Samaje Perine in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Oklahoma, 2014–⁠16

Samaje Perine

Number
No. 32
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Pflugerville, TX
Born
Sep 16, 1995, in Jackson, Alabama

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Samaje Perine played running back at Oklahoma (2014–⁠16). The Washington Redskins took Perine in round 4, No. 114 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,713
Rushing yards, 2014 (Oklahoma, 8–⁠5)
Best game
427 yards
Vs. Kansas, week 13, 2014: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in points per game, 2014
Drafted
No. 114
Round 4, 2017 NFL Draft (Washington Redskins)

Career highs

427rushing yards, career highvs. Kansas, 20145rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Kansas, 2014

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2015 and 2016

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Oklahoma2631,7136.52166
2015Oklahoma2261,3496.01672
2016Oklahoma1961,0605.41266
Career6854,1226.04972

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Oklahoma151087.2019
2015Oklahoma151077.1120
2016Oklahoma1010610.6129
Career403218.0229

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014Oklahoma32RB
2015Oklahoma32RB
2016Oklahoma32RB5′10″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2014Oklahoma2780.3092nd (n=253)0.1282.229%0.43
2015Oklahoma2440.1767th (n=268)0.1241.824%0.23
2016Oklahoma2070.2376th (n=259)0.1347.928%0.27

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Oklahoma 10 games, 1,060 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.HoustonL 23–⁠33631015328
Sep 10vs.UL MonroeW 59–⁠171058221238
Sep 17vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠451760020––
Oct 1atTCUW 52–⁠46179822923
Oct 8vs.TexasW 45–⁠4035214230––
Oct 15vs.Kansas StateW 38–⁠1731407125
Nov 12vs.BaylorW 45–⁠242310023213
Nov 19atWest VirginiaW 56–⁠283116022119
Dec 3vs.Oklahoma StateW 38–⁠2037239166––
Jan 2 ✦vs.AuburnW 35–⁠191786116––
2015 Oklahoma 13 games, 1,349 rushing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.AkronW 41–⁠3113311529
Sep 12atTennesseeW 31–⁠24237801135
Sep 19vs.TulsaW 52–⁠382215212413
Oct 3vs.West VirginiaW 44–⁠24166501215
Oct 10vs.TexasL 17–⁠241036115––
Oct 17atKansas StateW 55–⁠01156013220
Oct 24vs.Texas TechW 63–⁠272320144819
Oct 31atKansasW 62–⁠71190236––
Nov 7vs.Iowa StateW 52–⁠161395120––
Nov 14atBaylorW 44–⁠342816625516
Nov 21vs.TCUW 30–⁠2926188172116
Nov 28atOklahoma StateW 58–⁠2317131268111
Dec 31 ✦vs.ClemsonL 17–⁠371558117223
2014 Oklahoma 13 games, 1,713 rushing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Louisiana TechW 48–⁠161377114––
Sep 6atTulsaW 52–⁠7103301016
Sep 13vs.TennesseeW 34–⁠10967031113
Sep 20atWest VirginiaW 45–⁠3334242438––
Oct 4atTCUL 33–⁠37258731718
Oct 11vs.TexasW 31–⁠26186211326
Oct 18vs.Kansas StateL 30–⁠31248911727
Nov 1atIowa StateW 59–⁠1417110124315
Nov 8vs.BaylorL 14–⁠4852107––
Nov 15atTexas TechW 42–⁠3025213364––
Nov 22vs.KansasW 44–⁠734427566119
Dec 6vs.Oklahoma StateL 35–⁠3826151242112
Dec 29 ✦vs.ClemsonL 6–⁠4023134025322

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2017
Height5′10⅝″
Weight233 lb
Arm length30⅜″
Hand size10″
Wingspan74¼″W
40-yard dash4.65 s
10-yard split1.59 sW
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press30 reps
3-cone drill7.26 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

10 seasons, 118 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2017Washington Redskins13175603122182
2018Washington Redskins4832035
2019Miami Dolphins4516000
2020Cincinnati Bengals126330131166
2021Cincinnati Bengals1555246127196
2022Cincinnati Bengals1695394238287
2023Denver Broncos1753238150455
2024Kansas City Chiefs172092128322
2025Cincinnati Bengals158438231787
2026 (so far)Cincinnati Bengals5271100761
NFL career1185852,414122031,661

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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