WR#1
Emmanuel Sanders
gsis_id 00-0027685
BUF
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2021 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.86 yd
- Cushion
- 5.62 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -0.12
- Avg YAC
- 2.50
- Share of intended air yards
- 28.9%
- Catch rate
- 59.1%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2021 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 3
- Drop rate
- 4.2%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 95.8
- Interceptions on targets
- 1
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 4
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | 76 | 45 | 678 | 5 | 28.6 | 0.134 | 0.36 | 31 | 145.9 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 5'11"
- Weight
- 180 lb
- College
- SMU (Conference USA)
- Draft
- 2010 · Rd 3 · Pk 82 · PIT
- Rookie season
- 2010
- Experience
- 12 yr
- Status
- ACT
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2021 · WR cohort of 98
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2021; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
K.J. OsbornWR · MIN · distance 0.36
- Separation
- 2.76
- Cushion
- 5.63
- YAC over expected
- 0.49
- Share of air yards
- 18.9
- Catch rate
- 61.0
Jarvis LandryWR · CLE · distance 0.40
- Separation
- 3.00
- Cushion
- 6.12
- YAC over expected
- 0.43
- Share of air yards
- 17.6
- Catch rate
- 59.8
Zach PascalWR · IND · distance 0.41
- Separation
- 3.20
- Cushion
- 6.07
- YAC over expected
- -0.15
- Share of air yards
- 16.3
- Catch rate
- 55.1
Calvin RidleyWR · ATL · distance 0.42
- Separation
- 3.03
- Cushion
- 5.93
- YAC over expected
- -0.42
- Share of air yards
- 12.7
- Catch rate
- 59.6
Van JeffersonWR · LA · distance 0.44
- Separation
- 2.54
- Cushion
- 6.08
- YAC over expected
- 0.05
- Share of air yards
- 23.7
- Catch rate
- 56.2
Emmanuel Sanders baseline
- Separation
- 2.92
- Cushion
- 5.71
- YAC over expected
- -0.14
- Share of air yards
- 20.2
- Catch rate
- 58.3