A second-round pick in 2017, injuries limited Samuel to nine games as a rookie.

PRO CAREER
​• Played in nine games with four starts in 2017 before ending the season on injured reserve with an ankle injury...Tallied 115 yards receiving, 64 yards rushing and 220 yards of kickoff returns in 2017.

TRANSACTIONS: Selected in the second round (40th overall) of the NFL Draft by Carolina (4/28/17)...Placed on injured reserve with broken ankle (11/24/17).

GP/GS: Career (9/4) [0/0]: 2017 (9/4) [0/0]

2017
Played in nine games with four starts, inactive for one game with a back injury before going on injured reserve with an ankle injury in Week 11...Made 15 receptions for 115 yards while rushing for 64 yards on four carries...Vs. Buffalo (9/17)…Made first career catch on a bubble screen and finished with two catches for seven yards…Vs. New Orleans (9/24)…Earned first career start and posted a career-long rush of 31 yards on a reverse…Made two catches for five yards…Returned a kickoff for 30 yards…At New England (10/1)...Inactive with a back injury…Vs. Atlanta (11/5)…Started at receiver…Recorded three receptions for 23 yards…Added one rush for 14 yards…Part of an offense that totaled 201 yards rushing, the most since a 204-yard effort against Philadelphia (10/25/15)…Vs. Miami (11/13)…Recorded five receptions for 45 receiving yards, both career-highs...Tallied a career-long 23-yard catch in the second quarter...Exited the game in the third quarter with an ankle injury and eventually placed on injured reserve.

COLLEGE
Played in 40 games with 13 starts at Ohio State...Entered NFL following junior season...Moved to H-back during spring practice after freshman season...Totaled 3,007 all-purpose yards...Only player in school history with 1,000 career rushing and receiving yards...Rushed for 1,286 yards and 15 touchdowns on 172 attempts...Posted 107 receptions for 1,249 yards and nine touchdowns...Averaged 21.6 yards on 21 kickoff returns for 453 yards...Returned six punts for 19 yards...2016 First-team All-American...2016 First-team All-Big Ten Conference selection at wide receiver...Only player in the nation with 700 rushing and 700 receiving yards...Accounted for 18 plays of 20 or more yards...Ranked second in the conference with team highs of 74 catches, 865 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns...Reception total marked the second most in school history...Produced 771 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 97 carries...Scored a team-leading 15 total touchdowns, including the game-winner on a 15-yard run in the second overtime to help the Buckeyes defeat Michigan and earn a spot in the College Football Playoff.

PERSONAL: Attended Erasmus Hall HS in Brooklyn, N.Y.