Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- Texas State
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- Texas State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 134
- REC
- 483
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 6,477
- AVG
- 13.4
- TD
- 37
- LNG
- 71
- FD
- 144
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  WSH | 10 | 14 | 0 | 286 | 20.4 | 2 | 71 | 0 |
| 1987 | WSH | 12 | 37 | 0 | 630 | 17.0 | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| 1988 | WSH | 16 | 73 | 0 | 1,148 | 15.7 | 12 | 55 | 0 |
| 1989 | WSH | 16 | 80 | 0 | 1,138 | 14.2 | 4 | 68 | 0 |
| 1990 | WSH | 16 | 56 | 0 | 727 | 13.0 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| 1991 | WSH | 16 | 45 | 0 | 580 | 12.9 | 5 | 45 | 34 |
| 1992 | WSH | 15 | 51 | 0 | 707 | 13.9 | 3 | 62 | 42 |
| 1993 | WSH | 16 | 58 | 0 | 638 | 11.0 | 4 | 50 | 34 |
| 1994 | ATL | 14 | 67 | 0 | 599 | 8.9 | 1 | 28 | 33 |
| 1995 | ATL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 12
- REC
- 31
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 517
- AVG
- 16.7
- TD
- 2
- LNG
- 80
- FD
- 4
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 134
- REC
- 3.6
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 48.3
- AVG
- 13.4
- TD
- 0.3
- LNG
- 71
- FD
- 1.1
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | WSH | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 28.6 | 20.4 | 0.2 | 71 | 0 |
| 1987 | WSH | 12 | 3.1 | 0 | 52.5 | 17.0 | 0.3 | 57 | 0 |
| 1988 | WSH | 16 | 4.6 | 0 | 71.8 | 15.7 | 0.8 | 55 | 0 |
| 1989 | WSH | 16 | 5 | 0 | 71.1 | 14.2 | 0.3 | 68 | 0 |
| 1990 | WSH | 16 | 3.5 | 0 | 45.4 | 13.0 | 0.2 | 38 | 0 |
| 1991 | WSH | 16 | 2.8 | 0 | 36.3 | 12.9 | 0.3 | 45 | 2.1 |
| 1992 | WSH | 15 | 3.4 | 0 | 47.1 | 13.9 | 0.2 | 62 | 2.8 |
| 1993 | WSH | 16 | 3.6 | 0 | 39.9 | 11.0 | 0.3 | 50 | 2.1 |
| 1994 | ATL | 14 | 4.8 | 0 | 42.8 | 8.9 | 0.1 | 28 | 2.4 |
| 1995 | ATL | 3 | 0.7 | 0 | 8 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 | 0.3 |
What were Ricky Sanders's career stats?
Ricky Sanders played 10 seasons for the Commanders and the Falcons. He had 483 receptions for 6,477 yards and 37 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1989: 80 receptions, 1,138 receiving yards and 4 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1986 to 1995
Championships ×2
- 1987 Super Bowl with the Washington Commanders
- 1991 Super Bowl with the Washington Commanders
All-time career rank
- 136th in receiving yards (6,477)
- 168th in receptions (483)
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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