Samaje Perine is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Perine in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Perine's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Samaje Perine
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2017 | 21–22 | WAS | 16 | — | 175 | 603 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 22 | 12.6 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 182 | 1 | 91.7% | 8.3 | 7.6 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 359 | 35.7% | — | 0.0% | 80 | 16.5% |
| 2018 | 22–23 | WAS | 5 | — | 8 | 32 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 75.0% | 1.7 | 1.3 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 9.4% | — | 0.0% | 39 | 32.0% |
| 2019 | 23–24 | CIN / MIA | 7 | — | 5 | 16 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 110 | — |
| 2020 | 24–25 | CIN | 16 | — | 63 | 301 | 3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 16 | 25.4 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 91.7% | 6.0 | 5.5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | 20.3% | — | 0.0% | 288 | 61.8% |
| 2021 | 25–26 | CIN | 16 | — | 55 | 246 | 1 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 11 | 20.0 | 0 | 31 | 27 | 196 | 1 | 87.1% | 7.3 | 6.3 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 276 | 26.4% | — | 0.0% | 272 | 60.8% |
| 2022 | 26–27 | CIN | 16 | — | 95 | 394 | 2 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 19 | 20.0 | 0 | 51 | 38 | 287 | 4 | 74.5% | 7.6 | 5.6 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 448 | 40.3% | — | 0.0% | 186 | 42.9% |
| 2023 | 27–28 | DEN | 17 | — | 53 | 238 | 1 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 14 | 26.4 | 1 | 56 | 50 | 455 | 0 | 89.3% | 9.1 | 8.1 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 360 | 33.6% | — | 0.0% | 94 | 20.8% |
| 2024 | 28–29 | KC | 17 | — | 20 | 92 | 1 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 7 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 | 28 | 322 | 1 | 80.0% | 11.5 | 9.2 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 296 | 25.8% | — | 0.0% | 110 | 25.6% |
| 2025 | 29–30 | CIN | 15 | — | 84 | 382 | 3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 32 | 38.1 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 87 | 0 | 81.0% | 5.1 | 4.1 | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 346 | 35.1% | — | 0.0% | 168 | 42.7% |
| 2026 | 30–31 | CIN | 5 | — | 27 | 110 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 8 | 29.6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 70.0% | 8.7 | 6.1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 120 | 37.4% | — | 0.0% | 58 | 43.8% |
| Career | — | 130 | — | 585 | 2,414 | 12 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 132 | 22.6 | 5 | 244 | 203 | 1,661 | 8 | 83.2% | 8.2 | 6.8 | — | 81 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
31 career value over replacement — #2680 all-time of 4,695. 3.9/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #114 (Rd 4) · WAS · 2017 · +19.3 vs expected KV-H
55actual
35.7 expected · Δ+19.3
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