_(cropped).jpg) Sample with the Tulane Green Wave in 2017 | |||||||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | (1999-09-20)September 20, 1999 (age 26) Snellville, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 272 lb (123 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Shiloh (Snellville) | ||||||||
| College | Tulane (2017–2020) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 4th round, 111th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Cameron Sample (born September 20, 1999) is an American professionalfootballdefensive end for theCincinnati Bengals of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theTulane Green Wave.
Sample grew up inSnellville, Georgia and attendedShiloh High School.[1][2] Sample was rated a two-star recruit and signed to playcollege 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft2+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 fromPro Day[8][9][10] | ||||||||||||
Sample was selected by theCincinnati Bengals in the fourth round, 111th overall, of the2021 NFL draft.[11] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Cincinnati on May 17.[12]
On August 5, 2024, it was announced that Sample had suffered atorn Achilles tendon, ending his season.[13]
Sample re-signed with the Bengals on March 13, 2025.[14]
