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RB · #20 · Detroit Lions

Barry Sanders

Born 1968 5'8" · 200 lb Oklahoma State Drafted 1989 · R1 #3 by DET 1989 – 1998 · 10 Seasons

  • 2× OPOY
  • 1× OROY
  • 6× All-Pro
  • 10× Pro Bowl
  • HOF Hall of Fame

Career with playoffs

159 Games 10 seasons
3,032 Rec Yds 19.1 / game
10 Rec TD 0.06 / game
373 Rec
70.0 Catch %
8.1 Y/Rec

533 Tgt5.7 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 282 1989'89
  2. 480 1990'90
  3. 352 1991'91
  4. 225 1992'92
  5. 205 1993'93
  6. 287 1994'94
  7. 417 1995'95
  8. 147 1996'96
  9. 348 1997'97
  10. 289 1998'98
  1. 24 1989'89
  2. 36 1990'90
  3. 50 1991'91
  4. 29 1992'92
  5. 38 1993'93
  6. 47 1994'94
  7. 50 1995'95
  8. 24 1996'96
  9. 38 1997'97
  10. 37 1998'98
  1. 0 1989'89
  2. 3 1990'90
  3. 1 1991'91
  4. 1 1992'92
  5. 0 1993'93
  6. 1 1994'94
  7. 1 1995'95
  8. 0 1996'96
  9. 3 1997'97
  10. 0 1998'98
  1. 11.8 1989'89
  2. 13.3 1990'90
  3. 7.0 1991'91
  4. 7.8 1992'92
  5. 5.4 1993'93
  6. 6.1 1994'94
  7. 8.3 1995'95
  8. 6.1 1996'96
  9. 9.2 1997'97
  10. 7.8 1998'98

Latest games · 1998

  1. @ W14 L 22–37 1/1 · 5 yds– TD
  2. @ W15 L 13–35 1/1 · -3 yds– TD
  3. W16 L 17–24 1/2 · -1 yds– TD
  4. @ W17 L 10–19 2/4 · 15 yds– TD

Career bests

Best season 1990 480 yds · 3 TD
Most TDs 1990 3 TD · 36 rec
Most catches 1991 50 rec · 66 tgt
Best Y/Rec 1990 13.3 Y/Rec · 36 rec

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