Mohamed Sanu
Mohamed Sanu
Born: August 22, 1989
Sayreville, NJ
Position: WR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 211
College: Rutgers
High School: South Brunswick (Monmouth Junction, NJ)
Career: 2012-2021
Drafted: 2012 in Round 3, #83 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
Mohamed Sanu played from 2012 to 2021 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers. Sanu caught 435 passes for 4,871 yards and 27 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 73 | 73.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| 2013 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| 2014 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 79 | 26.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 158.3 |
| 2017 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 51 | 51.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| 2018 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 |
| Totals | 8 | 7 | 87.5 | 233 | 29.1 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 73 | 1 | 6 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 2015 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 71 | 7.1 | 25 | 2 |
| 2016 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 24 | 0 |
| 2019 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 226 | 5.4 | 26 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 154 | 9.6 | 34 | 4 |
| 2013 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 47 | 455 | 9.7 | 32 | 2 |
| 2014 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 56 | 790 | 14.1 | 76 | 5 |
| 2015 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 33 | 394 | 11.9 | 52 | 0 |
| 2016 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 59 | 653 | 11.1 | 59 | 4 |
| 2017 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 67 | 703 | 10.5 | 25 | 5 |
| 2018 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 66 | 838 | 12.7 | 44 | 4 |
| 2019 | NFL New England Patriots | 26 | 207 | 8.0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2019 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 33 | 313 | 9.5 | 28 | 1 |
| 2020 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | NFL Detroit Lions | 16 | 178 | 11.1 | 21 | 1 |
| 2021 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 177 | 11.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 435 | 4871 | 11.2 | 76 | 27 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NFL New England Patriots | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 2012 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 2013 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 2014 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | ||||||
| 2015 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 2016 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||||||
| 2017 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 2018 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||||||
| 2019 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 2019 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 2020 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| Totals | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 182 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 3 |
| 2013 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 14 |
| 2014 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 13 |
| 2015 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 4 |
| 2016 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 15 |
| 2017 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 15 |
| 2018 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 | NFL | New England Patriots | 8 | 6 |
| 2019 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 6 |
| 2020 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 7 | 4 |
| 2021 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 0 |
