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Drew Sample

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Drew Sample

Top 45% all-time TEsDurable Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2020Two-Way Profile

Height6'5"

Weight260 lb

BornApr 16, 1996

Age30

CollegeWashington See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2019

Draft2019 · Rd 2, Pick 52 · CIN

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end who maximized value through reliable availability. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 15 · #3351 · Role Player

Worth 15 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 73% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

4 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

46

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

2

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+7.5

Avg surplus

peak +13

2 seasons × ~7.5 surplus ≈ VORP 15

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2019	—	CIN	4	—	6	5	30	0	83.3%	6.0	5.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	108	18.0%	—	0.0%	92	36.9%
2019	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	CIN	16	—	53	40	349	1	75.5%	8.7	6.6	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	868	80.9%	—	0.0%	78	16.9%
2020	—	JAX	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	CIN	8	—	15	11	81	0	73.3%	7.4	5.4	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	459	41.4%	—	0.0%	199	41.9%
2021	—	PIT	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	CIN	2	—	2	2	-2	0	100.0%	-1.0	-1.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	39	21.5%	—	0.0%	12	20.0%
2023	—	CIN	14	—	27	22	163	2	81.5%	7.4	6.0	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	497	45.1%	—	0.0%	199	44.2%
2024	—	CIN	11	—	22	20	109	1	90.9%	5.5	5.0	—	8	1	-4	0	-4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	655	57.2%	—	0.0%	226	49.0%
2024	—	PIT	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	CIN	11	—	20	15	106	1	75.0%	7.1	5.3	—	5	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	595	53.6%	—	0.0%	236	51.5%
Career		—	70	—	145	115	836	5	79.3%	7.3	5.8	—	42	2	-1	0	-0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	5	3	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	3,221	45.4%	—	0.0%	1,042	37.2%

Career EPA3.0·-1 rushing · 4 receiving·0.5/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2024	28	CIN	11	10*	1	-4	0	-4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	4.6
2025	29	CIN	11	9*	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	4.3
Career			22	19*	2	-1	0	-0.5	—	0	—	0	26.1

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2019	23	CIN	4	0*	6	5	30	0	83.3%	6.0	5.0	—	1
2020	24	CIN	16	13*	53	40	349	1	75.5%	8.7	6.6	—	16
2021	25	CIN	8	0*	15	11	81	0	73.3%	7.4	5.4	—	3
2022	26	CIN	2	—	2	2	-2	0	100.0%	-1.0	-1.0	—	0
2023	27	CIN	14	0*	27	22	163	2	81.5%	7.4	6.0	—	9
2024	28	CIN	11	10*	22	20	109	1	90.9%	5.5	5.0	—	8
2025	29	CIN	11	9*	20	15	106	1	75.0%	7.1	5.3	—	5
Career			66	32*	145	115	836	5	79.3%	7.3	5.8	—	42

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2019	23	BAL	1	0*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2020	24	JAX	1	1*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2021	25	PIT	1	0*	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2024	28	PIT	1	1*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0
2025	29	CIN	1	1*	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			5	3*	5	3	2	0	0	—	—	0	0	1	—	0	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2019	23	CIN	9	0*	108	18.0%	—	0.0%	92	36.9%
2020	24	CIN	16	13*	868	80.9%	—	0.0%	78	16.9%
2021	25	CIN	17	0*	459	41.4%	—	0.0%	199	41.9%
2022	26	CIN	2	—	39	21.5%	—	0.0%	12	20.0%
2023	27	CIN	17	0*	497	45.1%	—	0.0%	199	44.2%
2024	28	CIN	17	10*	655	57.2%	—	0.0%	226	49.0%
2025	29	CIN	17	9*	595	53.6%	—	0.0%	236	51.5%
Career			95	32*	3,221	—	—	—	1,042	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2019	23	—	—	0*	—	—	-0.4	0	42
2020	24	—	—	13*	—	—	2.4	0	222
2021	25	—	—	0*	—	—	0.3	0	35
2022	26	—	—	—	—	—	-3.0	0	-2
2023	27	—	—	0*	—	—	0.5	0	29
2024	28	—	—	10*	—	-1.5	4.8	0	34
Career				23*	—	—	—	0	360

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Rushing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2024	28	CIN	17	10*	-4	-4.0	0	0.0	0	—	0
2025	29	CIN	17	9*	1	1.0	2	2.0	0	—	0
Career			34	19*	-3	—	2	—	0	—	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2019	23	CIN	9	0*	6.5	2.8	3.2	0	0	0.0	1	87.5
2020	24	CIN	16	13*	4.2	3.8	5.0	5	3	0.1	16	90.8
2021	25	CIN	17	0*	2.3	-0.1	7.5	2	1	0.1	3	85.7
2022	26	CIN	2	—	-1.0	-1.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	—	79.2
2023	27	CIN	17	0*	1.1	-0.5	7.9	1	1	0.0	9	101.1
2024	28	CIN	17	10*	1.5	1.4	4.1	1	0	0.0	8	102.5
2025	29	CIN	17	9*	0.2	-0.2	7.3	1	0	0.0	5	103.3
Career			95	32*	—	—	—	10	5	—	42	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 47 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

46

Sustained

career value

×.6

50

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 47.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 47· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 46

On-field 31.6

Availability 14.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2019bestavg 412025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

11

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Receptions leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

0.5 EPA/season over 6 seasons50

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

31

Rotational

SIS

Yards / snap:0.259 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.259Touch rate0.046EPA/snap0.001Snap share45.4%Off snaps3,221ReliableCV 0.35

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2019

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

TE · 2019 class

4.71s

40-Yard

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 43thClass Pos 50thClass All 44th

33.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 49thClass Pos 53thClass All 49th

115"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 42thClass Pos 41thClass All 32th

7.15s

3-Cone

Below avg · 41th pct

Pos 41thAll 50thClass Pos 72thClass All 54th

4.31s

Shuttle

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 55thClass Pos 63thClass All 53th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt2Rec1Yds4Ctch%50.0%Y/R4.0Y/Tgt2.0

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-0.8Rec AirYd11

College Stats

WashingtonImported college table

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2015	Washington	—	5	45	2	—	9.0	—	—	—
2016	Washington	—	9	106	0	—	11.8	—	—	—
2017	Washington	—	7	84	0	—	12.0	—	—	—
2018	Washington	—	25	252	3	—	10.1	—	—	—
Career		0	46	487	5	—	10.6	—	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2019 Draft Class· this player went #52

#44Elgton JenkinsC #45Joejuan WilliamsCB #46Greedy WilliamsCB #47Marquise BlairDB #48Erik McCoyC #49Ben BanoguDE #50Irv SmithTE #51A.J. BrownWR #53Miles SandersRB #54Lonnie JohnsonSAF #55Max ScharpingG #56Mecole HardmanWR #57J.J. Arcega-WhitesideWR #58Trysten HillDT #59Parris CampbellWR #60Nasir AdderleyFS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Drew inherited the Cincinnati Bengals TE room from C.J. Uzomah (2015–2021), and handed it to Tanner Hudson (2023–2025).

Rodney Holman 1982–1992Eric Kattus 1986–1991Jim Riggs 1988–1992Craig Thompson 1992–1993Tony McGee 1993–2001Troy Sadowski

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Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with CIN
2019draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 2, Pick 52

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 260 lb

Frame

255 lb at 4.71s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 115" broad

Explosion

Injury History

6 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	CIN	0	W18Questionable· Groin
2023	CIN	0	W15Questionable· Illness
2022	CIN	2	W3Out· KneeW4Out· Knee
2019	CIN	4	W11Out· AnkleW12Out· AnkleW13Out· AnkleW14Out· Ankle

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

47

peak 50

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

F2019

C+2020

D2021

C2023

C2024

C2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

81%

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
2019	30	7.5	106+76	6.2
2020	349	21.8	395+46	23.3
2021	81	10.1	174+93	10.3
2023	163	11.6	208+45	12.2
2024	109	9.9	176+67	10.3
2025	106	9.6	164+58	9.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

15 career value over replacement — #3351 all-time of 4,642. 2.5/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #52 (Rd 2) · CIN · 2019 · -1.9 vs expected KV-H

47actual

48.9 expected · Δ−1.9

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