Receiver, Rutgers, to 2011
Mohamed Sanu
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- South Brunswick, NJ
- Born
- Aug 22, 1989
Mohamed Sanu played receiver at Rutgers (to 2011). The Cincinnati Bengals took Sanu in round 3, No. 83 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
148rushing yards, best game on fileat Louisville, 20092rushing touchdowns, best game on filetwice; last vs. UCF, 200916catches, best game on filevs. Ohio, 2011176receiving yards, best game on filevs. Ohio, 20112receiving touchdowns, best game on filevs. Ohio, 2011Receiving
Returns
Rushing
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rutgers | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2011 Rutgers 13 games, 115 catches, 1,206 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. North Carolina Central | W 48–0 | 7 | 68 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at North Carolina | L 22–24 | 13 | 119 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Ohio | W 38–26 | 16 | 176 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 1 | at Syracuse | W 19–16 | 7 | 65 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 34–10 | 2 | 27 | 0 | – | – | 7 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Navy | W 21–20 | 10 | 100 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at Louisville | L 14–16 | 10 | 128 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 29 | vs. West Virginia | L 31–41 | 5 | 48 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 5 | vs. South Florida | W 20–17 | 11 | 113 | 0 | – | – | 5 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Army | W 27–12 | 13 | 129 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. Cincinnati | W 20–3 | 6 | 38 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 26 | at UConn | L 22–40 | 9 | 133 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Iowa State | W 27–13 | 6 | 62 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
2010 Rutgers 12 games, 44 catches, 418 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Norfolk State | W 31–0 | 3 | 65 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 11 | at Florida International | W 19–14 | 4 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs.North Carolina | L 13–17 | 9 | 74 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. Tulane | L 14–17 | 5 | 70 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs.UConn | W 27–24 | 2 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 16 | vs.Army | W 23–20 | 6 | 50 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | atPittsburgh | L 21–41 | 4 | 46 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | atSouth Florida | L 27–28 | 7 | 48 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs.Syracuse | L 10–13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | atCincinnati | L 38–69 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs.Louisville | L 13–40 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 4 | atWest Virginia | L 14–35 | 2 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
2009 Rutgers 13 games, 51 catches, 639 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs.Cincinnati | L 15–47 | 10 | 101 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Howard | W 45–7 | 2 | 22 | 0 | – | – | 6 |
| Sep 19 | vs.Florida International | W 23–15 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 6 |
| Sep 26 | at Maryland | W 34–13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Texas Southern | W 42–0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 17–24 | 8 | 63 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 23 | atArmy | W 27–10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 31 | atUConn | W 28–24 | 4 | 37 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 12 | vs.South Florida | W 31–0 | 5 | 105 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 21 | atSyracuse | L 13–31 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | atLouisville | W 34–14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Dec 5 | vs.West Virginia | L 21–24 | 6 | 105 | 1 | – | – | 5 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. UCF | W 45–24 | 4 | 97 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2012 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1½″ |
| Weight | 211 lb |
| Arm length | 33½″ |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.67 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ |
| Bench press | 19 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.88 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 130 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 16 | 154 | 4 |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 47 | 455 | 2 |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 56 | 790 | 5 |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 33 | 394 | 0 |
| 2016 | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 59 | 653 | 4 |
| 2017 | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 67 | 703 | 5 |
| 2018 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 66 | 838 | 4 |
| 2019 | New England Patriots | 15 | 59 | 520 | 2 |
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 7 | 17 | 187 | 1 |
| 2021 | San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 15 | 177 | 0 |
| NFL career | 130 | 435 | 4,871 | 27 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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