Ricky Sanders

Position: WR
Birthdate: September 30, 196009/30/1960
College: Texas State
Draft: Selected by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1984 NFL Draft1984 Rnd 1 (16), NE

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Ricky Sanders Stats

Ricky Sanders career stats with the Washington Redskins and Atlanta Falcons. Bold denotes league leader.

Receiving Statistics

					Receiving
Year	Team	Lg	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	YPG	Lg	TD	FD	Tar	YAC
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	10	3	14	286	20.43	28.6	71	2	--	--	--
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	12	5	37	630	17.03	52.5	57	3	--	--	--
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	4	73	1,148	15.73	71.8	55t	12	--	--	--
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	12	80	1,138	14.22	71.1	68	4	--	--	--
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	6	56	727	12.98	45.4	38	3	--	--	--
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	7	45	580	12.89	36.2	45	5	--	--	--
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	15	5	51	707	13.86	47.1	62t	3	--	--	--
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	11	58	638	11.00	39.9	50	4	--	--	--
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	14	12	67	599	8.94	42.8	28	1	--	--	--
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	3	1	2	24	12.00	8.0	21	0	--	--	--
	TOTALS	NFL	134	66	483	6,477	13.41	48.3	71	37	--	--	--

					Receiving
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	0	2	15	7.50	7.5	10	0	--	--	--
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	3	2	15	285	19.00	95.0	80t	2	--	--	--
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	1	6	100	16.67	50.0	19	0	--	--	--
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	3	0	4	79	19.75	26.3	41	0	--	--	--
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	0	4	38	9.50	19.0	13	0	--	--	--
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	No postseason play for team
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	--	--	--
	TOTALS	NFL	12	3	31	517	16.68	43.1	80t	2	--	--	--

					Kickoff Returns
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	10	3	0	0	0.00	0
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	12	5	4	118	29.50	39
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	4	19	362	19.05	31
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	12	9	134	14.89	29
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	6	1	22	22.00	22
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	7	0	0	0.00	0
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	15	5	0	0	0.00	0
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	11	0	0	0.00	0
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	14	12	0	0	0.00	0
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	3	1	0	0	0.00	0
	TOTALS	NFL	134	66	33	636	19.27	39

					Kickoff Returns
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	3	2	7	101	14.43	0	26	0
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	No postseason play for team
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
	TOTALS	NFL	12	3	7	101	14.43	0	26	0

					Punt Returns
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	10	3	0	0	0.00	0	0
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	12	5	0	0	0.00	0	0
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	4	0	0	0.00	0	0
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	12	2	12	6.00	2	7
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	6	0	0	0.00	0	0
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	7	0	0	0.00	0	0
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	15	5	0	0	0.00	0	0
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	11	0	0	0.00	0	0
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	14	12	0	0	0.00	0	0
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	3	1	0	0	0.00	0	0
	TOTALS	NFL	134	66	2	12	6.00	2	7

					Punt Returns
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	3	2	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	No postseason play for team
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
	TOTALS	NFL	12	3	0	0	0.00	0	0	0

					Touchdowns	Kicking	Misc
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	10	3	2	0	2	0/0	0/0	0.0	12
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	12	5	3	0	3	0/0	0/0	0.0	18
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	4	12	0	12	0/0	0/0	0.0	72
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	12	4	0	4	0/0	0/0	0.0	24
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	6	3	0	3	0/0	0/0	0.0	18
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	7	6	1	5	0/0	0/0	0.0	36
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	15	5	3	0	3	0/0	0/0	0.0	18
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	11	4	0	4	0/0	0/0	0.0	24
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	14	12	1	0	1	0/0	0/0	0.0	6
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	3	1	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0.0	0
	TOTALS	NFL	134	66	38	1	37	0/0	0/0	0	228

					Touchdowns	Kicking	Misc
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0.0	0
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0.0	0
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0.0	0
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0.0	0
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0.0	0
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	No postseason play for team
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/	/	0	0.0	0
	TOTALS	NFL	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0

					Fumbles	Recoveries	Returns
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	10	3	0	--	--	0	0	0
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	12	5	0	--	--	0	0	0
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	4	0	--	--	0	0	0
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	12	0	--	--	0	0	0
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	6	0	--	--	0	0	0
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	7	0	--	--	0	0	0
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	15	5	0	--	--	0	0	0
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	11	1	--	--	1	0	1
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	14	12	0	--	--	0	1	1
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	3	1	0	--	--	0	0	0
	TOTALS	NFL	134	66	1	--	--	1	1	2

					Fumbles	Recoveries	Returns
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	0
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	3	2	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	0
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	1	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	0
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	3	0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	0
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	0
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	No postseason play for team
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	0	0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	0
	TOTALS	NFL	12	3	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	0

					Rushing
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	10	3	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	--
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	12	5	1	-4	-4.00	-0.3	-4	0	--
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	4	2	14	7.00	0.9	7	0	--
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	12	4	19	4.75	1.2	13	0	--
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	6	4	17	4.25	1.1	12	0	--
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	7	7	47	6.71	2.9	17	1	--
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	15	5	4	-6	-1.50	-0.4	3	0	--
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	11	1	7	7.00	0.4	7	0	--
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	14	12	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	--
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	3	1	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	--
	TOTALS	NFL	134	66	23	94	4.09	0.7	17	1	--

					Rushing
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	--
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	3	2	2	24	12.00	8.0	28	0	--
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	1	1	3	3.00	1.5	3	0	--
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	3	0	1	1	1.00	0.3	1	0	--
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	--
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	No postseason play for team
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	--
	TOTALS	NFL	12	3	4	28	7.00	2.3	28	0	--

					Passing
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	10	3	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	12	5	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	4	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	12	1	1	100.0	32	32.0	2.0	32	118.8
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	6	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	7	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	15	5	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	11	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	14	12	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	3	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0
	TOTALS	NFL	134	66	1	1	100.0	32	32.0	0.2	32	118.8

					Passing
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	3	2	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	No postseason play for team
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	No postseason play for team
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
	TOTALS	NFL	12	3	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0

Recent Games

			Receiving
Date	Team	Opp	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	FD	Tar	YAC	Res
11/19/95	ATL	vs STL	2	24	12.00	21	0	--	--	--	W, 31-6
12/24/94	ATL	vs ARI	3	20	6.67	7	0	--	--	--	W, 10-6
12/18/94	ATL	@ GB	7	46	6.57	13	0	--	--	--	L, 21-17
12/11/94	ATL	vs NO	7	64	9.14	14	0	--	--	--	L, 29-20
12/04/94	ATL	@ SF	5	53	10.60	15	0	--	--	--	L, 50-14

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Kickoff Return Statistics

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Punt Return Statistics

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Fumble Statistics

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Rushing Statistics

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Passing Statistics

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Recent Games

					Touchdowns										Kicking		Misc
Year	Team	Lg	G	GS	Tot	R	P	KR	PR	IR	FR	BK	BP	FGR	PAT	FG	Conv	Saf	Pts
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	10	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0.0	12
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	12	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0.0	18
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	4	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0.0	72
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	12	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0.0	24
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	6	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0.0	18
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	7	6	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0.0	36
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	15	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0.0	18
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	11	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0.0	24
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	14	12	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0.0	6
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0.0	0
	TOTALS	NFL	134	66	38	1	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0	228

					Fumbles			Recoveries			Returns
Year	Team	Lg	G	GS	Fum	Lost	Forced	Own	Opp	Tot	Yds	TD
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	10	3	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	12	5	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	4	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	12	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	6	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	7	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	15	5	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	11	1	--	--	1	0	1	0	0
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	14	12	0	--	--	0	1	1	0	0
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	3	1	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0
	TOTALS	NFL	134	66	1	--	--	1	1	2	0	0

					Passing
Year	Team	Lg	G	GS	Att	Cmp	Pct	Yds	YPA	YPG	TD	TD%T%	Int	Int%I%	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
1986	WashingtonWAS	NFL	10	3	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
1987	WashingtonWAS	NFL	12	5	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
1988	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	4	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
1989	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	12	1	1	100.0	32	32.0	2.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	32	0	0	118.8
1990	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	6	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
1991	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	7	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
1992	WashingtonWAS	NFL	15	5	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
1993	WashingtonWAS	NFL	16	11	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
1994	AtlantaATL	NFL	14	12	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
1995	AtlantaATL	NFL	3	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
	TOTALS	NFL	134	66	1	1	100.0	32	32.0	0.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	32	0	0	118.8