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Samaje Perine

Samaje Perine

RB • Cincinnati Bengals Proj Rank N/A Actual 57 N/A • Trade Value
Rushing Receiving
ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD FSP
843824.53178708.60
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Samaje Perine | Fantasy Outlook

Veteran Backup Value Tied Strictly to Backfield Health

Perine enters his 10th NFL season operating as the primary backup to Chase Brown in Cincinnati's backfield. While he displayed his trademark short-yardage capability with a preseason rushing score, the veteran will function primarily as a change-of-pace and passing-down complement rather than a featured weapon.

We project Perine for 350 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 85 carries, alongside 15 receptions for 100 yards. That translates to 96.0 fantasy points, underscoring a capped ceiling without an injury to Brown. He remains a situational contributor rather than a weekly lineup factor in 1.0 PPR leagues.

Draft momentum has cratered over the summer, with his ADP tumbling from the mid-300s in early August past pick 740 by draft week. With roster rates lingering near eight percent, fantasy managers view him as an afterthought. At this deflated price, he is strictly a deep-league handcuff rather than a standard-draft target.

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Samaje Perine Fantasy

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RUSH RECEIVING
WK OPP ATT YD TD TARGET REC YD TD Pts Diff.
18 CLE (17th) 8 42 0 4 3 10 0 8 28
17 ARI (3rd) 3 5 1 1 1 8 0 8 38
16 @MIA (17th) 7 25 1 3 2 16 0 12 21
15 BAL (15th) 14 42 0 1 1 1 0 5 25
14 @BUF (4th) 6 31 0 1 1 7 0 5 26
13 @BAL (12th) 14 39 0 2 2 15 0 5 22
12 NE (32nd) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
12 NE (32nd) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
11 @PIT (25th) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
9 CHI (10th) 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 29
8 NYJ (17th) 9 94 1 1 1 6 0 17 19
7 PIT (22nd) 7 31 0 0 0 0 0 3 31
6 @GB (29th) 6 16 0 3 2 16 0 5 27
5 DET (24th) 4 27 0 2 2 2 0 5 27
4 @DEN (11th) 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 31
3 @MIN (10th) 4 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
2 JAX (13th) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
1 @CLE (22nd) 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 3 28
84 382 3 21 17 87 0 78
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RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2017 WAS 13 175 603 3.4 1 24 22 182 8.3 1
2018 WAS 4 8 32 4.0 0 4 3 5 1.7 0
2019 MIA 1 5 16 3.2 0 0 0 0 0
2020 CIN 11 63 301 4.8 3 12 11 66 6.0 0
2021 CIN 15 55 246 4.5 1 31 27 196 7.3 1
2022 CIN 16 95 394 4.1 2 51 38 287 7.6 4
2023 DEN 16 53 238 4.5 1 56 50 455 9.1 0
2024 KC 16 20 92 4.6 1 35 28 322 11.5 1
2025 CIN 14 84 382 4.5 3 21 17 87 5.1 0
ON PACE 63 378 1719 4.5 14 95 77 392 5.1 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 53 240 4.6 2 38 32 294 9.2 0
Totals 114 573 2370 4.1 13 247 205 1652 8.1 7

Perine Projection

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RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
3.4 14.9 0.1 1 7.2 0 3.8
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Depth Chart

Cincinnati Bengals

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Joe Burrow 100% 98%
NAME OWN START
Chase Brown 100% 100%
Samaje Perine 9% 0%
NAME OWN START
Mike Gesicki 2% 0%
Erick All 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Tee Higgins 100% 92%
Ja'Marr Chase 100% 100%
NAME OWN START
Evan McPherson 31% 28%
NAME OWN START
Bengals DST 4% 2%

Team Rankings

PTS
24.4
12th
YDS
329.2
17th
Y/P
5.3
16th
TO Diff
-0.2
20th
ATT
37.6
2nd
CMP
24.2
3rd
YDS
235.6
6th
TD
2.1
2nd
ATT
22.4
29th
YDS
93.6
29th
AVG
4.2
20th
TD
0.6
24th
SACK
2.1
24th
TA
1.2
11th
PA
28.9
30th
TeamW-LWin %PFPA
SteelersSteelers10-7-00.588397387
RavensRavens8-9-00.471424398
BengalsBengals6-11-00.353414492
BrownsBrowns5-12-00.294279379

Redzone Stats

PlayerTOTAL LOOKSRUSH ATTTGTRECO/S
Chase Brown4737108  
Samaje Perine171611  
PlayerTOTAL LOOKSTGTRECRUSH ATTO/S
Ja'Marr Chase2222130  
Tee Higgins1414100  
Andrei Iosivas7720  
Mitchell Tinsley6630  
PlayerTOTAL LOOKSTGTRECRUSH ATTO/S
Mike Gesicki7730  
Tanner Hudson5530  
Noah Fant4420  
Drew Sample1110  

Team Stats

PlayerGPCMPATTYDSTDINTRATERUSH YDSRUSH TDO/S
J.Flacco132514162479151079.2351  
J.Burrow81732591809175100.7410  
J.Browning5811257716871.1391  
S.Clifford0000000.000  
PlayerGPATTYDSAVGTDTGTRECREC YDSSNAPSO/S
C.Brown1723210194.468869437738  
S.Perine15843824.53211787346  
T.Brooks1616452.8021947  
K.Milton1221.000004  
G.Brightwell2000.000000  
PlayerGPTGTRECYDSAVGTDLONGSNAPSO/S
J.Chase16185125141211.3864987  
T.Higgins15985984614.31144769  
A.Iosivas17583343513.2237851  
M.Tinsley1724811614.5227288  
K.Williams111155.00523  
J.Burton00000.0000  
C.Jones141000.00020  
PlayerGPTGTRECYDSAVGTDLONGSNAPSO/S
M.Gesicki13422830711.0237321  
N.Fant1541342888.5325379  
T.Hudson1524191688.8233148  
D.Sample1720151067.1127595  
C.Grandy52273.50628  
PlayerGPFGMFGAXPMXPAPTSO/S
E.McPherson1725284144126  
PlayerGPTKLSACKTFLINTPDFFFRO/S
J.Battle171120.024620  
D.Knight Jr.171063.042710  
G.Stone171042.042400  
B.Carter171020.011400  
D.Hill17850.0211100  
B.Hill17664.050000  
M.Murphy17525.560201  
T.Slaton Jr.17523.040000  
J.Ossai14435.090020  
D.Turner II17400.0221821  
K.Jenkins Jr.14361.520100  
O.Burks17340.010111  
C.Taylor-Britt8210.010500  
J.Davis7191.021110  
C.Sample14172.020010  
T.Hendrickson7164.030110  
J.Newton14110.000300  
C.Johnson9112.020002  
S.Stewart8111.020100  
D.Ivey1790.000300  
M.Jackson980.000000  
T.Anderson1770.000100  
J.Giles-Harris1070.000200  
S.Heyward1250.000000  
H.Cross III440.000001  
D.Anthony530.000000  
B.Lux230.000000  
I.Foskey820.000000  
M.Wilson420.000000  
P.Jules1420.010000  
B.Asamoah II400.000000  
J.Jefferson200.000000  

Owned Breakdown

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Schedule

WEEK OPP SCORE
1CIN vs TB
2CIN @HOU
3CIN @PIT
4CIN vs JAC
5CIN @MIA
6CIN vs BYE
7CIN @BAL
8CIN vs TEN
9CIN @ATL
10CIN vs PIT
11CIN @WAS
12CIN vs NO
13CIN @CLE
14CIN vs KC
15CIN @CAR
16CIN @IND
17CIN vs BAL
18CIN vs CLE

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