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Drew Sample

Tight End, Cincinnati Bengals · #89.

Player facts

Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Position: Tight End
Number: 89
Born: Apr 16, 1996 (age 30)
Birthplace: Bellevue, WA, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 260 lbs
College: Washington
Experience: 8 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	5	6	24	4.8	0	11	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	5	6	24	3.8	0	11	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Career	120	151	860	7.2	5	27	43	2	-1	-0.5	3	2	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	6 targets	-0.04	33%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	@ MIA	W 31-24	1	1	5	5.0	0	5	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs JAX	L 22-17	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ PIT	L 30-27	1	2	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ HOU	W 20-6	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs TB	W 33-27	3	3	19	6.3	0	11	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Drew Sample (born April 16, 1996) is an American professional football tight end and fullback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Drew Sample, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Drew Sample was born on April 16, 1996, in Bellevue, Washington. He attended Newport High School in Bellevue.

College career

Sample caught 46 passes for 487 yards and five touchdowns in his four seasons at the University of Washington. As a senior, he caught 25 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns, earning him an honorable mention on the All-Pac-12 Conference team.

From Wikipedia’s article on Drew Sample, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹