WR#1
Curtis Samuel
gsis_id 00-0033282
BUF
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2024 weekly average
- Separation
- 4.12 yd
- Cushion
- 6.37 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.61
- Avg YAC
- 5.75
- Share of intended air yards
- 10.0%
- Catch rate
- 72.1%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 0
- Drop rate
- 0.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 86.3
- Interceptions on targets
- 1
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 83 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.057 | 0.15 | 0 | 22.3 |
| 2024 | 17 | 54 | 37 | 334 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.108 | 0.21 | 14 | 89.8 |
| 2023 | 16 | 91 | 62 | 613 | 4 | 6.0 | 0.168 | 0.35 | 39 | 157.2 |
| 2022 | 17 | 92 | 64 | 656 | 4 | 24.7 | 0.162 | 0.34 | 187 | 176.3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 0 | -0.0 | 0.054 | 0.09 | 11 | 9.8 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 5'11"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- College
- Ohio State (Big Ten Conference)
- Draft
- 2017 · Rd 2 · Pk 40 · CAR
- Rookie season
- 2017
- Experience
- 9 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 20 · Questionable · Elbow · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Questionable · BUF
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
76 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2024 · WR cohort of 96
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2024; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Olamide ZaccheausWR · WAS · distance 0.55
- Separation
- 3.99
- Cushion
- 7.11
- YAC over expected
- 0.74
- Share of air yards
- 10.2
- Catch rate
- 70.3
Demario DouglasWR · NE · distance 0.67
- Separation
- 4.01
- Cushion
- 6.87
- YAC over expected
- 0.30
- Share of air yards
- 13.6
- Catch rate
- 75.9
Jayden ReedWR · GB · distance 0.81
- Separation
- 4.00
- Cushion
- 7.01
- YAC over expected
- 1.03
- Share of air yards
- 15.2
- Catch rate
- 73.3
Josh DownsWR · IND · distance 0.86
- Separation
- 3.29
- Cushion
- 6.04
- YAC over expected
- 0.39
- Share of air yards
- 13.4
- Catch rate
- 67.3
Wan'Dale RobinsonWR · NYG · distance 0.92
- Separation
- 3.25
- Cushion
- 6.65
- YAC over expected
- 0.34
- Share of air yards
- 17.6
- Catch rate
- 66.4
Curtis Samuel baseline
- Separation
- 4.06
- Cushion
- 6.61
- YAC over expected
- 0.09
- Share of air yards
- 5.1
- Catch rate
- 67.4