Drew Sample Fantasy Football News & Podcast Insights

Bengals (at Ravens): Chase Brown went down on the opening drive of the 4Q - Samaje Perine got the next two carries, a 15-yarder and a 1-yard TD, and Brown came right back the next drive Personnel on dropbacks: 11 at 62%, 12 at 31%, 21 at 3%, 20 at 3% RBs: Chase Brown: 80% opp share, 69% rush att share, 62% route share, 20% TPRR, 0.95 YPRR, 67% of i10 rush att, 100% of 2min RB snaps, 50% 3rd down snap share Without the Perine sequence: 89% opp share, 79% rush att share, and the i10 carries wer...

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PositiveNewsOct 25, 2026Underdog NFL

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National TE Day TDs: Darnell Washington Darren Waller Davis Allen (2) Drew Sample Kyle Pitts Mason Taylor (2) Mike Gesicki Nick Muse TJ Hockenson Trey McBride Tucker Kraft

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PositiveNewsOct 25, 2026SleeperNFL

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TEs that have scored on National TE Day: Darnell Washington Kyle Pitts Nick Muse Drew Sample Mike Gesicki Darren Waller TJ Hockenson Mason Taylor Trey McBride Tucker Kraft Davis Allen

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PositiveProjectionOct 25, 2026Yahoo Fantasy Football

Sample finished with 2 catches for 24 yards and a TD for the Bengals in their Week 7 win over the Ravens, contributing to Cincinnati's second-half explosion.

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PositiveUsageOct 25, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL

Sample caught a 16-yard touchdown pass from Burrow late in the fourth quarter, capping Cincinnati's five consecutive touchdown drive sequence in the second half.

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NegativeRoleOct 25, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL

Drew Sample will be used by the Bengals to chip Trey Hendrickson on passing plays, along with running backs Chase Brown and Samaje Perine, as Cincinnati looks to protect against the Ravens' pass rush.

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NegativeDepth ChartOct 19, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL

Drew Sample remains on the Bengals tight end depth chart as one of four remaining options after Tanner Hudson's placement on injured reserve.

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NegativeRoleSep 29, 2026Underdog Fantasy Football Show

Bengals tight end playing 51% of snaps in 12 personnel packages; functions as an inline blocker and extra offensive lineman rather than a pass-catching option, limiting fantasy appeal compared to Kosicki.

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NegativeUsageSep 29, 2026Yahoo Fantasy Football - Josh & Hayden

Drew Sample is part of the Bengals' tight end rotation, playing 51% of snaps, primarily serving as an in-line blocker.

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NegativeUsageSep 28, 2026RotoWire NFL Articles

Drew Sample saw 2 targets with a 5% target share and 1% air-yard share, indicating minimal involvement in the Bengals passing attack.

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PositiveUsageSep 28, 2026Zain Dhanani

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CIN at PIT (Bengals) RBs: Chase Brown - 75% opp share, 62.5% route share, 0 i10 att, 88.9% of 2-min RB snaps Still a mid-to-late RB1 - TDs will come and I’m happy with the route share Samaje Perine - 25% opp share, 35% route share, 1 of 1 i10 rush att, 69.2% of RB third down work Handcuff stash WRs/TEs: Ja'Marr Chase - 100% route share, 0.300 TPRR, 2.42 YPRR, 8.2 aDOT, 20% slot WR2 overall (JSN WR1) Tee Higgins - 95% route share, 0.184 TPRR, 2.34 YPRR, 13.4 aDOT, 5.3% slot Glad to see his rou...

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PositiveUsageSep 22, 2026FantasyPros Articles

Drew Sample logged 4 targets in Week 1 (11.1% adjusted) but recorded zero targets in Week 2 despite starting at TE; the entire Bengals tight end target share went to Erick All (3 targets) instead, signaling a sharp decline in his role.

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PositiveUsageSep 22, 2026FantasyPros Articles

Sample was one of the two most notable absences from the box score. He logged a true 4 targets (11.1% adjusted) in Week 1 but recorded zero targets in Week 2, despite starting at tight end. The entire Bengals tight end target share this week went to Erick All (3 targets) instead.

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NegativeRoleSep 15, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL

Sample gave up the only sack allowed by the Bengals' offensive line in Week 1, indicating a pass-protection issue at the tight end position.

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NegativeUsageSep 15, 2026Cincy Jungle

Sample allowed the only sack given up by Joe Burrow in Week 1, indicating an offensive line performance issue at the tight end position.

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NegativeRoleSep 14, 2026RotoWire NFL Articles

Sample played the most snaps (65%) of any Cincinnati tight end, indicating he is the primary TE in the rotation.

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PositiveNewsSep 14, 2026Brandon Thorn

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A couple of legit awesome blocks by Drew Sample yesterday. So useful to have a TE that can deliver blocks like this. Working the combo into a full-body cake + a BS cut-off on the 6i.

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NegativeUsageSep 14, 2026Harris Fantasy Football Podcast

Sample got a red zone catch, which the source notes is not a positive development for fantasy purposes. He was not a focal point of Cincinnati's offense despite the team's dominant performance.

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NegativeUsageSep 14, 2026Cincy Jungle

Drew Sample received three targets in Week 1 as part of the Bengals' more evenly distributed offensive approach, sharing target volume with other pass-catchers including Andrei Iosivas and Samaje Perine.

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NegativeRoleSep 12, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL

Drew Sample is expected to be employed a lot on the left side of the Bengals' offensive line during the game against the Buccaneers to help protect Joe Burrow's blindside against Yaya Diaby.

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NegativeValueSep 7, 2026Fantasy Life Articles

Drew Sample is cited as an example of a low-value player the source's league partner was attempting to offload; the source sarcastically notes the partner was trying to trade Sample (whom they were about to drop) in exchange for a third-round pick, illustrating poor trade offer construction.

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NegativeProjectionSep 1, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL

Sample is part of the Bengals' weakest position group—the tight end room—alongside Mike Gesicki and Tanner Hudson; all three are described as being on the wrong side of 50, making this potentially worse than the defense.

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NegativeRoleAug 31, 2026Cincy Jungle

Made the 53-man roster with a defined role as a blocker in the Bengals' multiple tight-end system; retained as part of five-tight-end group.

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NegativeRoleAug 31, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL

Drew Sample made his name in blocking and was retained as part of the Bengals' five-tight-end roster that features multiple tight end looks and fullback alignments.

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NegativeDepth ChartAug 30, 2026Cincy Jungle

The source projects Drew Sample as a tight end on the 53-man roster with no changes from previous editions.

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PositiveRoleAug 29, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL

Drew Sample provides veteran blocking and versatility in the Bengals' unusually deep tight end room, contributing to the team's ability to use different skill sets to create matchup problems.

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