Frank Sanders (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Frank Sanders
| number = 81
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|2|17}}
| birth_place = Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 215
| high_school = Dillard {{nowrap|(Fort Lauderdale)}}
| college = Auburn
| draftyear = 1995
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 47
| teams =
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1995|2002}})
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2003}})
| highlights =
- First-team All-America (1994)
- First-team All-SEC (1994)
- SEC Football Legends (2013)
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 507
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 6,749
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 24
| pfr = S/SandFr00
}}
Frank Vondel Sanders (born February 17, 1973), is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, earning first-team All-American honors in 1994. He was selected in the second round (47th overall) of the 1995 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals.
Sanders played in nine NFL seasons. His best season, statistically, in his career came during the 1998 season when he led the National Football Conference (NFC) in receptions with 89 for 1,145 yards and three touchdowns.
College career
Sanders attended Auburn University from 1991–1994. While at Auburn, he was a four-year letterman, and was named First-team All-America by the Associated Press, the Football Writers Association of America and Scripps, as well as a consensus All-SEC selection, after his senior season and leading the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in receiving yards-per-game (91.0) and breaking Auburn's single-season record for receptions (58). Sanders finished his Auburn career second in total receptions with 121, receiving yardage with 1,998 and receiving touchdowns with 15.{{cite web |url=http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091913aah.html |title=All-America WR Frank Sanders honored by SEC |website=AuburnTigers.com |date=September 19, 2013 |access-date=February 14, 2017 |archive-date=February 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215023611/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091913aah.html |url-status=dead }} He was selected in the 14th round (385th overall) of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft by the Seattle Mariners, though he never signed with the team.
In September 2013, he was named to the 2013 SEC Football Legends class.{{cite web |url=http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2013/09/former_auburn_receiver_frank_sanders_sec_legends_class.html |title=Former Auburn receiver Frank Sanders named to 2013 SEC Legends Class |last=Marcello |first=Brandon |website=AL.com |date=September 19, 2013 |access-date=February 14, 2017}}
=Career statistics=
| class= "wikitable sortable" float="left" border="1" style="text-align:center; width:45%;" | |||||||||||
| colspan=2|Season | colspan=5|Receiving | colspan=5|Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | {{tooltip|Rec|Receptions}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Receiving yards}} | {{tooltip|Avg|Yards-per-reception}} | {{tooltip|Lng.|Longest pass reception}} | {{tooltip|TD|Receiving touchdowns}} | {{tooltip|Att|Rushing attempts}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Rushing yards}} | {{tooltip|Avg|Yards-per-rush}} | {{tooltip|Lng.|Longest rush}} | {{tooltip|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} |
| 1991 | AUB | 2 | 42 | {{Yes|21.0}} | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | AUB | 13 | 204 | 15.7 | -- | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | AUB | 48 | 842 | 17.5 | -- | 6 | {{Yes|6}} | 57 | 9.5 | -- | 1 |
| 1994 | AUB | {{Yes|58}} | {{Yes|910}} | 15.7 | -- | {{Yes|7}} | {{Yes|6}} | {{Yes|84}} | {{Yes|14.0}} | -- | {{Yes|2}} |
| class="sortbottom"
! colspan="2" | [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/frank-sanders-1.html Career] !! 121 !! 1,998 !! 16.5 !! -- !! 15 !! 12 !! 141 !! 11.8 !! -- !! 3 |
Professional career
Sanders was selected in the second round (47th overall) of the 1995 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals.{{Cite web |title=1995 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1995/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} As a rookie, he started all 16 games, and recorded 52 receptions for 883 yards and two touchdowns.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1995.htm |title=1995 Arizona Cardinals Statistics & Players |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=February 14, 2017}} During Week 6, in a 27–21 loss to the New York Giants he recorded six receptions for 108 yards and the only two touchdowns of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/09/sports/on-pro-football-generation-x-s-and-o-s-cardinals-in-transition.html |title=ON PRO FOOTBALL;Generation X's and O's: Cardinals in Transition |last=George |first=Thomas |website=The New York Times |date=October 9, 1995 |access-date=February 14, 2017}} In 1996, he recorded 69 receptions or 813 yards and four touchdowns.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1996.htm |title=1996 Arizona Cardinals Statistics & Players |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=February 14, 2017}} In 1997, he recorded 75 receptions for 1,017 yards and four touchdowns.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1997.htm |title=1997 Arizona Cardinals Statistics & Players |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=February 14, 2017}} In 1998, he experienced his best season statistically. He led the team in receptions (89) and receiving yards (1,145){{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1998.htm |title=1998 Arizona Cardinals Statistics & Players |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=February 14, 2017}} and three touchdowns. In 1999, he recorded 79 receptions for 954 yards and one touchdown.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1999.htm |title=1999 Arizona Cardinals Statistics & Players |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=February 14, 2017}} In 2000, he recorded 54 receptions for 749 yards and a career-high in touchdowns (6).{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2000.htm |title=2000 Arizona Cardinals Statistics & Players |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=February 14, 2017}} In 2001, he recorded 41 receptions for 618 yards and two touchdowns.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2001.htm |title=2001 Arizona Cardinals Statistics & Players |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=February 14, 2017}} In 2002, his final with the Cardinals, he recorded a Cardinals' career low in receptions (34) and receiving yards (400), and two touchdowns.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2002.htm |title=2002 Arizona Cardinals Statistics & Players |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=February 14, 2017}}
In April 2003, Sanders signed a four-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens.{{cite web |url=http://a.espncdn.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1540063.html |title=Ravens, WR Sanders Agree to Deal |last=Pasquarelli |first=Len |website=ESPN.com |date=April 17, 2003 |access-date=February 14, 2017}} After suffering injuries throughout the 2003 season, he recorded a career low, 14 receptions for another career low, 170 yards.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rav/2003.htm |title=2003 Baltimore Ravens Statistics & Players |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=February 14, 2017}} In April 2004, he was released by the Ravens.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1791075 |title=Kittner caught in QB numbers game |website=ESPN.com |date=April 27, 2004 |access-date=February 14, 2017}}
NFL career statistics
| class= "wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Receiving ! colspan="5"| Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
| 1995 || ARI
| 16 || 15 || 52 || 883 || 17.0 || 48 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1.0 || 1 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1996 || ARI
| 16 || 16 || 69 || 813 || 11.8 || 34 || 4 || 2 || -4 || -2.0 || 1 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1997 || ARI
| 16 || 16 || 75 || 1,017 || 13.6 || 70 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 5.0 || 5 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1998 || ARI
| 16 || 16 || 89 || 1,145 || 12.9 || 42 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 0.0 || 7 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1999 || ARI
| 16 || 16 || 79 || 954 || 12.1 || 63 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2000 || ARI
| 16 || 16 || 54 || 749 || 13.9 || 53 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2001 || ARI
| 15 || 13 || 41 || 618 || 15.1 || 68 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2002 || ARI
| 12 || 12 || 34 || 400 || 11.8 || 37 || 2 || 3 || 2 || 0.7 || 5 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2003 || BAL
| 13 || 0 || 14 || 170 || 12.1 || 44 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SandFr00.htm Career] | 136 | 120 | 507 | 6,749 | 13.3 | 70 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 0.4 | 7 | 0 |
Post-football
In September 2016, Sanders along with the Arizona Cardinals, gave out school supplies to the students at Herrera Elementary School.{{cite web |url=http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/203161515-story |title=Valley students get big surprise from the Cardinals |website=Fox10Phoenix.com |date=September 7, 2016 |access-date=February 14, 2017}}
References
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