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Samaje Perine Cincinnati Bengals · #34

Running Back · 5' 11", 240 lbs · Pflugerville, TX · Age 31

Samaje Perine is a Running Back for the Cincinnati Bengals, drafted 114th overall, 2017. In 2026 he ran for 42 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns, adding 5 receptions.

Running BackDrafted 114th overall10-yr veteran
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Cincinnati Bengals · #34 · Running Back
Samaje Perine
Season avg42 rush yds · 0 td · 5 rec
Career avg2,330 rush yds · 12 td · 201 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
42rush yds
0td
5rec
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Scouting report

Samaje Perine — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Samaje Perine is a Running Back for the Cincinnati Bengals, drafted 114th overall, 2017. In 2026 he ran for 42 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns, adding
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Rushing
C+
Receiving
C-
Scoring
C
Rushing volume
Solid · offense
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C-
Scoring
Solid · offense
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B
Receiving
Excellent · offense
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C
All-purpose
Solid · offense
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C+
Volume share
Strong · offense
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Act II

Where Samaje Perine stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #721 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
351Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Samaje Perine — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

B+
Rushing
42 YDS
drill in ↓
C-
Scoring
0 TD
drill in ↓
A+
Receiving
51 YDS
drill in ↓
A
All-purpose
93 YDS
drill in ↓
The engine

How the model sees Samaje Perine

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
144
rush yds
8–280
1
td
0–2
11
rec
2–20
95
rec yds
-13–204
10
games
5–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 10-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 42 → projected 144 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+121.7
Age curve
-19.6
Net vs last season+102.0 rush yds
Everything it reads
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10 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 31 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 15 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Samaje Perine career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
201716603122182785
201853203537
20196--
20201630131166367
202116246127196442
202216394238287681
202317238150455693
20241792128322414
20251538231787469
2026 in progress · 4 games442055193
Career1282,330122011,6513,981
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Cincinnati Bengals built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
95off index
55def index
+16net
63%playoff odds
27roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (95), defense C- (55) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 93, pass rush 50, coverage 60.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Samaje Perine

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1995-09-16

The beginning

Samaje Perine is a Running Back for the Cincinnati Bengals, in his 10th NFL season.

Cincinnati Bengals

Turning pro

Drafted 114th overall, 2017 as a Running Back.

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Samaje Perine is a Cincinnati Bengals running back, drafted 114th overall, 2017.

Chapter

Across 10 seasons (2017–2026) he has rushed for 2,330 yards and 12 touchdowns and caught 201 passes.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 42 yards with 0 touchdowns and added 5 receptions in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
240 lbs
Draft
114th overall, 2017
Born
Pflugerville, TX
Age
31
Jersey
#34
Background

Samaje Perine is from Pflugerville, TX and is 31 years old. He was drafted 114th overall, 2017 and plays running back at 5' 11", 240 lbs.

Over 10 seasons (2017–2026) he has run for 2,330 yards and 12 touchdowns while adding 201 catches. Perine is currently on the Cincinnati Bengals roster.

The person

Samaje Perine is a rotational running back who has amassed 3,981 scrimmage yards and 12 rushing touchdowns over 10 seasons (2017–2026).

Rushing2,330 career rushing yards and 12 touchdowns.
Receiving back201 receptions for 1,651 yards out of the backfield.
Best seasonRan for 603 yards in 2017.
Draft pedigree114th overall, 2017.
Durability128 career games played.
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FAQ

Samaje Perine — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Samaje Perine, answered.

What position does Samaje Perine play?
Samaje Perine is a Running Back for the Cincinnati Bengals.
When was Samaje Perine drafted?
Samaje Perine was drafted 114th overall, 2017.
How many seasons has Samaje Perine played?
10 (2017–2026).
What are Samaje Perine's career stats?
He has rushed for 2,330 yards and 12 touchdowns and caught 201 passes.
Samaje Perine career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB2
behind the starter
Snap share
34%
of offensive snaps
Target share
5%
WOPR 0.09
Rush share
16%
of team carries

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs TB
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
46
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 10
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
64
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs TBW2 @ HOUW3 @ PITW4 vs JAXW5 @ MIAW6 · BYEW7 @ BALW8 vs TENW9 @ ATLW10 vs PITW11 @ WASW12 vs NOW13 @ CLEW14 vs KCW15 @ CARW16 @ INDW17 vs BALW18 vs CLE

Each week grades Samaje Perine's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
13
since 2017
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
7
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk2 · Illness2025 Wk16 · Ankle2025 Wk13 · Ankle2025 Wk12 · Ankle (Doubtful)2025 Wk11 · Ankle (Out)2025 Wk4 · Finger

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 7 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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