Samaje Perine holds the RB · Backup spot in Cincinnati Bengals’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Samaje Perine played 15 games in 2025 with a 35% snap share.

Samaje Perine is a 31-year-old running back who played three seasons at Oklahoma (2014-16), finishing as the school's all-time leading rusher with 4122 yards. Selected 114th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft by Washington, Perine has appeared in 125 career regular-season games across nine seasons. He previously played for Cincinnati from 2019-22 before stints with Denver in 2023 and Kansas City in 2024, winning the AFC Championship with the Chiefs. Perine returned to Cincinnati in 2025, carrying 84 times for 382 yards and three touchdowns while catching 17 passes for 87 yards across 15 games. He has career totals of 558 rushing attempts for 2304 yards and 12 touchdowns, plus 196 receptions for 1600 yards and seven scores.

Oklahoma2014 – 2016

Commanders2017 – 2018

Dolphins2019

Bengals2020 – 2022

Broncos2023

Chiefs2024

Bengals2025 — present

CollegeOklahomaDraftRound 4 · No. 114 overall · 2017 · WASAcquiredAcquired from Washington Commanders · drafted thereHometownPflugerville, TXAlso playsKR2