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CIN · RB · #34

Samaje Perine

No. 2 on the depth chart

Is Samaje Perine starting?

Samaje Perine is listed No. 2 at RB on the Cincinnati Bengals depth chart. Chase Brown is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Samaje Perine this week

The Cincinnati Bengals play next in Week 7, on the road against the Baltimore Ravens on Sun, Oct 25 (CBS). Samaje Perine is listed No. 2 at RB going into that game.

At RB for the Cincinnati Bengals, Chase Brown sits ahead of him, and Tahj Brooks is next in line behind him.

Samaje Perine's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 31-24 at MIA (Oct 11); L 17-22 vs JAX (Oct 4); L 27-30 at PIT (Sep 27).

Samaje Perine wears No. 34, is 31 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 240 lbs, has 10 years of NFL experience, came out of Oklahoma.

Is Samaje Perine playing this week?

Samaje Perine is listed No. 2 at RB for Cincinnati Bengals, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

CIN KR Depth

1Dohnte MeyersStarter
2Samaje Perine
3Tahj Brooks

Cincinnati Bengals Starting Lineup

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Age
31
Height
5' 11"
Weight
240
Experience
10 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGCarRush YdsRush TDRecTgtRec YdsRec TD
    2026CIN5271100710611
    2025CIN158438231721870
    2024KC172092128353221
    2023DEN1753238150564550
    2022CIN1695394238512874
    2021CIN1555246127311961
    2020CIN126330131112660
    2019MIA451600000
    2018WAS483203450
    2017WAS13175603122241821
    Career10 yrs11858524141220324416618

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Rush Yds
    110
    -3.5/gm vs 2025
    Rush TD
    0
    -0.2/gm vs 2025
    Rec Yds
    61
    +6.4/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    10
    Games
    118
    Rush Yds
    2414

    #48 of 124 at RB in Rushing Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonRushing First DownsRushing EPAReceiving Air YardsReceiving YACReceiving First DownsReceiving EPARACRTarget ShareAir Yards ShareWOPR
    20268-1.71135244.004.695.4%1.0%0.09
    202532-0.25-321095-2.59-2.723.5%-0.7%0.05
    20247-0.69113131514.7629.276.1%0.3%0.09
    202314-9.49-104622312.13-45.5011.7%-0.3%0.17
    202219-3.9312321116.4523.928.6%0.3%0.13
    202111-6.76719896.6028.005.7%0.2%0.09
    202016-1.06-218940.60-3.142.1%-0.4%0.03
    20191-0.35000——0.0%0.0%0.00
    201820.32-990-4.34-0.560.8%-0.2%0.01
    201722-36.59-23206910.31-7.914.5%-0.6%0.06
    Career132—-52175980—————

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

    WHY THIS RATING

    Samaje Perine is rated 63 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 62nd of 83 qualifying running backs (outperforms 25% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    25th percentile
    Beats 25% of 83
    Sample
    5 + 15 games
    2026 + 2025 · 466 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 114 · 2017 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    Home / Road Split

    Home · 2 games

    Carries
    8
    Rush Yds
    27
    TD
    0
    Yds/Car
    3.4

    Road · 3 games

    Carries
    19
    Rush Yds
    83
    TD
    0
    Yds/Car
    4.4

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ MIAYDS 68
    CAR
    14
    YDS
    68
    TD
    0
    REC
    2
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    10
    TD
    1

    Final W 31-24

    Oct 4Lvs JAXYDS 7
    CAR
    3
    YDS
    7
    TD
    0
    REC
    0
    TGT
    1
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final L 17-22

    Sep 27L@ PITYDS 9
    CAR
    3
    YDS
    9
    TD
    0
    REC
    1
    TGT
    3
    YDS
    5
    TD
    0

    Final L 27-30

    Sep 20W@ HOUYDS 16
    CAR
    2
    YDS
    6
    TD
    0
    REC
    1
    TGT
    1
    YDS
    16
    TD
    0

    Final W 20-6

    Sep 13Wvs TBYDS 30
    CAR
    5
    YDS
    20
    TD
    0
    REC
    3
    TGT
    3
    YDS
    30
    TD
    0

    Final W 33-27

    Samaje Perine's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Samaje Perine plays 37% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share37%

    All Depth Chart Roles

    KR No. 2 (Special Teams) · RB No. 2 (Offense)

    College

    Oklahoma

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