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Deion Sanders

Deion Luwynn Sanders

Position: DB-WR
Height: 6-1    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers, FL
College: Florida State

8-time Pro Bowler & 6-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1989 Draft

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1989 22 ATL RCB/lcb 15 10 28 307 1 68 11.0 35 725 0 72 20.7 1024
1990 23 ATL RCB 16 16 29 250 1 79 8.6 39 851 0 50 21.8 1101
1991* 24 ATL RCB 15 15 21 170 0 23 8.1 26 576 1 100 22.2 763
1992*+ 25 ATL RCB 13 12 13 41 0 14 3.2 40 1067 2 99 26.7 1149
1993*+ 26 ATL RCB 11 10 2 21 0 16 10.5 7 169 0 31 24.1 296
1994*+ 27 SFO RCB 14 12 0
1995 28 DAL LCB 9 9 1 54 0 43 54.0 1 15 0 15 15.0 103
1996*+ 29 DAL RCB/wr 16 15 1 4 0 4 4.0 481
1997*+ 30 DAL RCB 13 12 33 407 1 83 12.3 1 18 0 18 18.0 414
1998*+ 31 DAL RCB 11 11 24 375 2 69 15.6 1 16 0 16 16.0 491
1999* 32 DAL RCB 14 14 30 344 1 76 11.5 4 87 0 31 21.8 455
2000 33 WAS RCB 16 15 25 185 0 57 7.4 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 184
2004 37 BAL 9 2 5 41 0 23 8.2 31
2005 38 BAL 16 4 0
Career 188 157 212 2199 6 83 10.4 155 3523 3 100 22.7 6492
5 yrs ATL 70 63 93 789 2 79 8.5 147 3388 3 100 23.0 4333
5 yrs DAL 63 61 89 1184 4 83 13.3 7 136 0 31 19.4 1944
2 yrs BAL 25 6 5 41 0 23 8.2 31
1 yr WAS 16 15 25 185 0 57 7.4 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 184

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1989 22 ATL RCB/lcb 15 10 5 52 0 22 2 2 1 0 0 39
1990 23 ATL RCB 16 16 3 153 2 82 0 4 2 0 0 50
1991* 24 ATL RCB 15 15 1.0 6 119 1 55 2 1 1 0 0 49
1992*+ 25 ATL RCB 13 12 3 105 0 55 2 3 2 0 0 66
1993*+ 26 ATL RCB 11 10 7 91 0 41 1 0 0 0 0 34
1994*+ 27 SFO RCB 14 12 6 303 3 93 0 0 1 0 0 34 2
1995 28 DAL LCB 9 9 2 34 0 34 25 1
1996*+ 29 DAL RCB/wr 16 15 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 15 1 31 2
1997*+ 30 DAL RCB 13 12 2 81 1 50 0 1 0 0 0 30 3
1998*+ 31 DAL RCB 11 11 5 153 1 71 0 1 1 0 0 22 3
1999* 32 DAL RCB 14 14 3 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 40 2
2000 33 WAS RCB 16 15 4 91 0 32 1 3 2 0 0 38 3
2004 37 BAL 9 2 3 87 1 48 5 7 1
2005 38 BAL 16 4 2 57 0 33 5 0 1 0 0 0 27 3
Career 188 157 1.0 53 1331 9 93 10 10 19 13 15 1 492 20
5 yrs ATL 70 63 1.0 24 520 3 82 7 10 6 0 0 238
5 yrs DAL 63 61 14 273 2 71 2 5 4 15 1 148 11
2 yrs BAL 25 6 5 144 1 48 10 0 1 0 0 0 34 4
1 yr SFO 14 12 6 303 3 93 0 0 1 0 0 34 2
1 yr WAS 16 15 4 91 0 32 1 3 2 0 0 38 3

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1989 22 ATL RCB/lcb 15 10 1 -8 -8.0 0 -8 0.1 -0.5 -8 0 2
1991* 24 ATL RCB 15 15 1 17 17.0 0 17 0.1 1.1 17 0 1
1992*+ 25 ATL RCB 13 12 3 45 15.0 1 37 0.2 3.5 1 -4 0 -4 -4.0 -0.3 0.1 41 1 3
1993*+ 26 ATL RCB 11 10 6 106 17.7 1 70 0.5 9.6 106 1 0
1995 28 DAL LCB 9 9 2 25 12.5 0 19 0.2 2.8 2 9 0 8 4.5 1.0 0.2 34 0 0
1996*+ 29 DAL RCB/wr 16 15 36 475 13.2 1 41 2.3 29.7 3 2 0 3 0.7 0.1 0.2 477 1 2
1997*+ 30 DAL RCB 13 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -11 0 -11 -11.0 -0.8 0.1 -11 0 1
1998*+ 31 DAL RCB 11 11 7 100 14.3 0 55 0.6 9.1 100 0 1
1999* 32 DAL RCB 14 14 4 24 6.0 0 9 0.3 1.7 24 0 1
2004 37 BAL 9 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -10 0 -10 -10.0 -1.1 0.1 -10 0 0
2005 38 BAL 16 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 1
Career 188 157 60 784 13.1 3 70 0.3 4.2 9 -14 0 8 -1.6 -0.1 0.0 770 3 19
5 yrs ATL 70 63 11 160 14.5 2 70 0.2 2.3 1 -4 0 0 -4.0 -0.1 0.0 156 2 10
5 yrs DAL 63 61 49 624 12.7 1 55 0.8 9.9 6 0 0 8 0.0 0.0 0.1 624 1 5
2 yrs BAL 25 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 -10 0 0 -5.0 -0.4 0.1 -10 0 1

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1993*+ 26 ATL RCB 11 10 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999* 32 DAL RCB 14 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 188 157 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
5 yrs ATL 70 63 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
5 yrs DAL 63 61 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1989 22 ATL RCB/lcb 15 10 1 6
1990 23 ATL RCB 16 16 1 2 18
1991* 24 ATL RCB 15 15 1 1 12
1992*+ 25 ATL RCB 13 12 1 2 18
1993*+ 26 ATL RCB 11 10 1 6
1994*+ 27 SFO RCB 14 12 3 18
1996*+ 29 DAL RCB/wr 16 15 1 1 12
1997*+ 30 DAL RCB 13 12 1 1 12
1998*+ 31 DAL RCB 11 11 2 1 18
1999* 32 DAL RCB 14 14 1 6
2004 37 BAL 9 2 1 6
Career 188 157 3 6 3 1 9 132
5 yrs ATL 70 63 2 2 3 3 60
5 yrs DAL 63 61 1 4 1 2 48
2 yrs BAL 25 6 1 6
1 yr SFO 14 12 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1994 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1991
1992
1993
1994
1996
1997
1998
1999

1st-team All-Pro

1992
1993
1994
1996
1997
1998

Non-Offensive TDs

1989 NFL 1 (8)
1990 NFL 3 (1-- 23)
1991 NFL 2 (1)
1992 NFL 2 (4)
1994 NFL 3 (2-- 23)
1997 NFL 2 (7)
1998 NFL 3 (1-- 23)
Career 19 (1)

Yds/Touch

Career 14.9 (84)

Kick Returns

1989 NFL 35 (6)
1990 NFL 39 (6)
1992 NFL 40 (2)
Career 155 (65)

Kick Return Yds

1989 NFL 725 (5)
1990 NFL 851 (4)
1992 NFL 1067 (1)
Career 3523 (73)

Kick Return TD

1991 NFL 1 (1-- 57)
1992 NFL 2 (1-- 13)
Career 3 (24)

Long Kick Return

1991 NFL 100 (2-- 67)
1992 NFL 99 (2-- 99)

Yds/Kick Return

1991 NFL 22.2 (8)
1992 NFL 26.7 (2)
Career 22.7 (176)

Punt Returns

Career 212 (30)

Punt Return Yds

1989 NFL 307 (7)
Career 2199 (26)

Punt Return TD

1989 NFL 1 (1-- 88)
1990 NFL 1 (1-- 88)
1997 NFL 1 (4-- 88)
1998 NFL 2 (1-- 14)
1999 NFL 1 (3-- 88)
Career 6 (8)

Long Punt Return

1989 NFL 68 (4)
1990 NFL 79 (3)
1997 NFL 83 (4)
1999 NFL 76 (8)

Yds/Punt Return

1989 NFL 11.0 (7)
1997 NFL 12.3 (5)
1998 NFL 15.6 (1-- 34)
1999 NFL 11.5 (5)
Career 10.4 (49)

Kick & Punt Returns

1989 NFL 63 (5)
1990 NFL 68 (3)
1992 NFL 53 (9)
Career 367 (29)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1989 NFL 1032 (5)
1990 NFL 1101 (3)
1991 NFL 746 (10)
1992 NFL 1108 (2)
Career 5722 (33)

Playoff Games Started

Career 12 (197)

Fumble Return TD

1996 NFL 1 (1)

Interceptions

1991 NFL 6 (2)
1993 NFL 7 (4)
1994 NFL 6 (8)
Career 53 (21)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1990 NFL 153 (2)
1991 NFL 119 (5)
1994 NFL 303 (1-- 3)
1998 NFL 153 (5)
Career 1331 (2)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1990 NFL 2 (2-- 24)
1991 NFL 1 (2)
1994 NFL 3 (1-- 4)
1997 NFL 1 (6)
1998 NFL 1 (10)
2004 NFL 1 (5)
Career 9 (2)

Long Intercep. Return

1990 NFL 82 (1)
1994 NFL 93 (3-- 96)
1998 NFL 71 (10)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1991 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1991 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1991 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1991 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1991 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1991 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1992 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1992 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1992 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1992 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1992 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1993 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1993 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1993 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1993 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1993 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1994 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1994 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1994 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1994 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1994 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1995 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1995 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1996 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1996 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1996 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1996 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1996 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1997 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1997 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1997 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1997 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1998 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1998 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1998 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1998 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1999 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1999 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1999 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL