Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Oklahoma
Samaje Perine
RB • 5'10" • Pflugerville, TX, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Samaje Perine leans workhorse runner traits and 57.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
70
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Oklahoma
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Oklahoma
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Player 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:...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 7
- Overall
- No. 114
- NFL Team
- Washington
Samaje Perine, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Oklahoma. Samaje Perine leans workhorse runner traits and 57.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,443
- Rushing yards
- 4,122
- Receiving yards
- 321
- Touchdowns
- 51
Quick Answers
Samaje Perine quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,443
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Oklahoma
- Top game
- Kansas
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Hendrickson · Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- Hendrickson · 27 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 4 · Pick 7 · Washington
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,166 scrimmage yards · RB 51st (top 9%) · Big 12 9th (top 5%) · National 85th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Oklahoma | 13 | 156 | 134 | 22 | 0 | 76.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 13 | 1,665 | 1,579 | 86 | 21 | 76.5 |
| 2015 Postseason | Oklahoma | 13 | 81 | 58 | 23 | 1 | 70.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 13 | 1,375 | 1,291 | 84 | 16 | 70.6 |
| 2016 Postseason | Oklahoma | 10 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 68.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 10 | 1,080 | 974 | 106 | 12 | 68.2 |
Related Context
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Samaje Perine played RB for Oklahoma. Across 3 tracked seasons, Samaje Perine recorded 4,122 rushing yards, 321 receiving yards, and 51 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Oklahoma.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Oklahoma paired 1,821 primary output with 60.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 60.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Oklahoma
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
112
Efficiency
60.3
Usage
28.3
Consistency
61.4
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 81. Akron: 42. Tennessee: 83. Tulsa: 155. West Virginia: 70. Texas: 36. Kansas State: 76. Texas Tech: 210. Kansas: 90. Iowa State: 95. Baylor: 172. TCU: 204. Oklahoma State: 142
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 17 by 44. Akron: 13 by 32.2. Tennessee: 26 by 34.5. Tulsa: 23 by 71.3. West Virginia: 17 by 42.5. Texas: 10 by 37.5. Kansas State: 13 by 56.2. Texas Tech: 24 by 86.5. Kansas: 11 by 84.1. Iowa State: 13 by 76.1. Baylor: 29 by 61.8. TCU: 27 by 76.7. Oklahoma State: 18 by 81
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins121.7 · Games = 11 · +63.2 vs Losses
Losses58.5 · Games = 2 · -63.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
86.5 vs Texas Tech
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/31 | @ Clemson | L 17-37 | 15 | 58 | 3.90 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 4.8 |
| Sun 11/29 | @ Oklahoma State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 58-23 | 17 | 131 | 7.70 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7.9 |
| Sun 11/22 | vs TCU100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 30-29 | 26 | 188 | 7.20 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7.6 |
| Sun 11/15 | @ Baylor100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 44-34 | 28 | 166 | 5.90 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5.9 |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Iowa State | W 52-16 | 13 | 95 | 7.30 | 1 | — | — | 7.3 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Kansas2+ TD | W 62-7 | 11 | 90 | 8.20 | 2 | — | — | 8.2 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Texas Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 63-27 | 23 | 201 | 8.70 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8.8 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Kansas State | W 55-0 | 11 | 56 | 5.10 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 5.8 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Texas | L 17-24 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 1 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs West Virginia | W 44-24 | 16 | 65 | 4.10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Tulsa100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 52-38 | 22 | 152 | 6.90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.7 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Tennessee | W 31-24 | 23 | 78 | 3.40 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Akron | W 41-3 | 11 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3.2 |
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
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Oklahoma
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420142015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Oklahoma | 1,821 | 60.1 | 36.6 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 1,821 | 60.1 | 36.6 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Oklahoma | 1,456 | 60.3 | 28.3 | -365 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 1,456 | 60.3 | 28.3 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Oklahoma | 1,166 | 57.7 | 30.8 | -290 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 1,166 | 57.7 | 30.8 | 0 |
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
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