ACE SANDERS
avg.) and 16 yards on nine punt returns.
PERSONAL: Attended Manatee High School in Bradenton, Fla. … Regarded
as the 10th-best WR in the nation according to Scout.com … Helped team
to Florida State Class 5A Championship game as a senior, catching 65 passes
for 990 yards and 10 TDs … Finished with 29 receptions for 578 yards (19.9
avg.) with seven TDs as a junior ... Father, Tracy, played football for legendary coach Bobby Bowden at Florida State from 1976-79 and later played
professionally in the NFL and World Football League … Full name: Tracy
Lavon Sanders ... Twitter handle is @AceSanders1.
GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 2013 (15/4), 2014 (9/0)
NFL TOTALS: 24 games, 4 starts
POSTSEASON TOTALS: 0 games, 0 starts
TRANSACTIONS: Originally drafted by Jacksonville in the fourth round (101st
overall) of the 2013 draft.
PRO: 2013 fourth-round pick has played in 24 games with four starts ... Sees
action at WR and return specialist ... Career totals include 56 catches for 515
yards and one TD ... Returned 52 punts for 6.3-yard average with a long of 23
and three kickoffs for a 25.0-yard average ... Had the second-most receptions
(51) by a rookie in team history in 2013 and the third-most yards (484) ...
2014: Was suspended the first four games for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse ... 10/5 vs. PIT: Made 2014 debut and returned
three punts for 4.7-yard average and added two catches for 12 yards ... 10/12
at TEN: Returned two punts for 10 yards (5.0 avg.) with a long of eight yards
... 10/19 vs. CLE: Had four punt returns for 10.3-yard average including a career-long 19-yard return in the third quarter ... 10/26 vs. MIA: Returned five
punts for 28 yards (5.6 avg.) with long of 10 yards ... 11/2 at CIN: Had two
punt returns for 10 yards with a long of 11 yards ... 11/9 vs. DAL: Registered
a 10-yard reception and returned four punts for a 11.3-yard average with a
career-long 23-yard return. Fumbled a punt in the first quarter that was recovered by the Cowboys ... 11/24 at IND: Returned two punts for three yards
... 11/30 vs. NYG: Had three punt returns for 20 yards with a long of 10 yards
... 12/7 vs. HOU: Finished with a nine-yard reception and added two punt
returns for a 7.5-yard average including a long of 15 yards ...
2013: Started 4 of 15 games as a rookie and ranked second on the club with
51 catches for 484 yards and one TD ... Returned 25 punts for a 5.6-yard average ... Had at least five catches in four games and eight in two different games
... 9/8 vs. KC: Made NFL debut and saw extensive action at WR and as a return
specialist. Had three catches for 14 yards with a long of 18 yards. Returned
one kickoff for 23 yards ... 9/15 at OAK: Made first career start and posted
five receptions for 64 yards including a 30-yard reception in the fourth quarter, the longest catch of the game ... 9/29 vs. IND: Started at WR and made
four receptions for 59 yards with a long of 27 yards. Also had a 10-yard punt
return ... 10/20 vs. SD: Inactive (concussion) ... 10/27 vs. SF: Returned to
action and finished with an 11-yard reception and had a 16-yard punt return ...
11/17 vs. ARI: Led the team with a career-high eight receptions for 61 yards
with a long of 29 yards. Added six punt returns for a 8.0-yard average with four
returns of 10-plus yards ... 11/24 at HOU: Started at WR and produced four
catches for 61 yards including a career-long 51-yard grab in the first quarter.
... 12/1 at CLE: Matched his career-high with a team-best eight catches for
67 yards including a 25-yard grab in the fourth quarter. Added one carry for
four yards ... 12/5 vs. HOU: Threw a 21-yard TD pass to Jordan Todman in the
third quarter after catching a backward pass from Chad Henne. Finished with
three catches for 26 yards with a long of 11 yards. Had a career-long 17-yard
punt return ... 12/15 vs. BUF: Started at WR and posted two catches for 17
yards including a 12-yard TD reception in the second quarter, his first career
TD. Added three punt returns for 10 yards ... 12/22 vs. TEN: Finished with four
receptions for 20 yards and added one punt return for four yards ... 12/29 at
IND: Was targeted a season-high 14 times and finished with six catches for 50
yards with a long of 21 yards.
COLLEGE: Declared for draft following junior season … Explosive playmaker
sees action at WR and as a punt returner … Finished career with 99 receptions for 1,230 yards (12.4 avg.) and 13 TDs along with 53 punt returns for
594 yards (11.2 avg.) and three TDs … Set single-season school record for
punt return yards in 2012 and his nine receiving TDs ranked sixth … Named
co-Special Teams Player of the Year as a junior after recording eight punt
returns of 27 yards or more … Started all 13 games as a junior and led team
with a career-high 45 catches for 531 yards and nine TDs … Returned 28
punts for 15.3-yard average with two TDs … Second-team All-SEC selection by
the Associated Press … Co-Special Teams Player of the Year … His 15.3-yard
punt return average ranked fourth in the nation and was second-best in school
history … Had eight punt returns of 27 yards or more including a 70-yarder
for a score against Georgia, a 50-yarder at LSU and a 63-yard TD vs. Michigan
in the Outback Bowl … Started eight of 13 games as a sophomore and totaled
29 catches for 383 yards (13.2 avg.) with two TDs … Added 16 punt returns
for 9.3-yard average and one TD, the fifth-highest average in the SEC … Saw
action in all 14 games as a freshman and was named to the Freshman All-SEC
team by the league’s coaches … Ranked fourth on the team with 25 catches
for 316 yards (12.6 avg.) and two TDs … Added five rushes for 56 yards (11.2
2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
RECEIVING
DATEGAME
RECsYDS AVG. LG TD
09/07 at Philadelphia SUSPENDED
09/14 at Washington SUSPENDED
09/21 vs. Indianapolis SUSPENDED
09/28 at San Diego SUSPENDED
10/5vs. Pitsburgh 2126.060
10/12 at Tennessee
0
0
0.0
0
0
10/19 vs. Cleveland
1
0
0.0
0
0
10/26 vs. Miami
0
0
0.0
0
0
11/02 at Cincinnati
0
0
0.0
0
0
11/09 vs. Dallas
1
10
10.0 10
0
BYE WEEK
11/23 at Indianapolis 0
0
0.0
0
0
11/30 vs. N.Y. Giants
0
0
0.0
0
0
12/07 vs. Houston
1
9
9.0
9
0
12/14 at Baltimore
0
0
0.0
0
0
12/18 vs. Tennessee
0
0
0.0
0
0
12/28 at Houston
0
0
0.0
0
0
2014 TOTALS
5
31
6.2
10
0
PUNT RETURNS
DATEGAME
NO.YDS AVG. LG TD
09/07 at Philadelphia SUSPENDED
09/14 at Washington SUSPENDED
09/21 vs. Indianapolis SUSPENDED
09/28 at San Diego SUSPENDED
10/5vs. Pitsburgh 3144.770
10/12
at Tennessee 2105.080
10/19 vs. Cleveland
4
41
10.3 19
0
10/26 vs. Miami
5
28
5.6
10
0
11/02 at Cincinnati
2
10
5.0
11
0
11/09 vs. Dallas
4
45
11.3 23
0
BYE WEEK
11/23 at Indianapolis 2
3
1.5
3
0
11/30 vs. N.Y. Giants
3
20
6.7
10
0
12/07 vs. Houston
2
15
7.5
15
0
12/14 at Baltimore
0
0
0
0
0
12/18 vs. Tennessee
0
0
0
0
0
12/28 at Houston
0
0
0
0
0
2014 TOTALS
27 186
6.9
23
0
SANDERS’ CAREER STATISTICS
RECEIVING
YEAR TEAMGP/GSRECsYDS AVG. LG TD
2013JAX 15/4514849.5511
2014JAX 9/0 5 31 6.2 10 0
NFL Totals: 2 yrs.24/4 56 515
9.2
51
1
PUNT RETURNS
YEAR TEAM
2013 JAX
2014 JAX
NFL Totals: 2 yrs.
NO
25
27
52
YDSAVG.
1405.6
1866.9
326 6.3
LG TD
17 0
23 0
23 0
Additional Statistics: Kickoff returns 2 for 44 yards; Rushing
2 for 4 yards