Ricky Sanders career receptions
483Career Regular Season
Ricky Sanders has recorded 483 receptions over 10 regular seasons, 168th among 3,265 NFL players on file.
- Best season on file: 80 in 1989.
- Most recent: 2 in 1995.
Sum of 10 regular seasons, 1986 through 1995. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  WSH | 10 | 286 | 2 | 20.4 | 14 |
| 1987 | WSH | 12 | 630 | 3 | 17.0 | 37 |
| 1988 | WSH | 16 | 1,148 | 12 | 15.7 | 73 |
| 1989 | WSH | 16 | 1,138 | 4 | 14.2 | 80 |
| 1990 | WSH | 16 | 727 | 3 | 13.0 | 56 |
| 1991 | WSH | 16 | 580 | 5 | 12.9 | 45 |
| 1992 | WSH | 15 | 707 | 3 | 13.9 | 51 |
| 1993 | WSH | 16 | 638 | 4 | 11.0 | 58 |
| 1994 |  ATL | 14 | 599 | 1 | 8.9 | 67 |
| 1995 | ATL | 3 | 24 | 0 | 12.0 | 2 |
What the columns mean: REC