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Deebo Samuel Sr.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers.

Scouting report

Deebo Samuel Sr.: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Deebo Samuel Sr. at a glance

Deebo Samuel Sr. is a 30-year-old wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, listed at 6'0" and 215 pounds. The San Francisco 49ers drafted Samuel 36th overall in the second round in 2019, out of South Carolina, and 2026 is Samuel's 8th NFL season.

2026 projection

The Gridiron Value season model projects Samuel for 153.4 PPR points in 2026, which ranks WR45 at the position and works out to 10.1 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, Samuel has scored 24.5 PPR points, or 12.3 per game. That is 16.0% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Samuel would finish with about 208 points, ahead of the 153.4 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 18.0 points in Week 1 against LA, the WR13 finish that week. Samuel has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable WR start in 1 of 2 games, a 50% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 94 qualified wide receivers of 2026, Samuel ranks in the 99th percentile in average separation, the 78th percentile in receptions and the 77th percentile in receiving TDs. Three of the 6 tracked categories sit at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 37th percentile in yards per target.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Samuel has finished as WR96 in 2020, WR3 in 2021, WR37 in 2022, WR15 in 2023, WR44 in 2024 and WR25 in 2025. One of those 7 seasons ended inside the top twelve. The high-water mark is 339.0 PPR points in 2021. Across 99 regular-season games on record, the totals read 415 receptions, 5,598 receiving yards and 28 receiving touchdowns.

Deebo Samuel Sr. by the numbers

Samuel has been the highest-scoring wide receiver of the week 2 times, finished in the weekly top five at the position 11 times and finished in the top twelve 30 times. The career high is 35.8 PPR points, set in Week 13 of 2023 against PHI. The game log also shows 5 games of 30 or more PPR points, 15 100-yard receiving games and 1 game with three or more touchdowns. In all, Samuel has reached 20 points in 26 games, 26% of career appearances.

Contract

Samuel is playing on a one-year, $4.1 million contract signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 2026, an average of $4.1 million per year with $3.8 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
153.4
PPR / game
10.1

Week 1 projection

Deebo Samuel Sr. is projected for 11.6 PPR points on the road at LA in week 1, with a likely range of 0.2 to 26.8.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 4.0 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
51.6
Dynasty
34.8
Superflex redraft
61.8
Superflex dynasty
48.3
TE premium dynasty
21.0

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGTgtRecRec ydsRec TDCarRush ydsPPR
2026SF211979121624.5
2025WAS16997272751775188.2
2024SF158151670342136155.6
2023SF158960892737225243.7
2022SF139456632242232168.4
2021SF16121771,405659365339.0
2020SF74433391182680.7
2019SF158157802314159189.1

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