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2025 season · RB · #22 · 1st season

22Dylan Sampson

Age 22 · 5'8" · 201 lb · Tennessee · Pick 126 overall (2025). Snap share 26% across 15 games.

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Carries
65
4.3 per game
59th of 89
Rush yards
175
2.7 per carry
72nd of 89
Rush TD
0
12 first downs
T-75th of 89
Targets
40
33 catches · 271 yds
T-26th of 89
Touches / game
7.0
105 total
T-63rd of 89
EPA / touch
-0.09
-9.9 total
67th of 89
Explosive
5
10+ run · 20+ catch
T-65th of 89
Snap share
26%
offensive snaps
66th of 89
The short version
  • How goodSampson's -9.9 EPA is 69th of 89 backs.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+40.2, 80th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy3.6 standard points a game, RB60 of 103.4.7 half-PPR points a game, RB57 of 103.5.8 PPR points a game, RB55 of 103.
  • How he's usedHe is a pass-catching back: 38% of his touches are targets (league 17%).
  • LatelyTouches are steady: 11.7 a game over his last three against 7 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 89 backs with 30 touches+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Yards per carry2.787th of 89
3rd
Rush EPA per carry-0.2684th of 89
6th
EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets+0.1722nd of 83
74th
Broken tacklesper touch2%37th of 89
58th
Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch5%76th of 89
15th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Touches per game7.063rd of 89
29th
Receiving sharetargets per touch38%14th of 89
85th
Yards per touch4.262nd of 89
31st
Success rate35%74th of 89
17th
Total EPA-9.969th of 89
23rd
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

Sampson scores 3.6 standard points a game, RB60 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.2 and 5.4; 1 boom week (12+) and 12 busts (under 5).

Points a game3.6RB60 of 103
Season54.6RB57 · 15 games
Most weeks0.2–5.4his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 1212+ · under 5

Sampson scores 4.7 half-PPR points a game, RB57 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.6 and 7.7; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 11 busts (under 6.5).

Points a game4.7RB57 of 103
Season71.1RB56 · 15 games
Most weeks0.6–7.7his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 1116+ · under 6.5

Sampson scores 5.8 PPR points a game, RB55 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.1 and 10.0; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 11 busts (under 8).

Points a game5.8RB55 of 103
Season87.6RB55 · 15 games
Most weeks1.1–10.0his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 1120+ · under 8
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 RB24 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 89 backs

He is a pass-catching back: 38% of his touches are targets (league 17%). His share of the team's touches is 12%: on third down it falls to 7%; inside the 20 it holds at 11%.

Pass-catching backReceiving share 38% · 85th pctlNot the third-down back7% on third down · 12% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Inside runscarries at guard or tackle
57%
58th
Shotgun runscarries from the gun
43%
53rd
Receiving sharetargets per touch
38%
85th
Third-down shareof team touches on 3rd down
7%
35th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Red-zone shareof team touches inside the 20
11%
38th
Short-yardage shareof team touches, 2 or fewer to go
8%
26th
RPOcarries on run-pass options
12%
52nd
Motiontouches with pre-snap motion
52%
39th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; 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
WkOpponentDefenseSnapCarYdsTDTgtRecEPA
1vs CIN L 16-1731st D31st vs the run43%122988+2.9
2at BAL L 17-4111th D11th vs the run23%46133+1.0
3vs GB W 13-1017th D17th vs the run8%1200-1.4
4at DET L 10-3418th D18th vs the run13%1-210-2.1
5vs MIN L 17-2113th D13th vs the run10%1-421-1.4
6at PIT L 9-2326th D26th vs the run18%31222-0.1
7vs MIA W 31-620th D20th vs the run16%3811-0.4
8at NE L 13-3212th D12th vs the run46%3065-1.1
9Bye week
10at NYJ L 20-2721st D21st vs the run30%2-411-2.2
11vs BAL L 16-2311th D11th vs the run11%11910+1.2
12at LV W 24-1014th D14th vs the run37%723132+2.9
13vs SF L 8-2623rd D23rd vs the run19%42300+0.7
14vs TEN L 29-3122nd D22nd vs the run38%2465-2.4
15at CHI L 3-31Did not play · Out (calf)
16vs BUF L 20-23Did not play · Out (hand)
17vs PIT W 13-626th D26th vs the run35%112733-6.8
18at CIN W 20-1831st D31st vs the run50%103232-0.7
19Bye week
20Bye week
21Bye week
22Bye week
15 games26%6517524033-9.9

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season1 season
15Games
65Carries
175Rush yards
2TD
33Receptions
2025 to 2025 · 1 season · 1 team

First season: 15 games in, 446 scrimmage yards, a 17-game pace of 505.

030050025
SeasonTeamGCarYdsYPCTDTgtRecRec ydsEPA/touch
2025CLE15651752.724033271-0.09
Career1 tm15651752.724033271-0.09
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 40 targets
Broken tackles
2
Passer rating when targeted
87.3
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    10Quinshon JudkinsRB266998 · 7 TD-32.4
    44Harold Fannin Jr.TE114744 · 7 TD-0.4
    3Jerry JeudyWR107607 · 2 TD-29.6
    34Jerome FordRB56176-8.6
    16Isaiah BondWR49367+0.1
    85David NjokuTE48293 · 4 TD-3.6
    19Cedric TillmanWR39270 · 2 TD+6.5
    35Raheim SandersRB31113 · 1 TD+2.1