
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
Career highs
427rushing yards, career highvs. Kansas, 20145rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Kansas, 2014Honors
- 2014Touchdown Club of Columbus Freshman of the Year
- 2014Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year
- 2014, 2015First-team All-Big 12
- 2014National leader in points per game (14.0)
- 2016Second-team All-Big 12
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
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Oklahoma | 278 | 0.30 | 92nd (n=253) | 0.12 | 82.2 | 29% | 0.43 |
| 2015 | Oklahoma | 244 | 0.17 | 67th (n=268) | 0.12 | 41.8 | 24% | 0.23 |
| 2016 | Oklahoma | 207 | 0.23 | 76th (n=259) | 0.13 | 47.9 | 28% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 23–33 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 59–17 | 10 | 58 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 38 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 24–45 | 17 | 60 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | W 52–46 | 17 | 98 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 3 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 45–40 | 35 | 214 | 2 | 30 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 38–17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 45–24 | 23 | 100 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 56–28 | 31 | 160 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 9 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 38–20 | 37 | 239 | 1 | 66 | – | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 35–19 | 17 | 86 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
2015 Oklahoma 13 games, 1,349 rushing yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 41–3 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 9 |
| Sep 12 | at | W 31–24 | 23 | 78 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 52–38 | 22 | 152 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 44–24 | 16 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 17–24 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | at | W 55–0 | 11 | 56 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 63–27 | 23 | 201 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 62–7 | 11 | 90 | 2 | 36 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 52–16 | 13 | 95 | 1 | 20 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | at | W 44–34 | 28 | 166 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 30–29 | 26 | 188 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 28 | at | W 58–23 | 17 | 131 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 11 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 17–37 | 15 | 58 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 23 |
2014 Oklahoma 13 games, 1,713 rushing yards, 21 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 48–16 | 13 | 77 | 1 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at | W 52–7 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 34–10 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 45–33 | 34 | 242 | 4 | 38 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at | L 33–37 | 25 | 87 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 31–26 | 18 | 62 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 6 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | L 30–31 | 24 | 89 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 7 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 59–14 | 17 | 110 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 15 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 14–48 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at | W 42–30 | 25 | 213 | 3 | 64 | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 44–7 | 34 | 427 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 19 |
| Dec 6 | vs. | L 35–38 | 26 | 151 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 12 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 6–40 | 23 | 134 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 22 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅝″ |
| Weight | 233 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅜″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 74¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
| Bench press | 30 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.26 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.37 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.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Washington Redskins | 13 | 175 | 603 | 1 | 22 | 182 |
| 2018 | Washington Redskins | 4 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | Miami Dolphins | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 63 | 301 | 3 | 11 | 66 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 55 | 246 | 1 | 27 | 196 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 95 | 394 | 2 | 38 | 287 |
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 53 | 238 | 1 | 50 | 455 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 20 | 92 | 1 | 28 | 322 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 84 | 382 | 3 | 17 | 87 |
| 2026 (so far) | Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 27 | 110 | 0 | 7 | 61 |
| NFL career | 118 | 585 | 2,414 | 12 | 203 | 1,661 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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