Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2012
- Draft
- 2012Rd 3, Pk 83
- College
- Rutgers
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2012
- Draft
- 2012Rd 3, Pk 83
- College
- Rutgers
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 136
- REC
- 435
- TGTS
- 660
- YDS
- 4,871
- AVG
- 11.2
- TD
- 27
- LNG
- 76
- FD
- 262
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | CIN | 9 | 16 | 25 | 154 | 9.6 | 4 | 34 | 10 |
| 2013 | CIN | 16 | 47 | 78 | 455 | 9.7 | 2 | 32 | 28 |
| 2014 | CIN | 16 | 56 | 98 | 790 | 14.1 | 5 | 76 | 37 |
| 2015 | CIN | 16 | 33 | 50 | 394 | 11.9 | 0 | 52 | 17 |
| 2016 | ATL | 15 | 59 | 81 | 653 | 11.1 | 4 | 59 | 33 |
| 2017 | ATL | 15 | 67 | 97 | 703 | 10.5 | 5 | 25 | 41 |
| 2018 | ATL | 16 | 66 | 94 | 838 | 12.7 | 4 | 44 | 41 |
| 2019 |  ATL/NE | 15 | 59 | 89 | 520 | 8.8 | 2 | 28 | 30 |
| 2020 |  SF/DET | 7 | 17 | 24 | 187 | 11.0 | 1 | 21 | 13 |
| 2021 | SF | 8 | 15 | 24 | 177 | 11.8 | 0 | 21 | 12 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- REC
- 26
- TGTS
- 46
- YDS
- 318
- AVG
- 12.2
- TD
- 2
- LNG
- 52
- FD
- 23
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 136
- REC
- 3.2
- TGTS
- 4.9
- YDS
- 35.8
- AVG
- 11.2
- TD
- 0.2
- LNG
- 76
- FD
- 1.9
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | CIN | 9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 17.1 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 34 | 1.1 |
| 2013 | CIN | 16 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 28.4 | 9.7 | 0.1 | 32 | 1.8 |
| 2014 | CIN | 16 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 49.4 | 14.1 | 0.3 | 76 | 2.3 |
| 2015 | CIN | 16 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 24.6 | 11.9 | 0 | 52 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | ATL | 15 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 43.5 | 11.1 | 0.3 | 59 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | ATL | 15 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 46.9 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 25 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | ATL | 16 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 52.4 | 12.7 | 0.3 | 44 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | ATL/NE | 15 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 34.7 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 28 | 2 |
| 2020 | SF/DET | 7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 26.7 | 11.0 | 0.1 | 21 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | SF | 8 | 1.9 | 3 | 22.1 | 11.8 | 0 | 21 | 1.5 |
Latest performance
Mohamed Sanu
Nov 07 · vs ARI · L 31-17
- REC
- 1
- TGTS
- 3
- YDS
- 5
- AVG
- 5.0
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 5
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 07 | vs ARIL 31-17 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 31 | at CHIW 33-22 | 3 | 59 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 24 | vs INDL 30-18 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 10 | atARIL 17-10 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 03 | vs SEAL 28-21 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 26 | vs GBL 30-28 | 3 | 36 | 0 |
What were Mohamed Sanu's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Mohamed Sanu covers 10 seasons with the Bengals, the Falcons, the Lions and the 49ers; its career totals count every season. He had 435 receptions for 4,871 yards and 27 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 2017: 67 receptions, 703 receiving yards and 5 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2012 to 2021
All-time career rank
- 224th in receiving yards (4,871)
- 198th in receptions (435)
Among the 3,371 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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