Fantasy grade, projections, percentile rankings, advanced usage, and weekly points.
Samaje Perine is a RB49 and grades as a Deep Bench (D) fantasy running back for the 2026 season. He projects for about 69.8 fantasy points.
Samaje Perine is an NFL running back for CIN. Projected RB49. More of a deep-league or handcuff stash than a weekly starter. Last season he averaged 5.2 fantasy points per game (RB57 in 2025).
D · Deep Bench. Projected RB49. More of a deep-league or handcuff stash than a weekly starter.
Athletic profile: Samaje Perine ran a 4.65-second 40-yard dash (16th percentile at RB), a 33-inch vertical, a 116-inch broad jump, for a composite athletic score of 38 out of 100. Drafted in 2017 (Round 4, Pick 114) out of Oklahoma.
In 2025, Samaje Perine handled a 21.5% share of his team's carries (84 carries, 16 in the red zone) plus a 3.7% target share, for 105 total opportunities.
Per Pro Football Reference, he averaged 2.3 yards before contact and 2.3 yards after contact per carry with 4 broken tackles.
| Season | G | Rush | Rush Yd | TD | Rec | Rec Yd | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 84 | 382 | 3 | 17 | 87 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 17 | 20 | 92 | 1 | 28 | 322 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 17 | 53 | 238 | 1 | 50 | 455 | 7.1 |
| 2022 | 17 | 95 | 394 | 2 | 38 | 287 | 8.4 |
| 2021 | 16 | 55 | 246 | 1 | 27 | 196 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 16 | 63 | 301 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 4.1 |
| 2019 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 16 | 175 | 603 | 1 | 22 | 182 | 6.7 |
Samaje Perine grades as a Deep Bench (D) fantasy running back for 2026. Projected RB49. More of a deep-league or handcuff stash than a weekly starter.
Samaje Perine does not have an early-round consensus ADP right now, so in most 12-team leagues he is a late-round pick or waiver-wire add rather than a core draft target.
Samaje Perine has no injury designation in our latest data and is expected to be available, but always confirm his status close to kickoff.
Projected RB49. More of a deep-league or handcuff stash than a weekly starter. Last season he averaged 5.2 fantasy points per game (RB57 in 2025). He projects for roughly 69.8 fantasy points in 2026.