Samaje Perine Remains A Cut Candidate This Summer - NFL News | Fantasy Football (2024)

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Is Samaje Perine a good fantasy pick? ›

He'll turn 29 this season and might be best suited for a specific role in the offense, which would mean he wouldn't see enough volume to be a good Fantasy option. Perine shouldn't get drafted in typical seasonal leagues.

On March 16, 2023, the Denver Broncos signed Perine to a two-year contract. In the 2023 season, Perine appeared in 17 games and started one. He finished with 53 carries for 238 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown to go with 50 receptions for 455 receiving yards.

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Perine isn't the Broncos RB1; Javonte Williams is.

Verdict. Unless you have Williams on your roster, it's probably OK to dump Perine. Particularly in standard leagues, being as Perine didn't get carries in Week 2 but saw some targets. So in standard, go ahead and drop him.

Perine, who left the Bengals in free agency after the 2022 season came to an end, signed a two-year, $7.5 million contract with $3 million guaranteed with the Denver Broncos.

Personal life. Perine is a cousin of NFL running back Samaje Perine and NFL linebacker Myles Jack.

Perine is a seventh-year player who was originally drafted by Washington in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He's carried the ball 401 times for 1,592 yards and seven touchdowns in his career and caught 101 passes for 736 yards and six touchdowns.

Who is Samaje Perine married to? ›

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Perine finishes up his first season with the Broncos just shy of 700 yards of total offense on 103 touches. He performed well in the exact role he was brought in to play, as he only carried the rock 53 times but hauled in 50 passes for 455 yards over 17 games.

Perine was waived by the Chiefs on Friday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports. Kansas City is parting ways with Perine after he rushed for 77 yards on 22 carries while adding three catches for 33 yards in 2023. The 2020 fourth-round draft pick of the Jets spent his first two seasons in New York.

“By me knowing him and him knowing me, we obviously complement each other very well.” Perine and Mixon both played at Oklahoma from 2014 to 2016. During his freshman season there, Perine set a Division-I record while running for 427 yards on 34 carries in one game.

Draft slot 1

Round 1 (Pick 1): Christian McCaffrey is the consensus No. 1 pick. He led all of fantasy in points per game last season, scoring 100.8 more total points (and 3.2 points per game more) than any other running back did.

This defensive unit should be considered a strong play against an offense that has scored just 19.0 points per game (26th). The Saints recorded a sack and no takeaways in the 30-22 loss to the Rams in Week 16. The Saints recorded seven sacks and no takeaways in the 24-6 win over the Giants in Week 15.

The Bills defense is a starting unit worthy of a draft pick in the final two rounds on Draft Day.