Drew Sample holds the TE · Starter spot in Cincinnati Bengals’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Drew Sample played 17 games in 2025 with a 54% snap share.

Drew Sample is a 6'5", 259-pound tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals. Selected 52nd overall in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Washington, Sample has appeared in 95 career regular-season games with 62 starts. Across seven seasons, he has recorded 115 receptions for 836 yards and five touchdowns. In 2025, Sample played in all 17 games with 12 starts, catching 15 passes for 106 yards and one touchdown. He signed a three-year extension with Cincinnati in March 2024.

Washingtonthrough 2018

Bengals2019 — present

CollegeWashingtonDraftRound 2 · No. 52 overall · 2019 · CINHometownBellevue, WA