Player Career

Samaje Perine Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Samaje Perine story

Samaje Perine built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a running back from Pflugerville, TX wearing No. 32, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of Samaje Perine's career was his backfield work: 4,122 rushing yards, 685 carries, 49 rushing touchdowns, and 321 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Oklahoma. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 321 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oklahoma.

The arc is straightforward: Samaje Perine moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Oklahoma

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 PostseasonOklahoma1,82160.136.6
2014 Regular SeasonOklahoma1,82160.136.60
2015 PostseasonOklahoma1,45660.328.3-365
2015 Regular SeasonOklahoma1,45660.328.30
2016 PostseasonOklahoma1,16657.730.8-290
2016 Regular SeasonOklahoma1,16657.730.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Kansas

Week 13 · W 44-7 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

446

Scrimmage Yards

100 takeover

446 scrimmage yards and 60.3 usage.

#2

vs Texas Tech

Week 8 · W 63-27 · Conference game

210

Scrimmage Yards

94.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

210 scrimmage yards and 33.8 usage.

#3

vs TCU

Week 12 · W 30-29 · Conference game

204

Scrimmage Yards

91.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

204 scrimmage yards and 38.6 usage.

#4

vs Oklahoma State

Week 14 · W 38-20 · Conference game

239

Scrimmage Yards

89.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

239 scrimmage yards and 56.9 usage.

#5

vs Texas

Week 6 · W 45-40 · Conference game

214

Scrimmage Yards

84.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

214 scrimmage yards and 45.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · Oklahoma

1,821 primary output · 60.1 efficiency · 36.6 usage

76.5

#2

2014 Regular Season · Oklahoma

76.5

1,821 primary · 60.1 efficiency · 36.6 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · Oklahoma

70.6

1,456 primary · 60.3 efficiency · 28.3 usage

Milestones

15

100+ rush yards

12

150+ scrimmage yards

14

2+ TD games