Last confirmed: Oklahoma, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · Pflugerville, TX · Hendrickson
Samaje Perine: RB · Oklahoma · #32.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Samaje Perine
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. This is his third year in the same backfield at Oklahoma. On tape: 239 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Oklahoma State, Week 14, 2016.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 17.5% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 11.7% of his carries. 3 carries for 14 yds vs Kansas State; 37 for 239 vs Oklahoma State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
11 of 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (91.7%). 17 of the team's 36 inside-the-5 carries (47.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-33@ No. 15 Houston | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-17vs UL Monroe | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 2 | 21 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-45vs No. 3 Ohio State | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-46@ No. 21 TCU | 17 | 98 | 5.8 | 2 | 29 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-40vs Texas | 35 | 214 | 6.1 | 2 | 30 | 214-yard day |
| Wk 7 | W 38-17vs Kansas State | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-24vs No. 25 Baylor | 23 | 100 | 4.3 | 2 | 32 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-28@ No. 10 West Virginia | 31 | 160 | 5.2 | 2 | 21 | 160-yard day |
| Wk 14 | W 38-20vs No. 11 Oklahoma State | 37 | 239 | 6.5 | 1 | 66 | Season-high 239 yds |
 Bowl | W 35-19vs No. 17 Auburn | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 1 | 16 | |
| Total | 196 | 1060 | 5.4 | 12 | 66 |
Week 6 · 2016
W 45-40
vs Texas · neutral site
214 rush yds (35 car) · 2 TD
Edged out Texas at a neutral site in a shootout.
With B. Mayfield — 390 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 95.1 · 20 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · D. Westbrook — 10 rec · 232 yds · 3 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%179 carriesFumble rate
1.0%2 of 196 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 196 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Bob Stoops — 30-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 94.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 129 | 5.5 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 80.1 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 166 | 5.3 | 1.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Stoops
Pass share
40.4%
383 pass / 564 run
Plays / game
72.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
412 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
196 carries and 10 catches in 10 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Oklahoma, 4,122 rushing yards — drafted at #114 overall by the Washington Redskins.
His career
He has a stat line in 36 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bob Stoops.
Where he ended up · NFL
Washington RedskinsEntering 10th NFL season
Washington RedskinsEntering 10th NFL season
