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John Sanders

John Maurice Sanders

Position: DB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: January 11, 1950 in Chicago, IL
College: South Dakota

Career AV: 28 (3256th overall since 1950)

25 26

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1974 24 NWE LCB 25 14 10 5 57 1 23 0 1 0 0 6
1975 25 NWE FS 25 14 14 1 18 0 18 0 4 3 0 8
1976 26 NWE 25 2 0 0
1977 27 PHI FS 26 14 12 6 122 0 45 0 1 0 0 8
1978 28 PHI FS 26 15 15 5 43 1 24 2 1 0 0 8
1979 29 PHI 26 1 0 0
Career 60 51 17 240 2 45 2 7 3 0 30
3 yrs NWE 30 24 6 75 1 23 0 5 3 0 14
3 yrs PHI 30 27 11 165 1 45 2 2 0 0 16

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1974 24 NWE LCB 25 14 10 1 1 6
1978 28 PHI FS 26 15 15 1 1 6
Career 60 51 2 2 12
3 yrs NWE 30 24 1 1 6
3 yrs PHI 30 27 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Non-Offensive TDs

1974 NFL 1 (9)
1978 NFL 1 (6)

Fumbles Recovered

1975 NFL 4 (9)

Interceptions

1977 NFL 6 (7)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1974 NFL 1 (4)
1978 NFL 1 (4)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)