2024 Receiving Stats
REC
15
YDS
106
TD
1
AVG
7.1
TAR
20
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Even though Sample played 616 offensive snaps in 2024, a significant leap from the 483 snaps he played the year before, he only saw 22 targets, down from the 27 targets he received in 2023. The Bengals played in 12 personnel 28.5% of their offensive snaps, up from 11.8% in 2023, but Sample is clearly on the field to block first, and allow Mike Gesicki to act almost as a third receiver instead. With Gesicki signing back on a multi-year deal with the Bengals, expect more of the same from Sample. Read Past Outlooks
Finishes with 15 catches in 2025
Sample caught 15 of 20 targets for 106 yards and one touchdown and added a three-yard run during the 2025 regular season.
ANALYSIS
Sample played in all 17 regular-season games for a third consecutive campaign, all of which he finished with between 106 and 163 receiving yards. His three-year, $10.5 million contract with the Bengals runs through Sample's age-30 season in 2026.
Sample played in all 17 regular-season games for a third consecutive campaign, all of which he finished with between 106 and 163 receiving yards. His three-year, $10.5 million contract with the Bengals runs through Sample's age-30 season in 2026.
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Fantasy/Red Zone Stats
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Advanced NFL Stats
How do Drew Sample's 2024 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
Air Yards Per Game
1.8Air Yards Per Snap
0.05% Team Air Yards
0.7%% Team Targets
3.5%Avg Depth of Target
1.4 YdsCatch Rate
90.9%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
4.3% Targeted On Route
10.6%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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How often does Drew Sample run a route when on the field for a pass play?
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208 routes 22 targets
100 routes 22 targets
365 routes 64 targets
413 routes 83 targets
28 routes 5 targets
71 routes 23 targets
Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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2024 Drew Sample Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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How do Drew Sample's measurables compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 5"Weight
260 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.71 secShuttle Time
4.31 secCone Drill
7.15 secVertical Jump
33.5 inBroad Jump
115 inHand Length
9.63 inArm Length
33.38 in
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Sample isn't a huge pass-catching threat, having peaked with 40 catches for 349 yards in his second NFL season in 2020. But the Bengals clearly value the 2019 second-rounder's blocking, as they re-signed him to a three-year, $10.5 million extension in March this year. He'll compete for snaps with Mike Gesicki, Tanner Hudson, and rookies Erick All and Tanner McLachlan.
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Cleared for Sunday
Sample (neck) was a full participant in Thursday's practice.
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Limited Wednesday
Sample (neck) was limited in Wednesday's practice, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
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Handles blocking role in Week 7
Sample didn't draw a target or run a route while playing 39 of the Bengals' 76 offensive snaps in Thursday's 33-31 win over the Steelers.
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Plays 20 snaps in loss
Sample recorded one reception for minus-2 yards on two targets in Sunday's 27-18 loss to the Packers.
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Cleared to play Week 6
Sample (ankle) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Packers, Kelsey Conway of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Projected as '24 starter
Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com projects Sample to start over offseason addition Mike Gesicki to open the 2024 season.
ANALYSIS
In projecting the starters for each AFC North team, Rosenthal notes Sample, who's been with the Bengals since the team invested a 2019 second-round pick in him, naturally has the experience edge over Gesicki in head coach Zac Taylor's offense. Consequently, he sees Sample getting the nod on the first unit, adding that Gesicki struggled to earn meaningful snaps with the Patriots in 2023.
In projecting the starters for each AFC North team, Rosenthal notes Sample, who's been with the Bengals since the team invested a 2019 second-round pick in him, naturally has the experience edge over Gesicki in head coach Zac Taylor's offense. Consequently, he sees Sample getting the nod on the first unit, adding that Gesicki struggled to earn meaningful snaps with the Patriots in 2023.