Cameron Sample (born September 20, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane.
No. 96 – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Snellville, Georgia, U.S. | September 20, 1999||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 272 lb (123 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Shiloh (Snellville, Georgia) | ||||||
College: | Tulane (2017–2020) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 4 / Pick: 111 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Sample grew up in Snellville, Georgia and attended Shiloh High School.[1][2] Sample was rated a two-star recruit and signed to play college football at Tulane after having previously committed to play at Georgia Southern.[3]
Sample played in 11 games with three starts as a freshman.[4] Sample started 11 games with four sacks in his sophomore season.[5] He was slowed by nagging injuries as a junior but played in all 13 of Tulane's games with 44 total tackles.[6] Sample finished his senior season with 52 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and five sacks and was named first-team All-American Athletic Conference.[7]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2+3⁄4 in (1.90 m) |
267 lb (121 kg) |
33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.80 s | 1.68 s | 2.77 s | 4.51 s | 7.40 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
23 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[8][9][10] |
Sample was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round, 111th overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft.[11] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Cincinnati on May 17.[12]