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
Height5'11"
Weight180 lb
BornMar 17, 1987
Age39
CollegeSMUSee College Stats
ConferenceConference USA
Rookie yr
Combined Season Grid
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| 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 | 15 | — | 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 | TOT | 17 | — | 97 | 66 | 869 | 5 | 68.0% | 13.2 | 9.0 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 32 | DEN | 7 | — | 44 | 30 | 367 | 2 | 68.2% | 12.2 | 8.3 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 32 | SF | 10 | — | 53 | 36 | 502 | 3 | 67.9% | 13.9 | 9.5 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | 186 | — | 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 — #358 all-time of 4,666. 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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