CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Washington as a draft pick 5/11/17; Waived by Washington 8/31/19; Acquired by Cincinnati via waivers 9/1/19; Waived by Cincinnati 10/17/19; Signed by Cincinnati (practice squad) 10/18/19; Signed by Miami (active roster) 12/24/19; Waived by Miami 4/26/20; Acquired by Cincinnati via waivers 4/28/20; Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/24/21; Signed by Denver 3/16/23.
2022: Perine rushed 95 times for 394 yards (4.1 avg.) with two rushing touchdowns while setting career highs with 38 receptions, 287 receiving yards and four receiving scores... Also totaled 58 rushing yards and one touchdown on 14 rushes along (4.1 avg.) with 35 receiving yards on eight catches (4.4 avg.) in three postseason games... Totaled nine rushes for 47 yards (5.2 avg.) and 14 yards on two catches with a score at NYJ (9/25)... Recorded 51 yards on six carries (8.5 avg.) vs. Car. (11/6)... Caught a career-high three receiving touchdowns while totaling 52 yards on four catches (13.0 avg.) and also rushed 11 times for 30 yards at Pit. (11/20)... Started his first game of the season and totaled 58 rushing yards on 17 rushes (3.4 avg.) with a score along with catching four passes for 35 yards (8.8 avg.) at Ten. (11/27)... Notched his third career 100-yard rushing game after totaling 106 yards on 21 attempts (5.1 avg.) and also caught six passes for 49 yards (8.2 avg.) vs. K.C. (12/4)... Ran the ball four times for 22 yards (5.5 avg.) with one touchdown vs. Cle. (12/11)... Rushed seven times for 33 yards (4.7 avg.) and caught five passes for 31 yards (6.2 avg.) in the Bengals' AFC Divisional Game win at Buf. (1/22)... Scored one rushing touchdown on five attempts for 22 yards (4.4 avg.) in the AFC Championship Game at K.C. (1/29).
2021: Perine appeared in 16 games, totaling 246 yards with one touchdown on 55 rushing attempts (4.5 avg.) along with 196 yards with one score on 27 receptions (7.3 avg.)... Also contributed 47 yards on four receptions with one touchdown during the Bengals' run to Super Bowl LVI... Rushed 11 times for 59 yards (5.4 avg.) and made four catches for 24 yards (6.0 avg.) with one score vs. G.B. (10/10)... Recorded 52 yards on 11 carries (5.4 avg.) with one touchdown at Bal. (10/24)... Carried the ball five times for 36 yards (7.2 avg.) vs. LAC (12/5)... Caught three passes for 43 yards with one touchdown in the Bengals' AFC Championship Game victory at K.C. (1/30).
2020: Perine played in all 16 games (1 start) with Cincinnati, recording 63 carries for 301 yards (4.8 avg.) with three scores along with 66 yards on 11 catches (6.0 avg.)... Scored his first touchdown of the season after carrying the ball 10 times for 32 yards (3.2 avg.) with one score vs. Ten. (11/1)... Rushed seven times for 48 yards (6.9 avg.) at Pit. (11/15)... Set a season-high 95 yards on 13 carries (7.3 avg.) and posted his first career multi-rushing touchdown game with two scores at Hou. (12/27)... Finished with 51 yards on nine carries vs. Bal. (1/3).
2019: Perine made appearances with Cincinnati and Miami, totaling seven games and posting five rushes for 16 yards (3.2 avg.)... Appeared in the first six games of the season with Cincinnati before competing on the team's practice squad from Games 7-15... Signed off Cincinnati's practice squad by Miami on Dec. 24 and totaled 5 carries for 16 yards in the Dolphin's game at N.E. (12/29).
2018: Perine played in five games, finishing with eight carries for 32 yards (4.0 avg.)... Totaled two rushes for 20 yards (10.0 avg.) vs. Atl. (11/4)... Also made appearances vs. Car. (10/14), vs. Dal. (10/21), at T.B. (11/11) and vs. Phi. (12/30)... Was inactive while on the active roster for Games 1-4, 7 and 10-15.
2017: Perine appeared in all 16 games (8 starts) after being drafted in the fourth round (114th overall) by Washington, totaling a career-high 603 yards with one score on 175 rushing attempts (3.4 avg.)... Also finished with 182 receiving yards and one touchdown on 22 catches (8.3 avg.)... Made his NFL debut vs. Phi. (9/10)... Rushed 21 times for 67 yards (3.2 avg.) at LAR (9/17)... Started his first career NFL game and totaled 49 rushing yards on 19 carries (2.6 avg.) vs. Oak. (9/24)... Rushed nine times for 23 yards (2.6 avg.) and also recorded his first NFL touchdown after receiving three passes for 24 yards (8.0 avg.) with one score vs. S.F. (10/15)... Set a career high in rushing yards after notching his first 100-yard rushing performance at N.O. (11/19), totaling 117 yards on 23 carries (5.1 avg.)... His score against the Saints also marked his first career rushing touchdown... Tallied back-to-back 100-yard performances after rushing 24 times for 100 yards (4.2 avg.) and catching three passes for 30 yards (10.0 avg.) vs. NYG (11/23)... Had 12 carries for 38 yards (3.2 avg.) and 31 yards on three receptions (10.3 avg.) at Dal. (11/30)... Posted 45 yards on 17 rushing attempts (2.7 avg.) at LAC (12/10)... Finished with 17 rushes for 53 yards (3.1 avg.) along with three receptions for 21 yards (7.0 avg.) vs. Den. (12/24).
COLLEGE: Perine started 30-of-36 games he played in at the University of Oklahoma (2014-16) during his three seasons there... Finished his career as Oklahoma's all-time leading rusher (4,122) and held the NCAA single-game rushing record (427 yds. vs. Kansas in 2014) at the time of his departure... Also ranked fourth in program history with 49 rushing scores, fifth with 685 carries and sixth with 4,443 all-purpose yards... Tied for the second-most games with at least 200-yards rushing (6) and ranked seventh in 100-yard rushing games (15) in program history... Named a team captain in 2016 and received All-Big 12 second team honors by the league's coaches and Associated Press... Finished his final season with the Sooners with 1,060 yards on 196 carries (5.4 avg.) with 12 rushing touchdowns along with 10 receptions for 106 yards (10.6 avg.) and one score in 10 games (9 starts)... Named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth time in his career after tallying 239 rushing yards with one score on 37 carries against Oklahoma State (12/3)... Was named first-team All-Big 12 after starting all 13 games in 2015, tallying 1,349 yards on 226 rushing attempts (6.0 avg.) with 16 rushing scores while catching 15 passes for 107 yards (7.1 avg.) with one score... Was named a third-team All-American and Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year by the Associated Press, Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year by the league's coaches and first-team All-Big 12 in 2014... Set career highs with 1,713 yards, 263 rushing attempts, 21 rushing touchdowns and 108 receiving yards while catching 15 passes in 13 games (8 starts)... Earned conference player of the week honors when he set an FBS record 427 rushing yards and scoring five times against Kansas (11/22)... Was named conference offensive player of the week for the second time after scoring three times and rushing for 213 yards on 25 rushing attempts at Texas Tech (11/15)... Named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career after tallying 242 yards with four scores on 34 carries at West Virginia (9/20).
PERSONAL: Perine attended Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville, Texas, where he was a three-year starter... Rushed for 1,492 yards with 12 touchdowns as a senior... Collected 1,993 rushing yards with 16 touchdowns as a junior... Samaje Perine (pronounced: suh-MAH-jay PEE-rhine) was born on Sept. 16, 1995, in Pflugerville, Texas.
