Deebo Samuel

San Francisco 49ersUNDERPAID

Pos WR

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

80.2 MODEL

2019

79.0

2020

75.5

2021

87.7

2022

76.9

2023

84.0

2024

74.5

2025

81.5

2026

80.2

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Samuel at STTM #28 tier 4 in 2025 closes the first Commanders season at the same rank trajectory as his late-49ers years: tier 2, tier 6, tier 4. The unique dual-threat profile (only WR with 20-plus rushing AND 20-plus receiving TDs) makes him a true hybrid weapon, but the volume is now capped by Jayden Daniels's injury-shortened 2025.

Samuel was born in Inman, South Carolina, attended Chapman High, and was a 2018 first-team All-American at South Carolina. San Francisco took him 36th overall in the 2019 NFL Draft. He was 2021 first-team All-Pro, made one Pro Bowl, and is the only wide receiver in NFL history with 20 receiving touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns. He was traded to Washington for 2025. Career line is 406 catches for 5,519 yards and 27 receiving TDs plus 21 rushing TDs.

Strengths

Only WR in NFL history with 20-plus receiving TDs and 20-plus rushing TDs; the dual-threat profile is one-of-one.
21 career rushing TDs add a separate value vector that pure receivers cannot match.

Concerns

Jayden Daniels missed most of 2025; Samuel's rank depends entirely on QB availability.
Recent game log includes four sub-8 PPR weeks; the touch share is now situational, not WR1-level.

What to watch: Whether Daniels plays 17 games in 2026 and uses Deebo's rushing package; the hybrid role can return to tier-2 with health.