Emmanuel
Sanders.
Emmanuel
Sanders.
SMU· 5'11"· 186 lb· 4.40s 40
West Coast timing based on his ability to run a diverse route tree and gain separation quickly at the top of routes.
Year 1 slot receiver with high-volume target ceiling.
Vertical-heavy Air Raid system that primarily asks outside receivers to track deep against two-high safeties.
A versatile receiver who can align across formations, demonstrating quickness and route-running precision to contribute immediately in a timing-based passing game.
Selected #82 overall in Round 3 of the 2010 NFL Draft by Pittsburgh Steelers out of SMU.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.40sp50
- Vertical
- 39.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 126inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.64sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.10sp50
- Bench
- 12repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SMU | 12 | 46 | 605 | 9 |
| 2007 | SMU | 12 | 74 | 889 | 9 |
| 2008 | SMU | 10 | 67 | 958 | 9 |
| 2009 | SMU | 13 | 98 | 1339 | 7 |
| Career | — | 47 | 285 | 3791 | 34 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Emmanuel Sanders was a productive wide receiver for the Steelers, Broncos, 49ers, Saints, and Bills. He won Super Bowl 50 with the Broncos and had multiple 1,000-yard receiving seasons.