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Drew Sample
TE · CIN
SIT
upcoming
2026 Week 2
Why: projected outside startable range
2026 Wk 2
Matchup & environment
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Vegas-implied points (game environment)
vs HOU: allows 12.3 PPR/g to TE, rank 21/32 (Average). Trailing TE PPR allowed per game, weeks before 2026 W2. Descriptive context, never a model input.
CIN targets to TE
CIN routes 21% of pass targets to TE this season (23% over the trailing 8 wk), −0.5 SD vs the league TE average.
Primary passer Joe Burrow. 2025 share of pass targets to TE (127/605). Descriptive context, never a model input.
Draft outlook
contextProj2.3TE59
2026 Week 1 consensus PPR projection (TE59), from tank01 getNFLProjections (consensus, PPR). Descriptive draft-prep context, not a start/sit call.
History vs HOU
contextvs HOU: 1 game, 3.2 PPR avg
| Game | As | Site | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | PPR | Half | Std |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 W10 |  CIN | vs HOU | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
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Small sample (1 game). Defense roster/scheme turnover means the unit from prior seasons may differ significantly. Descriptive context only, never a model input or driver of the start/sit call.
Usage & opportunity trends
contextSnap %0%
Target share9%
Opportunities3
Snap %, target share and opportunities are descriptive usage: how the offense has deployed this player, not a forecast. Weeks shown: most recent 16.
Schedule strength (SOS)
contextRest of season
103Easy
#9 of 32 · 16 games
Fantasy playoffs
103Average
#16 of 32 · 3 games
Full season
103Easy
#10 of 32 · 17 games
TEschedule vs the rest of the league: 100 = league-average, >100 softer, <100 tougher; rank 1 = easiest of 32. Projected on 2025 defense. low-confidence early-season estimate. Descriptive context, not a start/sit call.
News & availability
contextrole changesnaps ↑
Given the conversations I had at camp, I think the Bengals' tight end room will start out as a three-player unit between All, Mike Gesicki and Drew Sample.
source ↗role changesnaps ↑
Given the conversations I had at camp, I think the Bengals' tight end room will start out as a three-player unit between All, Mike Gesicki and Drew Sample.
source ↗- NFL Week 1 Recap: Immediate fantasy football takeaways from Sunday’s gameswww.pff.com · 2026-09-13
- Graziano's bold-but-realistic predictions for all 32 NFL teams: Don't be surprised if ...www.espn.com · 2026-09-02
- NFL Preseason Week 2 Recap: Immediate fantasy football takeaways from every gamewww.pff.com · 2026-08-24
- NFL Preseason Week 2 Recap: Immediate fantasy football takeaways from Saturday’s gameswww.pff.com · 2026-08-22
- NFL Preseason Week 1 Recap: Immediate fantasy football takeaways from every gamewww.pff.com · 2026-08-16
Game log
context2025 by week
Fantasy points, matchups, and our calls
1.9 PPR/g · best 10.0
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Fantasy playoffs · W15–173.4 PPR/g over 3 gamesabove their 1.9 season averageour calls: 3/3 hit
Our weekly call: Start Flex Sit✓ hit ✗ miss playoff weeks
| Week | Opp | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | Car | RuYd | Snap% | Tgt% | PPR | Half | Std |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 W1 | vs TB | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | – | – | 0% | 9% | – | – | – |
| 2025 W18 | vsCLE | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | – | – | 72% | 8% | 4.7 | 3.2 | 1.7 |
| 2025 W17 | vsARI | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 65% | 3% | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 2025 W16 | @MIA | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | – | – | 66% | 7% | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
| 2025 W15 | vsBAL | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | – | – | 54% | 6% | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| 2025 W14 | @BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 45% | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 W13 | @BAL | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 59% | 5% | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 2025 W12 | vsNE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 52% | 3% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2025 W11 | @PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 45% | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 W9 | vsCHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 46% | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 W8 | vsNYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 54% | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 W7 | vsPIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 51% | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 W6 | @GB | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | – | – | 34% | 5% | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| 2025 W5 | vsDET | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | – | – | 44% | 3% | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| 2025 W4 | @DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 46% | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 W3 | @MIN | 3 | 2 | 20 | 1 | – | – | 68% | 12% | 10.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 |
| 2025 W2 | vsJAX | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 41% | 5% | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| 2025 W1 | @CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 69% | 4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Descriptive per-week usage and PPR output. Situational PBP cuts (red-zone, 3rd-down) and EPA/touch are planned for v2.
Accuracy
our claim94%hit rate
34 graded calls
Hit rate by call type
🔴 94%
of 34 Sit calls
Based on 34 graded calls.
Recent calls
| Week | Opp | Call | Proj | Finish | Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 W18 | CLE | SIT | 3.5 | TE34 (4.7) | ✓ |
| 2025 W17 | ARI | SIT | 3.8 | TE47 (1.8) | ✓ |
| 2025 W16 | MIA | SIT | 3.2 | TE30 (5.1) | ✓ |
| 2025 W15 | BAL | SIT | 2.3 | TE43 (3.2) | ✓ |
| 2025 W14 | BUF | SIT | 2.3 | TE63 (0.0) | ✓ |
| 2025 W13 | BAL | SIT | 1.7 | TE43 (2.7) | ✓ |
| 2025 W12 | NE | SIT | 1.4 | TE56 (1.0) | ✓ |
| 2025 W11 | PIT | SIT | 1.8 | TE60 (0.0) | ✓ |
| 2025 W9 | CHI | SIT | 2.0 | TE61 (0.0) | ✓ |
| 2025 W8 | NYJ | SIT | 2.0 | TE51 (0.0) | ✓ |
✓ and ✗ grade where a player finished, not his points: a call hits when he finished startable (top-24 RB/WR, top-12 QB/TE), even if he came in under his projection. How we grade