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2025 season · RB · #34 · 9th season

34Samaje Perine

Age 31 · 5'10" · 240 lb · Oklahoma · Pick 114 overall (2017). Snap share 35% across 15 games.

Bengals players
CINBengals offense35% of snaps
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Carries
84
5.6 per game
53rd of 89
Rush yards
382
4.5 per carry
51st of 89
Rush TD
3
32 first downs
T-43rd of 89
Targets
21
17 catches · 87 yds
T-52nd of 89
Touches / game
7.0
105 total
T-63rd of 89
EPA / touch
-0.03
-2.8 total
39th of 89
Explosive
9
10+ run · 20+ catch
T-54th of 89
Snap share
35%
offensive snaps
52nd of 89
The short version
  • How goodPerine's -2.8 EPA is 36th of 89 backs.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+16.3, 38th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy4.1 standard points a game, RB58 of 103.4.6 half-PPR points a game, RB58 of 103.5.2 PPR points a game, RB58 of 103.
  • How he's usedHis carries come from the gun: 90% of them (league 42%).
  • LatelyTouches are steady: 8.7 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 carry4.531st of 89
66th
Rush EPA per carry0.0027th of 89
70th
EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets-0.1261st of 83
27th
Broken tacklesper touch2%37th of 89
58th
Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch9%42nd of 89
53rd
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Touches per game7.063rd of 89
29th
Receiving sharetargets per touch20%40th of 89
56th
Yards per touch4.549th of 89
46th
Success rate52%3rd of 89
97th
Total EPA-2.836th of 89
60th
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

Perine scores 4.1 standard points a game, RB58 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.5 and 5.6; 1 boom week (12+) and 11 busts (under 5).

Points a game4.1RB58 of 103
Season60.9RB56 · 15 games
Most weeks0.5–5.6his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 1112+ · under 5

Perine scores 4.6 half-PPR points a game, RB58 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.5 and 6.9; 1 boom week (16+) and 11 busts (under 6.5).

Points a game4.6RB58 of 103
Season69.4RB57 · 15 games
Most weeks0.5–6.9his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 1116+ · under 6.5

Perine scores 5.2 PPR points a game, RB58 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.5 and 8.2; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 11 busts (under 8).

Points a game5.2RB58 of 103
Season77.9RB57 · 15 games
Most weeks0.5–8.2his 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

His carries come from the gun: 90% of them (league 42%). He runs between the tackles: 67% of his carries go at guard or tackle (league 55%). His share of the team's touches is 11%: on third down it climbs to 18%; inside the 20 it holds at 12%. Run-pass options feed him: 25% of his carries (league 12%).

Gun runnerShotgun runs 90% · 99th pctlBetween the tacklesInside runs 67% · 95th pctlThird-down back18% on third down · 11% overallRPO backRPO 25% · 90th pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Inside runscarries at guard or tackle
67%
95th
Shotgun runscarries from the gun
90%
99th
Receiving sharetargets per touch
20%
54th
Third-down shareof team touches on 3rd down
18%
85th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Red-zone shareof team touches inside the 20
12%
40th
Short-yardage shareof team touches, 2 or fewer to go
28%
74th
RPOcarries on run-pass options
25%
90th
Motiontouches with pre-snap motion
60%
65th
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
1at CLE W 17-1615th D15th vs the run25%0022+0.3
2vs JAX W 31-2716th D16th vs the run29%00000.0
3at MIN L 10-4813th D13th vs the run27%42100-0.6
4at DEN L 3-2810th D10th vs the run31%1410-1.1
5vs DET L 24-3718th D18th vs the run47%42722-0.1
6at GB L 18-2717th D17th vs the run46%61632-1.0
7vs PIT W 33-3126th D26th vs the run37%73100+0.9
8vs NYJ L 38-3921st D21st vs the run42%994111+6.9
9vs CHI L 42-4719th D19th vs the run1%1500+0.1
10Bye week
11at PIT L 12-34Did not play · Out (ankle)
12vs NE L 20-26Did not play · Doubtful (ankle)
13at BAL W 32-1411th D11th vs the run40%143922-8.2
14at BUF L 34-3929th D29th vs the run37%63111+4.0
15vs BAL L 0-2411th D11th vs the run45%144211-6.7
16at MIA W 45-2120th D20th vs the run39%725132+2.5
17vs ARI W 37-1425th D25th vs the run31%35111+1.7
18vs CLE L 18-2015th D15th vs the run49%84243-1.5
19Bye week
20Bye week
21Bye week
22Bye week
15 games35%8438232117-2.8

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season9 seasons
113Games
558Carries
2,304Rush yards
19TD
196Receptions
2017 to 2025 · 9 seasons · 5 teams

His best year was 2017, 785 scrimmage yards in 13 games with WAS. This season's 31.3 a game puts him on pace for 532 over 17, short of it.

0400800★17·WAS18·WAS19·MIA20212223·DEN24·KC25
SeasonTeamGCarYdsYPCTDTgtRecRec ydsEPA/touch
2017WAS131756033.422422182-0.13
2018WAS48324.00435-0.33
2019MIA45163.20000-0.07
2020CIN12633014.83121166-0.01
2021CIN15552464.5231271960.00
2022CIN16953944.165138287+0.02
2023DEN17532384.515650455+0.02
2024KC1720924.623528322+0.26
2025CIN15843824.53211787-0.03
Career5 tm1135582,3044.1192341961,600-0.02
Career highsRush yards 603 · 2017TD 6 · 2022Carries 175 · 2017
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
1 on 21 targets
Broken tackles
2
Passer rating when targeted
81.8
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
    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
    87Tanner HudsonTE24168 · 2 TD+0.6