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Barry Sanders
Barry David Sanders (twitter: @BarrySanders)
Position: RB
Height: 5-8 Weight: 203 lbs.
Born: July 16, 1968 in Wichita, KS
College: Oklahoma St. (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 122 (38th overall since 1950)
10-time Pro Bowler & 6-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2004
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| All-Time Rank: #137. Sam Mills… #138. Steve Hutchinson… #139. Derrick Thomas… #140. BARRY SANDERS… #141. Neil Smith… #142. Reggie Wayne… #143. Ray Lewis… |
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1989*+ | 21 | DET | RB | 20 | 15 | 13 | 280 | 1470 | 14 | 34 | 5.3 | 98.0 | 18.7 | 24 | 282 | 11.8 | 0 | 46 | 1.6 | 18.8 | 1752 | 14 | 10 | 13 |
| 1990*+ | 22 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 255 | 1304 | 13 | 45 | 5.1 | 81.5 | 15.9 | 36 | 480 | 13.3 | 3 | 47 | 2.3 | 30.0 | 1784 | 16 | 4 | 17 |
| 1991*+ | 23 | DET | RB | 20 | 15 | 15 | 342 | 1548 | 16 | 69 | 4.5 | 103.2 | 22.8 | 41 | 307 | 7.5 | 1 | 34 | 2.7 | 20.5 | 1855 | 17 | 5 | 16 |
| 1992* | 24 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 312 | 1352 | 9 | 55 | 4.3 | 84.5 | 19.5 | 29 | 225 | 7.8 | 1 | 48 | 1.8 | 14.1 | 1577 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
| 1993* | 25 | DET | RB | 20 | 11 | 11 | 243 | 1115 | 3 | 42 | 4.6 | 101.4 | 22.1 | 36 | 205 | 5.7 | 0 | 17 | 3.3 | 18.6 | 1320 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1994*+ | 26 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 331 | 1883 | 7 | 85 | 5.7 | 117.7 | 20.7 | 44 | 283 | 6.4 | 1 | 22 | 2.8 | 17.7 | 2166 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 1995*+ | 27 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 314 | 1500 | 11 | 75 | 4.8 | 93.8 | 19.6 | 48 | 398 | 8.3 | 1 | 40 | 3.0 | 24.9 | 1898 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
| 1996* | 28 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 307 | 1553 | 11 | 54 | 5.1 | 97.1 | 19.2 | 24 | 147 | 6.1 | 0 | 28 | 1.5 | 9.2 | 1700 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
| 1997*+ | 29 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 335 | 2053 | 11 | 82 | 6.1 | 128.3 | 20.9 | 33 | 305 | 9.2 | 3 | 66 | 2.1 | 19.1 | 2358 | 14 | 3 | 19 |
| 1998* | 30 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 343 | 1491 | 4 | 73 | 4.3 | 93.2 | 21.4 | 37 | 289 | 7.8 | 0 | 44 | 2.3 | 18.1 | 1780 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Career | 153 | 151 | 3062 | 15269 | 99 | 85 | 5.0 | 99.8 | 20.0 | 352 | 2921 | 8.3 | 10 | 66 | 2.3 | 19.1 | 18190 | 109 | 41 | 152 | ||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1989*+ | 21 | DET | RB | 20 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1990*+ | 22 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1991*+ | 23 | DET | RB | 20 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1992* | 24 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1993* | 25 | DET | RB | 20 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1995*+ | 27 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1996* | 28 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1997*+ | 29 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1998* | 30 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 153 | 151 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992* | 24 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1995*+ | 27 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 0.0 | |||
| 1996* | 28 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -45.00 | 0.0 | ||||
| Career | 153 | 151 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 11 | 2.8 | -8.5 | 11.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 | -8.50 | 0.0 |
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989*+ | 21 | DET | RB | 20 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 84 | ||||||||||
| 1990*+ | 22 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 96 | |||||||||
| 1991*+ | 23 | DET | RB | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 102 | |||||||||
| 1992* | 24 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 60 | |||||||||
| 1993* | 25 | DET | RB | 20 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1994*+ | 26 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1995*+ | 27 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 72 | |||||||||
| 1996* | 28 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 1997*+ | 29 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 84 | |||||||||
| 1998* | 30 | DET | RB | 20 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Career | 153 | 151 | 99 | 10 | 109 | 654 |
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1989 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1989 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1992 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1992 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1992 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1992 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1993 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1993 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1995 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1995 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1995 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1995 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1995 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1996 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1996 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1996 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1996 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1996 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1997 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1997 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1997 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1997 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1998 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
Fantasy
| Year | Age | G | FantPos | FantPt | VBD | PosRank | OvRank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 21 | 15 | RB | 259 | 139 | 4 | 5 |
| 1990 | 22 | 16 | RB | 274 | 146 | 1 | 3 |
| 1991 | 23 | 15 | RB | 288 | 166 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 24 | 16 | RB | 218 | 108 | 7 | 9 |
| 1993 | 25 | 11 | RB | 150 | 36 | 16 | 33 |
| 1994 | 26 | 16 | RB | 265 | 137 | 2 | 5 |
| 1995 | 27 | 16 | RB | 262 | 122 | 3 | 8 |
| 1996 | 28 | 16 | RB | 234 | 106 | 6 | 11 |
| 1997 | 29 | 16 | RB | 320 | 185 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 30 | 16 | RB | 202 | 75 | 10 | 16 |
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