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Dylan Sampson

RB · CLE · 2025–2026

Born September 14, 2004 · College Tennessee · Drafted 2025, round 4, pick 126 (CLE) · 5-8, 201 lb

EPA per carry by season

Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.

-0.25-0.20-0.15-0.10-0.0520252026

Rushing

SeasonTeamGCarriesYdsTDYPCEPA/carryStabilised EPA/carrySuccess %Rush EPARush WPA
(wins)
2025CLE156517502.69−0.259−0.100−0.161 to −0.03926.2−16.8+0.03
2026CLE3157304.87−0.045−0.110−0.173 to −0.04650.0−0.7+0.05
CareerCLE188024803.10−0.21730.9−17.5+0.08

Receiving

SeasonTeamGTargetsRecYdsTDCatch %EPA/targetStabilised EPA/targetTarget
share %
aDOTRec EPARec WPA
(wins)
2025CLE154033271282.5+0.1728.6-1.6+6.9+0.05
2026CLE31712121070.6+0.17716.3-0.8+3.0+0.01
CareerCLE185745392278.9+0.17410.0-1.3+9.9+0.06

Defence

Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).

SeasonTeamGTacklesSacksQB hitsTackles
for loss
INTPasses
defensed
Forced
fumbles
2025CLE1520.000000

Playing time

Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

SeasonTeamGOffensive
snaps
Share of the
offence’s snaps
Defensive
snaps
Share of the
defence’s snaps
2025CLE1524525.8––

Hands and contested catches

Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

SeasonTargets
charted
Catchable %DropsDrop % of
catchable
Contested
targets
Contested
catch %
20254085.012.910.0
20261776.517.70–

Game logs

2026 game log (3 games)

2026 game log

WeekDateOpponentResultCarriesRush ydsRush TDRush EPATargetsRecRec ydsRec TDRec EPA
72026-10-25@ TENW 27–246450+1.333320+2.6
82026-11-01@ PITL 6–27170+0.886620+1.7
92026-11-08@ NOL 22–23 OT8210−2.863270−1.3
2025 game log (15 games)

2025 game log

WeekDateOpponentResultCarriesRush ydsRush TDRush EPATargetsRecRec ydsRec TDRec EPATacklesSacksINTPD
12025-09-07vs CINL 16–1712290−2.188640+5.000.000
22025-09-14@ BALL 17–41460−0.833131+1.800.000
32025-09-21vs GBW 13–10120−1.400000.000.000
42025-09-28@ DETL 10–341-20−1.21000−0.900.000
52025-10-05vs MINL 17–211-40−0.82160−0.600.000
62025-10-12@ PITL 9–233120−0.422120+0.200.000
72025-10-19vs MIAW 31–6380−1.31190+0.900.000
82025-10-26@ NEL 13–32300−0.965290−0.210.000
102025-11-09@ NYJL 20–272-40−1.91130−0.300.000
112025-11-16vs BALL 16–231190+1.71000−0.500.000
122025-11-23@ LVW 24–107230−3.232591+6.100.000
132025-11-30vs SFL 8–264230+0.700000.000.000
142025-12-07vs TENL 29–31240+0.365640−2.710.000
172025-12-28vs PITW 13–611270−4.73300−2.100.000
182026-01-04@ CINW 20–1810320−0.832120+0.100.000