Emmanuel

Sanders

Emmanuel Sanders

Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 180 lbs · Age : 39

NFL record

Year	Team	GP	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD
2021	Buffalo Bills	14	42	72	626	14.9	4	41	31
2020	New Orleans Saints	14	61	82	726	11.9	5	51	33
2019	2019 Totals	17	66	97	869	13.2	5	75	41
2019	San Francisco 49ers	10	36	53	502	13.9	3	75	24
2019	Denver Broncos	7	30	44	367	12.2	2	53	17
2018	Denver Broncos	12	71	98	868	12.2	4	64	37
2017	Denver Broncos	12	47	94	555	11.8	2	38	30
2016	Denver Broncos	16	79	139	1,032	13.1	5	64	50
2015	Denver Broncos	15	76	137	1,135	14.9	6	75	51
2014	Denver Broncos	16	101	141	1,404	13.9	9	48	69
2013	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	67	112	740	11.0	6	55	37
2012	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	44	74	626	14.2	1	37	31
2011	Pittsburgh Steelers	11	22	43	288	13.1	2	32	17
2010	Pittsburgh Steelers	13	28	49	376	13.4	2	35	18

Advanced stats, 2021 Wide receivers

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2021 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular wide receivers: 90th means better than 90% of them.

EPA per target

+0.34

69th percentile

Target share

14.3 %

38th percentile

Separation

2.9 yd

53th percentile

Drops

52th percentile

Targets

47th percentile

Receptions

40th percentile

Catch rate

58.3 %

28th percentile

Receiving yards

626

53th percentile

Yards after catch

8th percentile

Receiving TDs

51th percentile

Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.

2022 projection

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Projected WAR

0.2

Games

WAR 2021

0.2

Games played

The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

→ Stable (-1)

20210.2 WAR · 0.014 per game

The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.

Outlook, age included

-31 · 34 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2021

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Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Established starter

REC: Receiving; 81
SEP: Separation; 77
ELU: Elusiveness; 51
HND: Hands; 75
DUR: Durability; 68
EX: Experience; 90

Why these ratings?

REC — Receiving : Expected points added and yards per target
SEP — Separation : Separation from the defender at the throw (Next Gen Stats)
ELU — Elusiveness : Yards over expected, after contact or catch, broken tackles
HND — Hands : Drops avoided, catches per target
DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL

WAR and PAL Rating, 2021

How we rate →

WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

0.2

#36 of 98 regular wide receivers

PAL Rating

44 / 100

#55 of 98 regular wide receivers

PAL: dimensions

Efficiency67

Usage43

Separation52

After the catch6

Hands32

Where WAR comes from (in wins)

Rushing+0.03

45% of the EPA of his carries (the line gets the rest), above replacement.

Receiving+0.21

25% of the EPA of passes thrown his way (the QB and line get the rest), above replacement.