DeeboSamuel Sr.

News: 1 day agoSamuel caught five of six targets for 26 yards and a touchdown while also adding 44 yards on three carries and 49 kickoff-return yards during Sunday's 24-14 win over the Broncos.

Spin: Samuel was able to reach the end zone for the second straight week, reeling in a one-yard touchdown from quarterback Brock Purdy in the third quarter. The wide receiver went without a target in Week 3, but he has now registered at least four targets in each of the team's other three contests. Samuel has now caught 14 of 17 targets for 185 yards and three touchdowns while adding seven rushes for 74 yards and 231 yards as a kick returner over four games in 2026.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Samuel reunited with the 49ers in July after solid yet unspectacular lone season in Washington. The former second-round pick cleared 85 touches and 800 scrimmage yards for the fifth consecutive season and finished 25th among receivers in fantasy points -- his third-career top-30 fantasy campaign. Samuel's role as a short-area target and occasional rusher gets the ball in his hands plenty (he's ranked in the top 15 among WRs in touches and RAC five years in a row), but it doesn't allow him much scoring upside (10 TDs over the last two years, and he's never cleared five end zone targets in one season). Now 30 years old, Samuel figures to resume his role as a short-area playmaker in Kyle Shanahan's highly-efficient offense. He's a fine late-round flier with WR3/flex upside.