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Raheim Sanders or Samaje Perine

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Raheim Sanders

Raheim Sanders

RB • Cleveland Browns CLE
Samaje Perine

Samaje Perine

RB • Cincinnati Bengals CIN
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Outlook Samaje Perine

Samaje Perine at Pittsburgh — Secondary Backfield Role Caps Weekly Value

Perine continues to serve as Cincinnati's clear secondary back behind starter Chase Brown, handling limited rotational and third-down duties. Through two games, the veteran has totaled seven carries for 26 yards alongside four receptions for 46 yards, confirming a low-volume supporting role in the Bengals' backfield.

In an AFC North road battle against Pittsburgh featuring a modest 42.5 over/under, our projections forecast Perine for around four to five carries and one to two targets (4.8 fantasy points). With fantasy managers starting him in less than one percent of leagues, he is best treated as a backup stash rather than a starting option.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Raheim Sanders
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
242.00170
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
351.704320
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Samaje Perine
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
263.001160
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
7263.704460
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Raheim Sanders
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
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2 @TB 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Samaje Perine
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Raheim Sanders
OWN
 
1%
+0.84 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Samaje Perine
OWN
11%
-0.94 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.18 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Raheim Sanders
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Samaje Perine
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Raheim Sanders

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 63rd with 3.70 total points (1.85 avg).
  • Currently 45.3 points behind the leader: Derrick Henry

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 26th among RB.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 30th among RB.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 0 and is currently ranked 37th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 5 (2.50 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 82nd among RB.
  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 93rd among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +2, Rush AVG: +0.7 Rush TDs: -1, Receptions: +4, Rec Yards: +32 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 29, RUSH YDS: 99, RUSH TDS: 0, REC: 6, REC YDS: 48, REC TDS: 0
Breakdown Samaje Perine

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 50th with 7.20 total points (3.60 avg).
  • Currently 41.8 points behind the leader: Derrick Henry

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 36th among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 38th among RB.
  • Top 20 in Rec TDs with 0 and is currently ranked 20th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 26 (13.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 60th among RB.
  • Top 35 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 28th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +26, Rush AVG: +3.7 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +2, Rec Yards: +40 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 85, RUSH YDS: 325, RUSH TDS: 4, REC: 20, REC YDS: 130, REC TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Raheim Sanders

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Injury Samaje Perine

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Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Raheim Sanders

Week 3
Cleveland Browns VS Carolina Panthers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
31.00431.0053513.40
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 4th with 24.00 total points (12.00 avg).
  • Currently 5 points behind the leader: Bengals DST

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in turnovers with 5 (2.50 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Ranked 32nd in rush defense with 448 (224.00 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 414 (207.00 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 3 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 31.00 per game and currently ranked 28th among DST.
  • Top 4 in Total TDs with 1 (0.50 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +91, Turnovers: +3 Sacks: +4, INTs: +1, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +4.5,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 35, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 23.8, YDS/G: 347.7
Matchups Samaje Perine

Week 3
Cincinnati Bengals @ Pittsburgh Steelers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
16.50303.5043714.52
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 3rd with 26.00 total points (13.00 avg).
  • Currently 3 points behind the leader: Bengals DST

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 303.50 per game and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 6 in turnovers with 4 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 25th in rush defense with 256 (128.00 per game).
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 351 (175.50 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 8 in sacks with 7 (3.50 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 3 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 16.50 per game and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 6 in Total TDs with 1 (0.50 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +100.5, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: +2, INTs: +1, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -13.25,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 24.2, YDS/G: 379.3
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Raheim Sanders
2.36
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Samaje Perine
8.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Raheim Sanders
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2025 CLE 4 27 92 3.4 1 4 3 21 7.0 0
2026 CLE 2 3 5 1.7 0 4 4 32 8.0 0
ON PACE 18 27 45 1.7 0 36 36 288 8.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 2 14 46 3.4 1 2 2 11 7.0 0
Totals 6 30 97 3.2 1 8 7 53 7.6 0
Career Samaje Perine
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
2026 CIN 2 7 26 3.7 0 4 4 46 11.5 0
ON PACE 18 63 234 3.7 0 36 36 414 11.5 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 53 240 4.6 2 38 32 294 9.2 0
Totals 116 580 2396 4.1 13 251 209 1698 8.1 7
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DET vs WAS 01:10 EDT EST
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MIN @SF 03:45 EDT EST
NYM @TEX 08:05 EDT EST
NYY vs TB 07:05 EDT EST
PIT vs STL 06:40 EDT EST
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