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TE · #0 · Detroit Lions

Charles Sanders

Born 1946 6'4" · 225 lb Minnesota Undrafted 1968 – 1977 · 10 Seasons

  • 2× All-Pro
  • 7× Pro Bowl
  • HOF Hall of Fame

Career with playoffs

128 Games 10 seasons
4,817 Rec Yds 37.6 / game
31 Rec TD 0.24 / game
336 Rec
3360.0 Catch %
14.3 Y/Rec

0 Tgt481.7 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 533 1968'68
  2. 656 1969'69
  3. 544 1970'70
  4. 502 1971'71
  5. 416 1972'72
  6. 433 1973'73
  7. 532 1974'74
  8. 486 1975'75
  9. 545 1976'76
  10. 170 1977'77
  1. 40 1968'68
  2. 42 1969'69
  3. 40 1970'70
  4. 31 1971'71
  5. 27 1972'72
  6. 28 1973'73
  7. 42 1974'74
  8. 37 1975'75
  9. 35 1976'76
  10. 14 1977'77
  1. 1 1968'68
  2. 3 1969'69
  3. 6 1970'70
  4. 5 1971'71
  5. 2 1972'72
  6. 2 1973'73
  7. 3 1974'74
  8. 3 1975'75
  9. 5 1976'76
  10. 1 1977'77
  1. 13.3 1968'68
  2. 15.6 1969'69
  3. 13.6 1970'70
  4. 16.2 1971'71
  5. 15.4 1972'72
  6. 15.5 1973'73
  7. 12.7 1974'74
  8. 13.1 1975'75
  9. 15.6 1976'76
  10. 12.1 1977'77

Latest games · 1977

  1. W5 W 10–6 3/– · 36 yds0 TD
  2. @ W6 L 7–28 1/– · 5 yds0 TD
  3. W8 W 20–0 1/– · 6 yds0 TD
  4. W10 W 16–7 1/– · 14 yds0 TD

Career bests

Best season 1969 656 yds · 3 TD
Most TDs 1970 6 TD · 40 rec
Most catches 1969 42 rec · 0 tgt
Best Y/Rec 1971 16.2 Y/Rec · 31 rec

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