WR Emmanuel Sanders - San Francisco 49ers

5-11, 180

Born: 3-16-1987

College: Southern Methodist

Drafted: Round 3, pick 2010

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Recent Stats and Projections

WEEK	OPP	oSNAP	TARG	REC	YD	Pts
17	at SEA	46	4	3.0	25	2.5
19	vs MIN	61	2	2.0	33	3.3
20	vs GB	41	1	0.0	0	0

Weekly Performance vs WR 1, WR 12, WR 24, WR 36

Percentile ranks

Emmanuel Sanders's percentile rank in each category, among WR with more than 50 fantasy points.

Recent Game Summaries

2019 Week 19 vs MIN (2 / 2 / 33 / 0 rec)

Sanders had a couple of catches on the opening drive, including a big play to get into scoring range and a reception to get into the red zone, but wasn't heard from otherwise in the comfortable win.

2019 Week 17 vs SEA (4 / 3 / 25 / 0 rec)

Seattle split their coverage of Sanders evenly between zone and Tre Flowers' in man-to-man. As is his wont, Sanders fared better against the former than the latter, with the Flowers snaps resulting in just 5 yards on one reception. Everything else came against zone, including a missed opportunity for a big gain deep into Seattle territory. On the play, Sanders ran free through the Seahawk's intermediate zone, but Jimmy Garoppolo slightly underthrew it, and Sanders wasn't able to make a sliding 20-yard catch.

2019 Week 16 vs LAR (6 / 3 / 61 / 0 rec)

Sanders was neutralized by Darious Williams, Jalen Ramsey, and the Rams' zone defense -- until the game was on the line with one minute left. Sanders' 46-yard catch to set up San Francisco's game-winning field goal resulted from a complete breakdown on the back end of Los Angeles' Cover-2 zone. safety Taylor Rapp overplayed his anticipation of Sanders' route going towards the sideline, which rendered him a mere spectator when Sanders' route broke toward the deep middle on a post.

2019 Week 15 vs ATL (4 / 2 / 9 / 0 rec)

The Falcons played a ton of man-to-man coverage, so the main reason for Sanders's quiet day was that he didn't beat it, especially against cornerback Isaiah Oliver, against whom he ran most of his routes. A secondary reason was that Atlanta didn't fall for Kyle's Shanahanigans, repeatedly ignoring when Sanders would go in jet-sweep or end-around action as a decoy.

2019 Week 14 vs NO (9 / 7 / 157 / 1 rec)

Sanders' first four touches made it clear that he was designed to be the early-down chain-mover in San Francisco's game plan: 19 yards on 1st-and-10, 31 yards on 1st-and-15, a 75-yard touchdown catch on 1st-and-10, and then a 35-yard touchdown pass on 1st-and-10. That's nearly 85 percent of all the yardage and scoring he was involved in ... 21 minutes of game time into the afternoon. It's worth noting that these exploits were facilitated by New Orleans playing a ton of zone in the first half, which allowed Sanders to get open on the middle-of-the-field routes he's wont to run (and excel at).

2019 Week 13 vs BAL (6 / 4 / 41 / 0 rec)

Whether because of the lingering effects of his rib injury or the generally superb coverage of Baltimore's cornerbacks, Sanders was more valuable in real football than fantasy football this week. That's because, although he didn't light up the scoreboard, two of Sanders' targets converted massive first downs for the 49ers: He made a diving catch on 3rd-and-3 and he drew a defensive pass interference on 4th-and-1. To boot, both conversions came on drives that ended in 10 of San Francisco's 17 points.

2019 Week 12 vs GB (1 / 1 / 15 / 0 rec)

Sanders faced a relatively even mix of defenders in coverage on his routes. The most frequent was cornerback Kevin King (8 routes), who was in coverage on Sanders' only reception (and target). On the play, he beat King to the inside on a 10-yard dig route and was immediately tackled by safety Adrian Amos.

2019 Week 11 vs ARI (5 / 3 / 33 / 0 rec)

Sanders couldn't make it through three quarters in his attempt to play through the rib injury he suffered last week. He was visibly affected by it while on the field, as several of his receptions were followed by Sanders wincing as he slowly got to his feet. Sanders' final play involved being the target of Jimmy Garoppolo's first red zone interception, and that route involved a quick twist back to the inside, which he did not execute quickly at all.

2019 Week 10 vs SEA (4 / 2 / 24 / 0 rec)

Sanders left the game midway through the second quarter with a non-contact rib injury he suffered while turning inside on a dig route. Prior to that, Sanders's two receptions came on identical slant routes, one against Shaquill Griffin and the other against Nick Thorpe.

2019 Week 9 vs ARI (9 / 7 / 112 / 1 rec)

Sanders gained 52 of his 112 yards on two plays in the same second quarter scoring drive, both against Patrick Peterson's man-to-man coverage. On the first, Sanders ran a 20-yard comeback route, and held onto the ball despite Peterson hitting him as the pass arrived. Two plays later, Sanders beat Peterson on a quick slant out of the right slot, and ran away from him for 24 yards after the catch. Sanders' most important play, however, was his 4th-and-1 touchdown to end the first half, which gave the 49ers a two-score lead they wouldn't relinquish. On that play, Sanders uncharacteristically lined up in the backfield, and ran a route into the right flat. Peterson didn't locate him until it was too late.

2019 Week 8 vs CAR (5 / 4 / 25 / 1 rec)

Even though Sanders didn't post a huge stat line in his first game with San Francisco, his likely usage going forward was apparent. Namely, he's taken over the Marquise Goodwin role, and will be relied upon in crucial situations. To wit, two of Sanders' four receptions came on third down, both of which he converted. The first was a 3rd-and-11 reception where he sat down in Carolina's deep middle zone and went to the ground to catch a low throw. The second was a 3rd-and-4 where he once again sat down in a zone, though this time it was short right. It should be noted that Sanders also had a near miss deep, when he beat cornerback Russ Cockrell on a 20-yard out route. Unfortunately, Jimmy Garoppolo was hit as he threw, so the pass sailed high and out of bounds.

2019 Week 6 vs TEN (3 / 1 / 0 / 0 rec)

Sanders managed one catch on a bubble screen that was brought down at the line of scrimmage. He sat out the second half after apparently aggravating a knee injury that had slowed him some in practice this week.

2019 Week 5 vs LAC (1 / 1 / 9 / 0 rec)

Sanders showed us how low his floor can be in this offense with just one reception. He was a complete non-factor as Denver wisely dialed back Flacco's workload after the Broncos jumped out to an early lead. Sanders hauled in one out route for a 9 yard gain in the 3rd.

2019 Week 4 vs JAX (9 / 5 / 104 / 0 rec)

Sanders passed the 100 yard mark for the first time this season as he and Sutton both drew a team-high nine targets. Sutton found the end zone twice, but Sanders had the edge in yards. Sanders had a diving catch on an out route from Flacco on the first play of the game. Sanders nearly found the end zone when he broke loose on a long catch and run on a deep out route early in the 2nd quarter, but he was brought down inside the 10 yard line after a 39 yard gain. Flacco tried Sanders deep a couple more times in the first half, but couldn't connect on the long balls. Sanders picked up a big gain on a deep crossing route late in the 4th quarter. He grabbed his leg after going down on the play, but hopped up and broke another big gain on a deep post route two plays later in the drive. Though he didn't leave the game, he might be popping up on the injury report this week.

2019 Week 3 vs GB (4 / 2 / 10 / 0 rec)

Sanders had a slow performance after a hot start in his first two games back from an Achilles injury. He caught a short out route in the 1st quarter, then curl out up the seam halfway through the 2nd quarter before disappearing for the rest of the contest. Sanders nearly saved his day with a touchdown as he was targeted in the end zone later in the 2nd quarter, but the ball careened off a defender's hands just before Sanders could secure it in the back left corner.

2019 Week 2 vs CHI (13 / 11 / 98 / 1 rec)

Sanders dominated targets with 13, ahead of Sutton, Lindsay, and Freeman who all drew 7 looks from Flacco. He got right to work hauling in a slant route from the right slot on the first offensive play of the game. Sanders shifted over to the left slot and caught a similar looking pass two plays later. Sanders made an amazing catch between four defenders on a 3rd quarter out route. He narrowly missed a touchdown when he was tackled at the two yard line late in the 4th on a shallow drag route. He was the intended target on Flacco's late 4th quarter interception, but the fault lies with the QB who just overthrew the ball. Sanders tied the game up with a breath-taking, toe-tapping catch over tough coverage from CB Fuller on a corner route in the back of the end zone. Sanders also caught the ensuing 2-point conversion with a short out route.

2019 Week 1 vs OAK (7 / 5 / 86 / 1 rec)

Sanders didn't get going until late in the 1st half, pulling in a slant route for a short gain from the slot on his first target. He turned up the heat in the 4th quarter with a 53 yard gain straight down the middle of the field on a bomb from Flacco. Sanders tiptoed down the sidelines and spun away from a tackle for a big run after the catch on the next drive, then capped it off with a touchdown on a back shoulder short out route from the Oakland two yard line with just over two minutes left. Sanders was second on the team in targets and looked to be behind Sutton as Flacco's number 2 option for most of the game.

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49ers | San Francisco runs wild in win (Sun Jan 19, 10:16 PM) - San Francisco 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo completed six of his eight passes for 77 yards in a 37-20 win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game Sunday, Jan. 19. RB Raheem Mostert rushed 29 times for 220 yards and four touchdowns and caught two passes for six yards, and RB Tevin Coleman rushed six times for 21 yards. WR Deebo Samuel caught two passes for 46 yards and rushed twice for 43 yards, TE George Kittle caught his only target for 19 yards, and WR Emmanuel Sanders was held without a catch on one target. DE Joey Bosa and DL Arik Armstead both recorded a sack.

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49ers | San Francisco on to NFC Championship game (Sat Jan 11, 07:36 PM) - San Francisco 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo went 11-for-19 for 131 yards, one touchdown and one interception against the Minnesota Vikings in the Divisional Round playoff game. RB Tevin Coleman rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries. RB Raheem Mostert rushed for 58 yards on 12 carries, while RB Matt Breida rushed for 17 yards on eight carries. WR Deebo Samuel caught three passes for 42 yards on six targets. WR Kendrick Bourne caught three passes for 40 yards and one touchdown on five targets. WR Emmanuel Sanders caught two passes for 33 yards on two targets, while TE George Kittle caught three passes for 16 yards on five targets.

Our View: The 49ers are going to be at home for the NFC Championship Game as the No.1 seed in the conference. Their defense is playing at a high level and their offense can beat you up with the ground game. We'll see if the Packers or the Seahawks are the team traveling to play the 49ers next Sunday.
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