{"id":294762,"date":"2025-08-17T07:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T07:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/294762\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T07:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T07:06:10","slug":"vfl-dylan-sampson-held-out-of-browns-game-amidst-great-report-for-2025-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/294762\/","title":{"rendered":"VFL Dylan Sampson Held Out of Browns Game Amidst Great Report For 2025 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockytopinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dylan-Sampson-\u2014-Tennessee-Football.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-151924\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Dylan Sampson\" width=\"560\" height=\"362\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dylan-Sampson-\u2014-Tennessee-Football-300x194.png\"\/><\/a>Dylan Sampson (6) dons the \u2018Dark Mode\u2019 uniform for a game against Kentucky at Neyland Stadium. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. Cole Moore\/RTI<\/p>\n<p>Former Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson wasn\u2019t an active participant in the Cleveland Browns\u2019 preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday afternoon. But it wasn\u2019t for any sort of bad reason, though. It actually comes on the heels of a great report surrounding the Tennessee rookie who is looking to make a big impact in his first year.<\/p>\n<p>Sampson\u2019s inactivity on Sunday comes after \u201cgetting extended run during joint practices with the Eagles\u201d this week. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanielOyefusi\/status\/1956740437273657585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Browns ESPN reporter Daniel Oyefusi<\/a>, Sampson is on a list of Browns rookies who are \u201cprimed for starting or significant roles\u201d this season.<\/p>\n<p>Other names on Oyefusi\u2019s list of players held out on Saturday include WR Jerry Jeudy, QB Sheduer Sanders, QB Joe Flacco, RB Jerome Ford, TE David Njoku, and DE Myles Garrett.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The list of Browns not expected to play. Rookies Carson Schwesinger, Mason Graham, Dylan Sampson and Harold Fannin Jr. all won\u2019t play after getting extended run during joint practices with the Eagles. All are primed for starting or significant roles. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KwiVvSVSnP\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/KwiVvSVSnP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Oyefusi (@DanielOyefusi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielOyefusi\/status\/1956740437273657585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More From RTI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockytopinsider.com\/2025\/08\/16\/this-rule-change-will-have-a-massive-impact-on-college-football-this-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">This Rule Change Will Have a Massive Impact on College Football This Season<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a strong camp in his first summer in the NFL, Sampson is expected to be a contributor for the Browns\u2019 offense this season. He\u2019s been getting extra reps with fellow rookie running back Quinshon Judkins absent from camp during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/45980655\/browns-quinshon-judkins-face-formal-battery-charge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">legal situation this offseason<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fantasy football experts have been high on Sampson\u2019s potential during his rookie season, especially with the unknowns about the Browns\u2019 quarterback situation. If Cleveland decides to go heavy on the run this year, even if Judkins is in the fold, Sampson has a great chance to be productive for the offense.<\/p>\n<p>Sampson put up historic numbers during his final season at Tennessee in 2024. On his way to becoming the SEC Offensive Player of the Year, Sampson rushed his way into becoming Tennessee\u2019s single-season rushing touchdown leader (22) and single-season rushing leader (1,491 yards). He was a three-down back for the Vols\u2019 offense with the ability to run on the inside, outside, and catch passes out of the backfield.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dylan Sampson was the SEC Offensive Player of the year in 2024<\/p>\n<p>He led the SEC in rush yds, rush TDs, &amp; yards from scrimmage, while having the 9th-most carries in CFB<\/p>\n<p>He averaged 123.8 rushing yards per game &amp; had 22 rushing touchdowns<\/p>\n<p>DRAFT HIM <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/knBoVTAnzb\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/knBoVTAnzb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Mendelson (@DMendy02) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMendy02\/status\/1952429483929051182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VFL Dylan Sampson, VFL Cedric Tillman, and the Cleveland Browns will kick off their regular season slate against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 7 at 1:00 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dylan Sampson (6) dons the \u2018Dark Mode\u2019 uniform for a game against Kentucky at Neyland Stadium. 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