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Emmanuel Sanders

WR · PIT/DEN/SF/NO/BUF · 2010–2021

Born March 17, 1987 · College SMU · Drafted 2010, round 3, pick 82 (PIT) · 5-11, 180 lb

Pro Bowl ×2 (2014, 2016)

EPA per target by season

Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.

0.000.200.400.60201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021

Rushing

SeasonTeamGCarriesYdsTDYPCEPA/carryStabilised EPA/carrySuccess %Rush EPARush WPA
(wins)
2012PIT161404.00−0.1700.0−0.2−0.01
2013PIT16125025.00+1.496100.0+1.5+0.07
2014DEN1684405.50+0.09162.5+0.7+0.01
2015DEN1532909.67−0.65166.7−2.0−0.04
2016DEN151404.00−0.0480.0−0.0−0.00
2018DEN12453113.25+0.93475.0+3.7+0.13
2020NO14112012.00+1.145100.0+1.1+0.02
2021BUF14231015.50+1.013100.0+2.0+0.00
CareerBUF1712120219.62+0.33166.7+7.0+0.18

Receiving

SeasonTeamGTargetsRecYdsTDCatch %EPA/targetStabilised EPA/targetTarget
share %
aDOTRec EPARec WPA
(wins)
2010PIT135028376256.0+0.289+0.156−0.015 to +0.32812.112.6+14.5+0.15
2010 playoffsPIT313791053.8+0.09514.413.2+1.2−0.03
2011PIT114322288251.2+0.099+0.108−0.066 to +0.28111.413.3+4.3+0.05
2011 playoffsPIT18681075.0+0.65820.012.9+5.3+0.18
2012PIT167444624159.5+0.267+0.204+0.040 to +0.36713.111.5+19.8+1.19
2013PIT1611267733659.8+0.102+0.176+0.023 to +0.32919.311.4+11.5+0.12
2014DEN161411011,404971.6+0.579+0.393+0.247 to +0.53923.412.6+81.6+1.81
2014 playoffsDEN115746046.7−0.34833.314.3−5.2−0.15
2015DEN15137761,135655.5+0.260+0.260+0.113 to +0.40723.714.2+35.6+1.19
2015 playoffsDEN32416230066.7+0.30426.411.3+7.3+0.12
2016DEN15137791,032557.7+0.148+0.211+0.064 to +0.35825.912.3+20.2+0.35
2017DEN129247555251.1+0.107+0.158−0.000 to +0.31622.310.6+9.8+0.03
2018DEN129871866472.4+0.191+0.250+0.093 to +0.40624.69.6+18.7+1.06
2019SF179766869568.0+0.180+0.244+0.087 to +0.40018.510.6+17.4+0.54
2019 playoffsSF38571062.5+0.28914.016.6+2.3−0.01
2020NO148261726574.4+0.399+0.330+0.170 to +0.49119.08.8+32.7+0.77
2020 playoffsNO212851066.7+0.17216.97.0+2.1+0.07
2021BUF147242626458.3+0.358+0.256+0.092 to +0.42013.815.0+25.8+0.39
2021 playoffsBUF24352175.0+0.9336.515.2+3.7+0.12
CareerBUF1711,1357049,2345162.0+0.25719.111.9+291.8+7.63

Defence

Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).

SeasonTeamGTacklesSacksQB hitsTackles
for loss
INTPasses
defensed
Forced
fumbles
2010PIT13100.000001
2010 playoffsPIT330.000000
2011PIT1120.000000
2011 playoffsPIT110.000000
2012PIT1610.000000
2013PIT1630.000000
2014DEN1610.000000
2015DEN1540.000000
2015 playoffsDEN310.000000
2016DEN1510.000000
2017DEN1220.000000
2019SF1710.000000
2020NO1420.000000
2021BUF1410.000000
CareerBUF171280.000001

Honours

Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.

SeasonHonours
2014Pro Bowl
2016Pro Bowl

Playing time

Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

SeasonTeamGOffensive
snaps
Share of the
offence’s snaps
Defensive
snaps
Share of the
defence’s snaps
2016DEN1685380.5––
2017DEN1263475.6––
2018DEN1265484.9––
2019DEN/SF1783378.1––
2019 playoffsSF315187.8––
2020NO1455861.2––
2020 playoffsNO29366.4––
2021BUF1474478.3––
2021 playoffsBUF24337.1––

Game logs

2021 game log (16 games)

2021 game log

WeekDateOpponentResultCarriesRush ydsRush TDRush EPATargetsRecRec ydsRec TDRec EPATacklesSacksINTPD
12021-09-12vs PITL 16–230000.084520+3.000.000
22021-09-19@ MIAW 35–00000.062480+0.900.000
32021-09-26vs WASW 43–210000.065942+8.900.000
42021-10-03vs HOUW 40–0170+0.565740+4.800.000
52021-10-10@ KCW 38–200000.053542+5.500.000
62021-10-18@ TENL 31–340000.085910+3.800.000
82021-10-31vs MIAW 26–110000.04000−2.600.000
92021-11-07@ JAXL 6–90000.084650+3.200.000
102021-11-14@ NYJW 45–171240+1.522270+2.500.000
112021-11-21vs INDL 15–410000.053260−3.300.000
122021-11-25@ NOW 31–60000.033280+2.910.000
132021-12-06vs NEL 10–140000.063220−2.300.000
142021-12-12@ TBL 27–33 OT0000.011250+1.600.000
162021-12-26@ NEW 33–210000.042200−3.100.000
P192022-01-15vs NEW 47–170000.032361+2.700.000
P202022-01-23@ KCL 36–42 OT0000.011160+1.000.000
2020 game log (16 games)

2020 game log

WeekDateOpponentResultCarriesRush ydsRush TDRush EPATargetsRecRec ydsRec TDRec EPATacklesSacksINTPD
12020-09-13vs TBW 34–230000.053151+0.000.000
22020-09-21@ LVL 24–340000.031180−1.010.000
32020-09-27vs GBL 30–370000.054561+8.100.000
42020-10-04@ DETW 35–290000.096930−1.300.000
52020-10-12vs LACW 30–27 OT0000.014121220+7.200.000
92020-11-08@ TBW 38–30000.054381+5.000.000
102020-11-15vs SFW 27–130000.01150+1.600.000
112020-11-22vs ATLW 24–90000.054660+2.600.000
122020-11-29@ DENW 31–30000.01140−0.100.000
132020-12-06@ ATLW 21–160000.065390+2.100.000
142020-12-13@ PHIL 21–240000.053481+2.400.000
152020-12-20vs KCL 29–320000.054760+5.100.000
162020-12-25vs MINW 52–331120+1.154830−0.910.000
172021-01-03@ CARW 33–70000.0139631+1.800.000
P182021-01-10vs CHIW 21–90000.03230−0.100.000
P192021-01-17vs TBL 20–300000.096480+2.200.000
2019 game log (20 games)

2019 game log

WeekDateOpponentResultTargetsRecRec ydsRec TDRec EPATacklesSacksINTPD
12019-09-09@ LVL 16–2475861+6.000.000
22019-09-15vs CHIL 14–161311981+1.210.000
32019-09-22@ GBL 16–2752100−4.800.000
42019-09-29vs JAXL 24–26951040−1.900.000
52019-10-06@ LACW 20–131190+0.400.000
62019-10-13vs TENW 16–03100−1.400.000
72019-10-17vs KCL 6–3065600+3.000.000
82019-10-27vs CARW 51–1354251+3.600.000
92019-10-31@ ARIW 28–25971121+9.200.000
102019-11-11vs SEAL 24–27 OT42240+1.500.000
112019-11-17vs ARIW 36–2653330−4.600.000
122019-11-24vs GBW 37–811150+0.900.000
132019-12-01@ BALL 17–2064410+2.900.000
142019-12-08@ NOW 48–46971571+5.600.000
152019-12-15vs ATLL 22–294290−0.700.000
162019-12-21vs LAW 34–3163610−5.800.000
172019-12-29@ SEAW 26–2143250+2.300.000
P192020-01-11vs MINW 27–1022330+2.500.000
P202020-01-19vs GBW 37–201000−0.700.000
P212020-02-02@ KCL 20–3153380+0.500.000
2018 game log (12 games)

2018 game log

WeekDateOpponentResultCarriesRush ydsRush TDRush EPATargetsRecRec ydsRec TDRec EPA
12018-09-09vs SEAW 27–240000.011101351+3.7
22018-09-16vs LVW 20–190000.044850+7.3
32018-09-23@ BALL 14–271351+3.585380−1.8
42018-10-01vs KCL 23–271180+1.375450+0.7
52018-10-07@ NYJL 16–340000.0149720−3.0
62018-10-14vs LAL 20–230000.01071151+4.3
72018-10-18@ ARIW 45–100000.0761021+1.5
82018-10-28@ KCL 23–301-60−2.444660+3.1
92018-11-04vs HOUL 17–190000.096470+1.9
112018-11-18@ LACW 23–22160+1.464560+0.9
122018-11-25vs PITW 24–170000.0127861+2.0
132018-12-02@ CINW 24–100000.064190−1.9
2017 game log (12 games)

2017 game log

WeekDateOpponentResultTargetsRecRec ydsRec TDRec EPATacklesSacksINTPD
12017-09-11vs LACW 24–2163260−0.100.000
22017-09-17vs DALW 42–1786622+5.100.000
32017-09-24@ BUFL 16–26157750−4.200.000
42017-10-01vs LVW 16–1054270+1.700.000
62017-10-15vs NYGL 10–2385760+4.300.000
92017-11-05@ PHIL 23–5151300−2.500.000
102017-11-12vs NEL 16–411161370+8.200.000
112017-11-19vs CINL 17–2082150−3.820.000
122017-11-26@ LVL 14–2163120−2.000.000
132017-12-03@ MIAL 9–3572110−4.400.000
142017-12-10vs NYJW 23–041160+0.400.000
152017-12-14@ INDW 25–1397680+7.000.000
2016 game log (15 games)

2016 game log

WeekDateOpponentResultCarriesRush ydsRush TDRush EPATargetsRecRec ydsRec TDRec EPATacklesSacksINTPD
12016-09-08vs CARW 21–200000.085490−6.610.000
22016-09-18vs INDW 34–200000.083390−8.200.000
32016-09-25@ CINW 29–170000.01391172+11.600.000
42016-10-02@ TBW 27–70000.0138881+4.900.000
52016-10-09vs ATLL 16–230000.097800+5.400.000
62016-10-13@ LACL 13–210000.064400+2.900.000
72016-10-24vs HOUW 27–90000.084860+3.300.000
82016-10-30vs LACW 27–190000.0104680−0.900.000
92016-11-06@ LVL 20–300000.0115470+0.200.000
102016-11-13@ NOW 25–230000.095540−0.600.000
122016-11-27vs KCL 27–30 OT0000.01071621+12.000.000
132016-12-04@ JAXW 20–10140−0.093280−5.500.000
142016-12-11@ TENL 10–130000.014111001+5.300.000
152016-12-18vs NEL 3–160000.063480−5.400.000
162016-12-25@ KCL 10–330000.031260+1.800.000
2015 game log (18 games)

2015 game log

WeekDateOpponentResultCarriesRush ydsRush TDRush EPATargetsRecRec ydsRec TDRec EPATacklesSacksINTPD
12015-09-13vs BALW 19–130000.0128650+4.700.000
22015-09-17@ KCW 31–24100−4.2148872+10.100.000
32015-09-27@ DETW 24–120000.096870+3.800.000
42015-10-04vs MINW 23–200000.063680+4.400.000
52015-10-11@ LVW 16–100000.01291110+2.300.000
62015-10-18@ CLEW 26–23 OT0000.01241091−0.300.000
82015-11-01vs GBW 29–100000.052220−0.800.000
92015-11-08@ INDL 24–270000.0116901+5.900.000
102015-11-15vs KCL 13–290000.04000−7.600.000
122015-11-29vs NEW 30–24 OT0000.0961130+8.500.000
132015-12-06@ LACW 17–3150+0.583190−7.210.000
142015-12-13vs LVL 12–150000.062170−0.100.000
152015-12-20@ PITL 27–341240+1.716101811+6.910.000
162015-12-28vs CINW 20–17 OT0000.054671+5.700.000
172016-01-03vs LACW 27–200000.085990−0.720.000
P192016-01-17vs PITW 23–160000.085850+0.400.000
P202016-01-24vs NEW 20–180000.085620+5.300.000
P212016-02-07vs CARW 24–100000.086830+1.510.000
2014 game log (17 games)

2014 game log

WeekDateOpponentResultCarriesRush ydsRush TDRush EPATargetsRecRec ydsRec TDRec EPATacklesSacksINTPD
12014-09-07vs INDW 31–241110+0.696770+3.200.000
22014-09-14vs KCW 24–171-20−0.8981080+5.100.000
32014-09-21@ SEAL 20–26 OT0000.015111490+9.900.000
52014-10-05vs ARIW 41–20280−0.2971010+6.000.000
62014-10-12@ NYJW 31–170000.063380+1.100.000
72014-10-19vs SFW 42–170000.033411+6.100.000
82014-10-23vs LACW 35–21160+0.4991203+12.000.000
92014-11-02@ NEL 21–430000.016101510−0.310.000
102014-11-09@ LVW 41–17150+0.185672+1.900.000
112014-11-16@ LAL 7–220000.0851021+10.000.000
122014-11-23vs MIAW 39–36130−0.21391250+7.900.000
132014-11-30@ KCW 29–160000.0116730+3.000.000
142014-12-07vs BUFW 24–171130+0.864560−1.100.000
152014-12-14@ LACW 22–100000.033530+5.600.000
162014-12-22@ CINL 28–370000.076702+7.000.000
172014-12-28vs LVW 47–140000.096730+4.200.000
P192015-01-11vs INDL 13–240000.0157460−5.200.000
2013 game log (16 games)

2013 game log

WeekDateOpponentResultCarriesRush ydsRush TDRush EPATargetsRecRec ydsRec TDRec EPATacklesSacksINTPD
12013-09-08vs TENL 9–160000.0127570−3.910.000
22013-09-16@ CINL 10–200000.0105780+3.600.000
32013-09-22vs CHIL 23–400000.084390−3.800.000
42013-09-29@ MINL 27–340000.084570−0.600.000
62013-10-13@ NYJW 19–60000.063701+3.900.000
72013-10-20vs BALW 19–160000.02170−0.800.000
82013-10-27@ LVL 18–210000.0117881+1.910.000
92013-11-03@ NEL 31–550000.0116980+2.700.000
102013-11-10vs BUFW 23–101250+1.564130−2.300.000
112013-11-17vs DETW 37–270000.02120−1.200.000
122013-11-24@ CLEW 27–110000.076521+4.200.000
132013-11-28@ BALL 20–220000.0116431+2.300.000
142013-12-08vs MIAL 28–340000.064581+4.400.000
152013-12-15vs CINW 30–200000.065380+0.210.000
162013-12-22@ GBW 38–310000.02271−0.100.000
172013-12-29vs CLEW 20–70000.042260+0.800.000
2012 game log (16 games)

2012 game log

WeekDateOpponentResultCarriesRush ydsRush TDRush EPATargetsRecRec ydsRec TDRec EPATacklesSacksINTPD
12012-09-09@ DENL 19–310000.084550+1.000.000
22012-09-16vs NYJW 27–100000.043330+2.500.000
32012-09-23@ LVL 31–340000.043330+2.200.000
52012-10-07vs PHIW 16–140000.073220+0.100.000
62012-10-11@ TENL 23–260000.064430+0.600.000
72012-10-21@ CINW 24–170000.022400+3.800.000
82012-10-28vs WASW 27–120000.053560+2.800.000
92012-11-04@ NYGW 24–200000.022201+2.700.000
102012-11-12vs KCW 16–13 OT140−0.272300+1.700.000
112012-11-18vs BALL 10–130000.083820+0.510.000
122012-11-25@ CLEL 14–200000.065730+4.900.000
132012-12-02@ BALW 23–200000.065600+0.100.000
142012-12-09vs LACL 24–340000.042360−4.500.000
152012-12-16@ DALL 24–27 OT0000.01000−0.700.000
162012-12-23vs CINL 10–130000.011130+1.300.000
172012-12-30vs CLEW 24–100000.032280+0.800.000
2011 game log (12 games)

2011 game log

WeekDateOpponentResultTargetsRecRec ydsRec TDRec EPATacklesSacksINTPD
12011-09-11@ BALL 7–3532201+4.900.000
22011-09-18vs SEAW 24–032440+3.000.000
32011-09-25@ INDW 23–2052210−4.020.000
42011-10-02@ HOUL 10–1721100−0.600.000
52011-10-09vs TENW 38–173000−2.900.000
62011-10-16vs JAXW 17–1341320+0.800.000
72011-10-23@ ARIW 32–2075461+3.900.000
82011-10-30vs NEW 25–1785700+0.100.000
122011-11-27@ KCW 13–942250−0.800.000
132011-12-04vs CINW 35–72160−0.500.000
172012-01-01@ CLEW 13–921140+0.400.000
P182012-01-08@ DENL 23–29 OT86810+5.310.000
2010 game log (16 games)

2010 game log

WeekDateOpponentResultTargetsRecRec ydsRec TDRec EPATacklesSacksINTPD
12010-09-12vs ATLW 15–9 OT00000.020.000
62010-10-17vs CLEW 28–1022370+5.200.000
72010-10-24@ MIAW 23–2211180+2.710.000
82010-10-31@ NOL 10–2021210−0.800.000
92010-11-08@ CINW 27–2100000.010.000
102010-11-14vs NEL 26–3995411−1.800.000
112010-11-21vs LVW 35–342351+2.210.000
122010-11-28@ BUFW 19–16 OT52270−1.020.000
132010-12-05@ BALW 13–1063490+3.710.000
142010-12-12vs CINW 23–71000−1.500.000
152010-12-19vs NYJL 17–22137780+2.810.000
162010-12-23vs CARW 27–354540+2.110.000
172011-01-02@ CLEW 41–921160+0.800.000
P192011-01-15vs BALW 31–2474540+3.020.000
P202011-01-23vs NYJW 24–1931200−2.810.000
P212011-02-06@ GBL 25–3132170+1.100.000