EMMANUEL SANDERSSanders, Emmanuel NiamiahHeight: 5-11 Weight: 180 Born: March 17, 1987 Bellville, TX High School: Bellville (TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| 2007 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| 2008 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| 2009 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (82nd overall) 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 88 | WR | 13 | 1 |
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 88 | WR | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 88 | WR | 16 | 7 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 88 | WR | 16 | 10 |
| 2014 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 10 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 2015 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 10 | WR | 15 | 15 |
| 2016 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 10 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 2017 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 10 | WR | 12 | 11 |
| 2018 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 10 | WR | 12 | 12 |
| 2019 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 10 | WR | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) | 17 | WR | 10 | 9 |
| 2019 Year (NFL) | 17 | 16 | ||
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 17 | WR | 14 | 5 |
| 2021 Buffalo Bills (NFL) | 1 | WR | 14 | 13 |
| 13 Years (NFL) | 172 | 122 |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 762 | 721 | 67.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 9.1 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 818 | 796 | 75.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 4.6 |
| 2014 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 1011 | 1000 | 88.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2.2 |
| 2015 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 912 | 859 | 77.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 53 | 11.3 |
| 2016 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 869 | 869 | 80.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 637 | 635 | 56.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 2018 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 658 | 658 | 61.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 358 | 358 | 35.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) | 501 | 501 | 46.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Year (NFL) | 859 | 859 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 560 | 559 | 52.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2021 Buffalo Bills (NFL) | 747 | 747 | 62.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 7833 | 7703 | 0 | 130 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 38 | |||
| 2014 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 56 | |||
| 2015 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 2016 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 2017 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2018 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 2019 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2019 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2019 Year (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 32 | ||
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 2021 Buffalo Bills (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 318 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 35t | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Buffalo Bills (NFL) | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 20 | 202 | 10.1 | 35t | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | G20+ | G40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2018 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 |
| 2019 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 |
| 2019 Year (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 78 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 35t | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 50 | 28 | 56.0 | 376 | 13.4 | 35 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 43 | 22 | 51.2 | 288 | 13.1 | 32 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 74 | 44 | 59.5 | 626 | 14.2 | 37 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 112 | 67 | 59.8 | 740 | 11.0 | 55t | 6 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 141 | 101 | 71.6 | 1404 | 13.9 | 48 | 9 | 69 | 24 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 137 | 76 | 55.5 | 1135 | 14.9 | 75t | 6 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 2016 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 137 | 79 | 57.7 | 1032 | 13.1 | 64 | 5 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 92 | 47 | 51.1 | 555 | 11.8 | 38 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 98 | 71 | 72.4 | 868 | 12.2 | 64t | 4 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 44 | 30 | 68.2 | 367 | 12.2 | 53 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) | 53 | 36 | 67.9 | 502 | 13.9 | 75t | 3 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 Year (NFL) | 97 | 66 | 68.0 | 869 | 13.2 | 75t | 5 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 82 | 61 | 74.4 | 726 | 11.9 | 51 | 5 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 Buffalo Bills (NFL) | 72 | 42 | 58.3 | 626 | 14.9 | 41 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1232 | 770 | 60.8 | 10114 | 13.1 | 75t | 56 | 486 | 144 | 28 | 8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 4 | 1 | 60 | 15.0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 9 | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 17 | 20 | 103 | 6.1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 36 | 31 | 287 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 25 | 0 | 628 | 25.1 | 48 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 93 | 18.6 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 10 | 0 | 268 | 26.8 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 45 | 0 | 1083 | 24.1 | 48 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Buffalo Bills (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Year (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Buffalo Bills (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 28 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 Denver Broncos (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Year (NFL) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 Buffalo Bills (NFL) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 40 | 8 | 32 | 251 | 53 | 0 | 12 |
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