Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Mississippi State
Ricco Sanders
WR • 5'11" • Duncan, SC, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Ricco Sanders reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
6
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
16
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Player Story
Ricco Sanders built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Duncan, SC wearing No. 11, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Ricco Sanders' career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Ricco Sanders, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Ricco Sanders reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 189
- Receptions
- 18
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Ricco Sanders quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 189
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Byrnes · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Byrnes · 28 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 3 receiving yards · WR 875th (top 100%) · SEC 206th (top 100%) · National 1,775th (top 99%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Postseason | Mississippi State | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 57 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 7 | 15 | 163 | 1 | 75.5 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36.4 |
Related Context
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Ricco Sanders played WR for Mississippi State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ricco Sanders recorded 189 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
Mississippi State paired 163 primary output with 75.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2012 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State
Games
1
Receiving Yards / G
3
Efficiency
20
Usage
7.1
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
South Alabama
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All Games3 · Games = 1
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
South Alabama
Best efficiency game
20 vs South Alabama
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/22 | vs South Alabama | W 30-10 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Player Story
Ricco Sanders story
Ricco Sanders built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Duncan, SC wearing No. 11, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Ricco Sanders' career was his receiving role: 18 catches, 189 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 9 career games in the available record. That gives Ricco Sanders' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Postseason | Mississippi State | 23 | 76.7 | 11.1 | 23 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 163 | 75.4 | 13.7 | 140 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 3 | 20 | 7.1 | -160 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kentucky
Week 9 · W 28-16 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
35
Receiving Yards
81.5 takeover
35 receiving yards with a 77.8 efficiency score.
#2
@ UAB
Week 6 · W 21-3
29
Receiving Yards
73 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
29 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ Michigan
Week 1 · W 52-14 · Postseason
23
Receiving Yards
71.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
23 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 4 · W 26-20
23
Receiving Yards
63.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
23 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs Ole Miss
Week 13 · W 31-3 · Conference game
15
Receiving Yards
61.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
15 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · Mississippi State
163 primary output · 75.4 efficiency · 13.7 usage
75.5
#2
2010 Postseason · Mississippi State
57
23 primary · 76.7 efficiency · 11.1 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State
36.4
3 primary · 20 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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