3 ambitious targets for Saints wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders

NEW ORLEANS, LA - DECEMBER 8: Emmanuel Sanders #17 of the San Francisco 49ers makes a reception and takes it 75-yards for a touchdown during the game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 8, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 49ers defeated the Saints 48-46. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images) /

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Target No. 3 – 5.0+ Receptions per Game

Over the course of his career, this statistic has fluctuated for Emmanuel Sanders. In 2014, he was at 6.3 receptions per game (R/G); in 2015 he was at 5.1; in 2017 he went all the way down below four to 3.9 R/G.

Last season on average, Drew Brees completed roughly 25 passes per game. Asking for five of those to go to Emmanuel Sanders should become normal. The reason this is ambitious is that he hasn’t done it as a No. 2 receiver since 2015.

Sanders will be the Saints’ receiver that everyone wanted Tre’Quan Smith to be. He will be explosive. He should get over five receptions a game and look for him to also go over his career-high of 87.8 yards per game.

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It is time for Sanders to step up his game and hit these targets. Over the course of his career, he has proven that not only is each one of these targets attainable but with a quarterback like Brees, hopefully, it will be easy.

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