Player Dossier

2014-2018

Washington

Drew Sample

TE • 6'5" • 261 lbs • Bellevue, WA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Drew Sample reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

9%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

42

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

44

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Washington

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Washington
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon

Player Story

Drew Sample built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a tight end from Bellevue, WA wearing No. 88, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Drew Sample's career was his receiving role: 45...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8707

Episcopal · Alexandria, VA

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2019
Selection
Round 2 · Pick 20
Overall
No. 52
NFL Team
Cincinnati Bengals

Drew Sample, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Washington. Drew Sample reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
480
Receptions
45
Touchdowns
5

Quick Answers

Drew Sample quick answers

Latest team and position
Washington · TE
Career Receiving Yards
480
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 30 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Washington
Top game
Oregon
Recruit profile
3-star · Episcopal
High school pipeline
Episcopal · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
NFL Draft
2019 · Round 2 · Pick 20 · Cincinnati Bengals
Latest roster
No. 88 · Senior
2018 Receiving yards rank
245 receiving yards · TE 55th (top 15%) · Pac-12 53rd (top 27%) · National 502nd (top 24%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonWashington0-00-
2015 Regular SeasonWashington5545229.2
2016 PostseasonWashington818045
2016 Regular SeasonWashington8898045
2017 PostseasonWashington516031.7
2017 Regular SeasonWashington5678031.7
2018 PostseasonWashington1221163.1
2018 Regular SeasonWashington1222244263.1

Related Context

Drew Sample played TE for Washington. Across 5 tracked seasons, Drew Sample recorded 480 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Washington.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Washington paired 245 primary output with 58.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 58.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oregon

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Postseason · Washington

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

20.4

Efficiency

58.5

Usage

12.3

Consistency

52.8

Best Game by takeover score

Oregon

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 1. Auburn: 26. North Dakota: 25. Utah: 0. Arizona State: 24. BYU: 37. UCLA: 0. Oregon: 79. California: 6. Stanford: 19. Oregon State: 4. Utah: 24

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 2 by 3.3. Auburn: 2 by 86.7. North Dakota: 3 by 55.6. Arizona State: 2 by 80. BYU: 5 by 49.3. Oregon: 4 by 100. California: 1 by 40. Stanford: 2 by 63.3. Oregon State: 1 by 26.7. Utah: 2 by 80

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins16.6 · Games = 8 · -11.4 vs Losses
Losses28 · Games = 4 · +11.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Oregon

Best efficiency game

100 vs Oregon

Result
Tue 1/1@ Ohio StateL 23-28210.50.5012
Sat 12/1vs UtahW 10-32241212018
Sat 11/17vs Oregon StateW 42-23144404
Sun 11/4vs StanfordW 27-232199.59.50111
Sat 10/27@ CaliforniaL 10-12166606
Sat 10/13@ OregonL 27-3047919.819.80033
Sat 10/6@ UCLAW 31-24
Sun 9/30vs BYUW 35-75377.47.40115
Sun 9/23vs Arizona StateW 27-202241212017
Sun 9/16@ UtahW 21-7
Sat 9/8vs North DakotaW 45-33258.38.30011
Sat 9/1@ AuburnL 16-212261313016

Player Story

Drew Sample story

Drew Sample built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a tight end from Bellevue, WA wearing No. 88, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Drew Sample's career was his receiving role: 45 catches, 480 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 tackles and 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Drew Sample's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Washington

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonWashington0
2015 Regular SeasonWashington45555.745
2016 PostseasonWashington10662.97.461
2016 Regular SeasonWashington10662.97.40
2017 PostseasonWashington84488.3-22
2017 Regular SeasonWashington84488.30
2018 PostseasonWashington24558.512.3161
2018 Regular SeasonWashington24558.512.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Oregon

Week 7 · L 27-30 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

79

Receiving Yards

96.3 takeover

79 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Rutgers

Week 1 · W 30-14

63

Receiving Yards

86.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Utah

Week 9 · W 31-24 · Conference game

27

Receiving Yards

76.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

27 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.

#4

@ California

Week 10 · W 66-27 · Conference game

32

Receiving Yards

72.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Utah

Week 10 · L 23-34 · Conference game

24

Receiving Yards

69.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

24 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Washington

245 primary output · 58.5 efficiency · 12.3 usage

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#2

2018 Regular Season · Washington

63.1

245 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 12.3 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Washington

45

106 primary · 62.9 efficiency · 7.4 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games