CIN · TE · #89
Drew Sample
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Is Drew Sample starting?
Drew Sample is listed No. 2 at TE on the Cincinnati Bengals depth chart. Mike Gesicki is listed ahead of him at No. 1.
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The Cincinnati Bengals play next in Week 7, on the road against the Baltimore Ravens on Sun, Oct 25 (CBS). Drew Sample is listed No. 2 at TE going into that game.
At TE for the Cincinnati Bengals, Mike Gesicki sits ahead of him, and Erick All Jr. and Jack Endries are next in line behind him.
Drew Sample's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 31-24 at MIA (Oct 11); L 27-30 at PIT (Sep 27); W 33-27 vs TB (Sep 13).
Drew Sample wears No. 89, is 30 years old, is listed at 6' 5", 260 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of Washington.
Is Drew Sample playing this week?
Drew Sample is listed No. 2 at TE for Cincinnati Bengals, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
CIN TE Depth
Cincinnati Bengals Starting Lineup
- QB
- RB
- WR1
- WR2
- WR3Colbie Young
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- TE
- LT
- LG
- C
- RG
- RT
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Tgt | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush Yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CIN | 3 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | CIN | 12 | 15 | 20 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | CIN | 11 | 20 | 22 | 109 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 2023 | CIN | 14 | 22 | 27 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CIN | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CIN | 10 | 11 | 15 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | CIN | 16 | 40 | 53 | 349 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | CIN | 5 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 yrs | 73 | 120 | 151 | 860 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#70 of 113 at TE in Receiving Yards (2026)
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| Season | Receiving Air Yards | Receiving YAC | Receiving First Downs | Receiving EPA | RACR | Target Share | Air Yards Share | WOPR | Rushing First Downs | Rushing EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 24 | 1 | -0.25 | 4.00 | 3.2% | 0.4% | 0.05 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | -7 | 109 | 5 | 2.65 | 0.00 | 3.3% | -0.1% | 0.05 | 0 | -0.58 |
| 2024 | 34 | 81 | 8 | 4.76 | 3.21 | 3.5% | 0.7% | 0.06 | 0 | -1.48 |
| 2023 | 29 | 173 | 9 | 0.50 | 5.62 | 4.6% | 0.7% | 0.07 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -3.02 | 0.00 | 0.3% | -0.0% | 0.00 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 35 | 82 | 3 | 0.32 | 2.31 | 2.8% | 0.8% | 0.05 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 222 | 198 | 16 | 2.36 | 1.57 | 9.4% | 4.7% | 0.17 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 42 | 13 | 1 | -0.43 | 0.71 | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.02 | 0 | — |
| Career | 359 | 680 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.
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Home / Road Split
Home · 1 game
Road · 2 games
2026 Game Log
Oct 11W@ MIAYDS 5
- REC
- 1
- TGT
- 1
- YDS
- 5
- TD
- 0
Final W 31-24
Sep 27L@ PITYDS 0
- REC
- 1
- TGT
- 2
- YDS
- 0
- TD
- 0
Final L 27-30
Sep 13Wvs TBYDS 19
- REC
- 3
- TGT
- 3
- YDS
- 19
- TD
- 0
Final W 33-27
| OPP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | W@ MIA | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | L@ PIT | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Wvs TB | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
Drew Sample's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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