Drew Sample Dynasty Value

Five years in Chris Petersen's program at Washington, and the receiving numbers tell you exactly what kind of tight end this is. Career totals of 45 catches for 480 yards and 5 touchdowns in 30 games. That is 16.0 receiving yards per game, essentially invisible in the passing attack. His production trickled in slowly: 5 catches as a sophomore, 9 as a junior, 7 in an injury-shortened 2017 season, then 24 catches for 245 yards and 3 touchdowns across 12 games as a senior. The 10.7 yards per reception points to short, safe targets rather than any downfield ability. At 255 pounds with a 4.71 forty and 33.5-inch vertical, the testing is unremarkable. Sample's value was always measured in his ability to seal the edge in the run game, not catching passes. Second-round capital for a blocking specialist signals the NFL sees something in the tools that the stat sheet does not reflect. R2.52 for a blocking-first tight end with near-zero dynasty value unless the receiving role expands well beyond anything Washington ever asked of him.