Samaje Perine

Samaje Perine (born September 16, 1995) is an American football running back for the Oklahoma Sooners.

Perine attended Hendrickson High School near Austin, Texas, where he played football and ran track. He was a three-year starter at running back for the Hendrickson Hawks football team. He rushed for 1,993 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior. In his final year, he rushed for 1,492 yards and 12 touchdowns.

In track & field, Perine competed in sprints and jumps. At the 2011 Manor Relay, he earned first-place finishes in both the triple jump (46 ft, 0.5 in) and long jump (20 ft, 8 in) events, while also anchoring the 4 × 100 and 4 × 200 relay squads, helping lead them to victory. He recorded a personal-best time of 11.37 seconds in the 100-meter dash in 2011.

Perine was ranked as a four-star recruit and the No. 13 running back in the nation by Rivals.com. In March 2013, he committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football. He also had offers from Alabama, Nebraska, TCU and Tennessee.

Perine earned immediate playing time as a true freshman at Oklahoma in 2014. In his first career game he rushed for 77 yards on 13 carries with one touchdown. In his fourth game he rushed 242 yards on 34 carries with four touchdowns. He rushed for 200 yards a second time, gaining 213 on 25 carries along with three touchdowns against Texas Tech on November 15. Perine rushed for 427 yards on 34 rushes along with six touchdowns in a victory over Kansas, breaking the NCAA FBS single game rushing record set by Melvin Gordon just a week earlier. He finished his freshman season with 1,713 rushing yards on 263 carries with 21 touchdowns. Perine broke the Oklahoma career rushing yard record on January 2, 2017 against Auburn at the All State Sugar Bowl passing Billy Sims with a total of 4,122 yards..

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