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CIN Cincinnati Bengals · RB· #34

Samaje Perine

Age
31
Height
5'10"
Weight
240 lbs
College
Oklahoma
Drafted
2017, No. 114 overall (WAS)
Experience
10th NFL season
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53

Overall grade

22nd of 54 running backs

Above typical

about average; 50 is average

Grades updated Rechecked every few hours on game days

The read

Samaje grades about average among running backs so far, with no number far from the middle.

Lately he is playing better. Success rate is 56% over the last 2 games (16 carries), against 20% before that. The change points one way, but a few plays could still explain it.

Written from his numbers, not from film. 5 games are behind the season figures.

How he stacks up

Every graded stat at a glance, against all the running backs in the league.

  • Stuffed runs8%3rd of 54small sample
  • Success rate42%17th of 54small sample
  • EPA per carry−0.0318th of 54small sample
  • Explosive runs7.7%32nd of 54small sample

Left is the worst at his job, right is the best, and the line down the middle is average. The bubble is his percentile: 90 means better than nine in ten qualifying running backs. Faded bars are still small samples.

How he has progressed

Where he has ranked among running backs after each week, and every game behind it.

WorstMiddleBestrecent12345Week 5: 68th percentile68th

Not enough games yet to draw a line.

The line is his season-to-date rank among players at his position after each week, from 100 (the best) to 0 (the worst). It rises when he passes other players, not when he has one big game. Early weeks are noisier because fewer plays are behind them. The shaded weeks are the recent stretch.

EPA per carry game by game
WeekOpponentThat gamecarriesSeason rank after
1vs TB−0.115–
2vs HOU−0.462–
3vs PIT−0.093–
4vs JAX−0.532–
5vs MIA+0.151468th pct

One game is a small sample: a single stat over 5 carries can swing on a handful of plays. Shaded rows are the recent stretch.

The numbers, in context

Each one against every running back with at least 20 carries. Right on the strip is better.

EPA per carry

Above typical

−0.03

18th of 54 running backs · top 34%

Expected points added: how many points the play added to (or took from) the offense's scoring chances, given the down, the distance and the field position. A 4-yard run on 3rd-and-8 loses points even though it gains yards.

The box score: Yards per carry credits a 5-yard run on 3rd-and-15 and ignores the goal-line carry that scores.

Does it show up in winning? Across 153 games league-wide, teams won 60% of the time when their running back was in the best third on EPA per carry, and 46% when he was in the worst third.

Last 2 games: +0.07 (16) vs −0.17 before+12.6grade points upWithin the noise

Small sample: could move a lot · 26 carries · true level likely −0.34 to +0.29

Success rate

Above typical

42%

17th of 54 running backs · top 32%

How often a carry gains enough to keep the offense on schedule.

The box score: Rushing yards pile up on carries that did not help.

Does it show up in winning? Across 153 games league-wide, teams won 67% of the time when their running back was in the best third on success rate, and 49% when he was in the worst third.

Last 2 games: 56% (16) vs 20% before+35.6grade points upA clear change

Small sample: could move a lot · 26 carries · true level likely 26% to 58%

Explosive runs

Typical

7.7%

32nd of 54 running backs · bottom 43%

The share of his carries that go 10 yards or more.

The box score: A long run is in the yardage total but its frequency is not.

Does it show up in winning? Across 153 games league-wide, teams won 74% of the time when their running back was in the best third on explosive runs, and 45% when he was in the worst third.

Last 2 games: 12.5% (16) vs 0.0% before+20.1grade points upLeaning that way

Small sample: could move a lot · 26 carries · true level likely -2.3% to 17.7%

Stuffed runs

Elite

8%lower is better

3rd of 54 running backs · top 6%

The share of his carries that gain nothing or lose yards. Fewer is better, and the line shares the blame.

The box score: Hidden inside the yards per carry.

Does it show up in winning? Across 153 games league-wide, a good or bad game on stuffed runs from a running back has not lined up much with his team winning (60% wins in the best third, 53% in the worst).

Last 2 games: 6% (16) vs 10% before+2.9grade points upWithin the noise

Small sample: could move a lot · 26 carries · true level likely -2% to 18%

How he plays

Tendencies: how his game differs from the running backs around him. These are not better or worse, only different, and often say as much about the offense or defense he plays in as about him.

Carries from shotgun

Style

88%

Runs from shotgun, and more so than almost any of the running backs. A typical one is 34%.

The share of his carries that start with the quarterback in shotgun, a sign of what kind of run game he lives in.

Sample still growing · 26 carries

Playing time

He has played in 4 of his team's 4 games with snap counts, on the field for about 34% of the team's offensive plays when he plays.

Each column is a game: the share of his team's offensive snaps he played. 80% means about 8 of every 10 plays. “Out” means he did not play; a question mark means snap counts are not posted yet. Shaded games are the recent stretch.

Game by game

Every game this season: how it ended for his team, how much he played, his box score, and the advanced numbers from that one game. One game is a small sample, so read the right-hand columns as a snapshot, not his level.

Samaje Perine game by game
GameResultSnapsCarYdsTDEPA/carrySuccess10+ yd runs
Wk 1 vs TBW 33–2728%5200−0.1120%0.0%
Wk 2 vs HOUW 20–640%260−0.460%0.0%
Wk 3 vs PITL 27–3032%390−0.0933%0.0%
Wk 4 vs JAXL 17–2236%250−0.530%0.0%
Wk 5 vs MIAW 31–24–14680+0.1564%14.3%

The box score

The traditional totals, with where each ranks among running backs. A total rewards volume, which is why the advanced numbers above matter.

Samaje Perine box score totals
StatTotalRank
Carries2650th of 54
Rushing yards10845th of 54
Rushing touchdowns042nd of 54

Players with a similar profile

The running backs whose grades are closest to his across the same stats. Similar means similar numbers, not the same style of play.

Ranks are among players at the same job who have enough plays to be graded. Grades and rankings come from play-by-play, charting and snap-count data, so they cannot see blocking, route running or assignments. See how the grades work.

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Data: nflverse play-by-play, CC BY 4.0. Also FTN charting, Pro Football Reference advanced stats, snap counts and injury reports, all through nflverse. Calculations and charts by Raiders Rundown.

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