0 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 31 | DEN | 12 | — | 98 | 71 | 868 | 4 | 72.4% | 12.2 | 8.9 | — | 37 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 13.3 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 28 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 48.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 32 | DEN / SF | 17 | — | 97 | 66 | 869 | 5 | 68.0% | 13.2 | 9.0 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 35 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 35.0 | 55.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 33 | NO | 14 | — | 82 | 61 | 726 | 5 | 74.4% | 11.9 | 8.9 | — | 33 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 34 | BUF | 14 | — | 72 | 42 | 626 | 4 | 58.3% | 14.9 | 8.7 | — | 31 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 170 | — | 1,135 | 704 | 9,245 | 51 | 62.0% | 13.1 | 8.1 | — | 444 | 21 | 202 | 1 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 10 | 47.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 78 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 26.0 | 39.3 | — | 158.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
202 career value over replacement — #372 all-time of 4,695. 16.8/season above a replacement-level WR.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #82 (Rd 3) · PIT · 2010 · +36.5 vs expected KV-H
74actual
37.5 expected · Δ+36.5
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