TE#89
Drew Sample
gsis_id 00-0035631
CIN
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2020 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.72 yd
- Cushion
- 6.13 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.50
- Avg YAC
- 5.74
- Share of intended air yards
- 9.2%
- Catch rate
- 79.4%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 1
- Drops
- 0
- Drop rate
- 0.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 82.8
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 0
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 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 106 | 1 | 2.7 | 0.049 | 0.07 | 3 | 31.9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 109 | 1 | 4.8 | 0.053 | 0.09 | -4 | 36.5 |
| 2023 | 14 | 27 | 22 | 163 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.057 | 0.09 | 0 | 50.3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -3.0 | 0.024 | 0.03 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 85 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.045 | 0.08 | 0 | 20.5 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 260 lb
- College
- Washington (Pacific Twelve Conference)
- Draft
- 2019 · Rd 2 · Pk 52 · CIN
- Rookie season
- 2019
- Experience
- 8 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 16 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Questionable · CIN
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
63 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 Stats2020 · TE cohort of 34
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2020; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Christopher HerndonTE · NYJ · distance 0.57
- Separation
- 3.64
- Cushion
- 6.09
- YAC over expected
- -0.05
- Share of air yards
- 7.5
- Catch rate
- 68.9
Jordan AkinsTE · HOU · distance 0.75
- Separation
- 3.67
- Cushion
- 5.31
- YAC over expected
- 1.23
- Share of air yards
- 8.1
- Catch rate
- 75.5
Dan ArnoldTE · ARI · distance 0.82
- Separation
- 3.90
- Cushion
- 6.24
- YAC over expected
- 0.42
- Share of air yards
- 13.1
- Catch rate
- 68.9
Gerald EverettTE · LA · distance 0.83
- Separation
- 3.60
- Cushion
- 5.73
- YAC over expected
- 1.04
- Share of air yards
- 10.3
- Catch rate
- 66.1
Cole KmetTE · CHI · distance 0.92
- Separation
- 3.56
- Cushion
- 6.43
- YAC over expected
- 0.31
- Share of air yards
- 5.8
- Catch rate
- 63.6
Drew Sample baseline
- Separation
- 3.86
- Cushion
- 5.85
- YAC over expected
- 0.36
- Share of air yards
- 5.0
- Catch rate
- 75.5