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2025 season · TE · #89 · 7th season

89Drew Sample

Age 30 · 6'5" · 259 lb · Washington · Pick 52 overall (2019). Snap share 54% across 17 games.

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CINBengals offense54% of snaps
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Targets
20
1.2 per game
T-60th of 72
Receptions
15
75% catch rate
T-57th of 72
Yards
106
6 per game
66th of 72
Touchdowns
1
5 first downs
T-49th of 72
Target share
3%
0% of air yards
69th of 72
aDOT
-0.4
air yards per target
72nd of 72
EPA / target
+0.13
+2.7 total
51st of 72
YAC / catch
7.3
109 after the catch
6th of 72
The short version
  • How goodSample's +2.7 EPA is 57th of 72 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+17.5, 97th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy1.0 standard points a game, TE72 of 108.1.4 half-PPR points a game, TE69 of 108.1.9 PPR points a game, TE67 of 108.
  • How he's usedMuch of his damage comes after the catch: 103% of his yards (league 50%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 2 a game over his last three against 1.2 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 72 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets5%69th of 72
5th
Depth of targetair yards per target-0.472nd of 72
1st
After the catchyards per reception7.36th of 72
92nd
Catch ratereceptions per target75%26th of 72
63rd
EPA per target+0.1351st of 72
30th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target25%64th of 72
10th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better0%1st of 72
91st
Yards per game6.271st of 72
2nd
Success rate40%T-67th of 72
7th
Total EPA+2.757th of 72
22nd
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Sample scores 1.0 standard points a game, TE72 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 1.6; 0 boom weeks (9+) and 15 busts (under 3).

Points a game1.0TE72 of 108
Season16.9TE67 · 17 games
Most weeks0.0–1.6his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 159+ · under 3

Sample scores 1.4 half-PPR points a game, TE69 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 2.2; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 15 busts (under 4).

Points a game1.4TE69 of 108
Season24.4TE64 · 17 games
Most weeks0.0–2.2his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 1512+ · under 4

Sample scores 1.9 PPR points a game, TE67 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 3.1; 0 boom weeks (15+) and 15 busts (under 5).

Points a game1.9TE67 of 108
Season31.9TE64 · 17 games
Most weeks0.0–3.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 1515+ · under 5
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 72 tight ends

Much of his damage comes after the catch: 103% of his yards (league 50%). Motion is part of the plan: 80% of his targets come with pre-snap movement (league 56%). His share of the team's targets is 3%: on third down it holds at 4%; inside the 20 it holds at 1%. Screens are not part of his role: 0% of his targets (league 5%).

Yards after the catchAfter the catch 103% · 99th pctlMotion manMotion 80% · 98th pctlNo screensScreens 0% · 10th pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
0%
12th
Screensshare of his targets
0%
10th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
25%
47th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
103%
99th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
4%
28th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
1%
4th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
80%
98th
Play actiontargets off play action
50%
83rd
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks
WkOpponentDefenseSnapTgtRecYdsTDEPA
1at CLE W 17-168th D8th vs TE69%100-0.7
2vs JAX W 31-279th D9th vs TE41%217-1.0
3at MIN L 10-486th D6th vs TE68%32201+2.7
4at DEN L 3-2819th D19th vs TE46%0000.0
5vs DET L 24-375th D5th vs TE44%11-1-0.8
6at GB L 18-2713th D13th vs TE34%21-2-1.4
7vs PIT W 33-3117th D17th vs TE51%0000.0
8vs NYJ L 38-3928th D28th vs TE54%0000.0
9vs CHI L 42-4711th D11th vs TE46%0000.0
10Bye week
11at PIT L 12-3417th D17th vs TE45%0000.0
12vs NE L 20-2615th D15th vs TE52%110-0.5
13at BAL W 32-1410th D10th vs TE59%2114+0.5
14at BUF L 34-393rd D3rd vs TE45%0000.0
15vs BAL L 0-2410th D10th vs TE54%2212-0.7
16at MIA W 45-2118th D18th vs TE66%2231+2.7
17vs ARI W 37-1430th D30th vs TE65%118+0.5
18vs CLE L 18-208th D8th vs TE72%3317+1.3
19Bye week
20Bye week
21Bye week
22Bye week
17 games54%20151061+2.7

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season7 seasons
70Games
145Targets
115Receptions
836Yards
5TD
2019 to 2025 · 7 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2020, 349 receiving yards in 16 games. This season's 8.8 a game puts him on pace for 150 over 17, short of it.

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SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2019CIN5653006.06.0-0.07
2020CIN16534034918.721.8+0.04
2021CIN1015118107.48.1+0.02
2022CIN222-20-1.0-1.0-1.51
2023CIN14272216327.411.6+0.02
2024CIN11222010915.59.9+0.22
2025CIN12201510617.18.8+0.13
Career1 tm7014511583657.311.9+0.05
Career highsYards 349 · 2020TD 2 · 2023Receptions 40 · 2020
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22
Depth chart
not listed
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 20 targets
Broken tackles
1
Passer rating when targeted
82.8
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    30Chase BrownRB3201456 · 11 TD-14.6
    1Ja'Marr ChaseWR1881426 · 8 TD+41.5
    34Samaje PerineRB105469 · 3 TD-2.8
    5Tee HigginsWR98846 · 11 TD+36.0
    80Andrei IosivasWR61449 · 2 TD+11.5
    88Mike GesickiTE42307 · 2 TD+4.4
    86Noah FantTE41288 · 3 TD-11.8
    82Mitchell TinsleyWR24116 · 2 TD+2.6