Samaje Perine
KC RB
Age: 29
Born: September 16, 1995
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 236
College: Oklahoma
Avg Salary
$6.25 $0
Median Salary
$5.00
Roster%
15.7%
0.3%
2025 Bye Week: N/A
Mar 10, 2025 3:23 pm: The Bengals are slated to sign Perine to a two-year contract worth up to $3.8 million, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
Analysis: Perine gets a chance to return to Cincinnati, where he played from 2020-22. The veteran pass-catching specialist figures to operate primarily as a change-of-pace option with the Bengals, with Chase Brown (ankle) standing atop the depth chart after a breakout 2024 campaign, and Zack Moss (neck) under contract for one more season. Across 17 regular-season games with the Chiefs in 2024, Perine rushed 20 times for 92 yards and a touchdown, while also securing 28 catches of 35 targets for 322 yards and a touchdown.
Season Stats
| Season | Team | TGT | Rec | RecYD | RecTD | RushAtt | RushYD | RushTD | KRTD | PRTD | FUM | Rush2PT | Rec2PT | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | WAS | 22 | 21 | 173 | 1 | 152 | 486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88.90 |
| 2018 | WAS | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 2019 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | CIN | 12 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 54 | 250 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.60 |
| 2021 | CIN | 31 | 27 | 196 | 1 | 55 | 246 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.20 |
| 2022 | CIN | 50 | 37 | 283 | 4 | 89 | 376 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138.90 |
| 2023 | DEN | 52 | 47 | 432 | 0 | 50 | 231 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 115.30 |
| 2024 | KC | 34 | 27 | 309 | 1 | 19 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.00 |
2024 Game Logs 2025 2024
| Game | TGT | Rec | RecYD | RecTD | RushAtt | RushYD | RushTD | KRTD | PRTD | FUM | Rush2PT | Rec2PT | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 BAL | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Week 2 CIN | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.30 |
| Week 3 @ ATL | 4 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Week 4 @ LAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.40 |
| Week 5 NO | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 |
| Week 7 @ SF | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.80 |
| Week 8 @ LV | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Week 9 TB | 5 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Week 10 DEN | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.70 |
| Week 11 @ BUF | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Week 12 @ CAR | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 |
| Week 13 LV | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Week 14 LAC | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.90 |
| Week 15 @ CLE | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 |
| Week 16 HOU | 3 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Week 17 @ PIT | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.90 |
Transaction History
| Date | Team | Transaction Type | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2021 1:11 PM | Cheesehead chuckers | add | $1 |
| Nov 11, 2021 6:11 PM | Cheesehead chuckers | cut | $1 |
| Dec 5, 2022 8:03 PM | Hoosier Daddies | add | $3 |
| Jan 7, 2023 2:09 PM | Hoosier Daddies | increase | $7 |
| Jul 30, 2023 12:58 AM | Hoosier Daddies | cut | $4 |
| Aug 31, 2023 9:37 PM | Hoosier Daddies | add | $1 |
| Jan 4, 2024 2:36 PM | Hoosier Daddies | increase | $5 |
| Jul 15, 2024 4:57 PM | Hoosier Daddies | cut | $3 |
| Sep 4, 2024 10:10 AM | Dolphins1972 | add | $3 |
| Sep 13, 2024 10:38 PM | Dolphins1972 | cut | $2 |
| Oct 4, 2024 2:36 PM | Biggest Truss | add | $2 |
| Oct 10, 2024 10:20 PM | Biggest Truss | cut | $1 |
Recent trades involving Samaje Perine
| Date | Proposing Team | Proposing Team Gives | Accepting Team | Accepting Team Gives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2024 12:04 AM | Nameless, Grey Faces | Mike Evans $35 Samaje Perine $2 Dalton Kincaid $19 $20 Loan | RaShee’s Drag Race | Alvin Kamara $35 Jake Ferguson $6 Adonai Mitchell $1 |
| September 2, 2023 3:02 PM | Josh Downsyndrome | Tyler Boyd $9 Zay Jones $6 Samaje Perine $5 | Waddle Me Swallow Me | Jamaal Williams $10 |
| July 29, 2023 10:44 AM | New England Slashers | Jimmy Garoppolo $8 Samaje Perine $6 | Vegas Palms | Christian Watson $15 |
| July 17, 2023 8:49 PM | PNW Sailors | Kenneth Walker $13 | Beckham Boat Parties | Samaje Perine $5 DJ Moore $26 Jordan Love $12 |
| September 9, 2022 1:14 AM | Epstein’s Younghoe Island | Evan Engram $2 Jeff Wilson $3 Chuba Hubbard $5 | Herbert the Pervert | Samaje Perine $1 Elijah Moore $12 $3 Loan |
| April 29, 2022 2:45 PM | Cosby's Sleepers | Randy Bullock $5 Joe Mixon $92 Samaje Perine $5 Jalen Tolbert $2 | Rubber Buckys | Jason Myers $14 A.J. Brown $63 Kadarius Toney $11 |
| October 19, 2021 4:41 PM | Legion of Zoom | Taylor Heinicke $1 Cordarrelle Patterson $4 Gerald Everett $1 | Juggernauts | Matthew Stafford $7 Samaje Perine $1 |
| October 13, 2021 6:58 PM | Suck My Brock | Derek Carr $6 DJ Moore $45 Tony Pollard $17 Darrell Henderson $12 Tank Bigsby $1 $27 Loan | Tank for the Memories | Tyler Higbee $15 Samaje Perine $10 Jakobi Meyers $9 Jalen Hurts $5 Bijan Robinson $5 |
| November 25, 2017 12:27 PM | B&B Enterprises | Samaje Perine $5 | NYC Pop Rochs FFC | Corey Coleman $6 |