Emmanuel Sanders career receptions
704Career Regular Season
Emmanuel Sanders has recorded 704 receptions over 12 regular seasons, 58th among 3,265 NFL players on file.
- Best season on file: 101 in 2014.
- Most recent: 42 in 2021.
Sum of 12 regular seasons, 2010 through 2021. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | REC: Passes caught. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  PIT | 13 | 376 | 2 | 13.4 | 28 |
| 2011 | PIT | 11 | 288 | 2 | 13.1 | 22 |
| 2012 | PIT | 16 | 626 | 1 | 14.2 | 44 |
| 2013 | PIT | 16 | 740 | 6 | 11.0 | 67 |
| 2014 |  DEN | 16 | 1,404 | 9 | 13.9 | 101 |
| 2015 | DEN | 15 | 1,135 | 6 | 14.9 | 76 |
| 2016 | DEN | 16 | 1,032 | 5 | 13.1 | 79 |
| 2017 | DEN | 12 | 555 | 2 | 11.8 | 47 |
| 2018 | DEN | 12 | 868 | 4 | 12.2 | 71 |
| 2019 |  DEN/SF | 17 | 869 | 5 | 13.2 | 66 |
| 2020 |  NO | 14 | 726 | 5 | 11.9 | 61 |
| 2021 |  BUF | 14 | 626 | 4 | 14.9 | 42 |
What the columns mean: REC