Niners Nation on Deebo Samuel
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Wide receiver Deebo Samuel is signing a 1-year deal worth up to $7 million... Samuel saw more targets last season than he had since 2021. He finished the season with 72 receptions for 727 yards and five touchdowns... Washington used Samuel primarily as a slot receiver. He ran 260 routes in the slot, compared to 141 out wide... If the 49ers are looking for somebody to take some of the workload off Christian McCaffrey with Jordan James sidelined, who better than the player for whom we coined the term "wideback"?
STACKED’s take
Deebo re-signs with 49ers on incentive deal; slot role likely with potential wideback usage.
Deebo Samuel signed a 1-year deal worth up to $7 million with the 49ers, an incentive-laden contract requiring specific benchmarks to earn the full amount. He returns to San Francisco after spending 2025 with Washington, where he saw 99 targets (his most since 2021), finishing with 72 receptions, 727 yards, and 5 touchdowns. In Washington, he was used primarily as a slot receiver (260 slot routes vs. 141 out wide) with an average air yards per target of 5.3 (lowest since 2022), and also ran 15 routes from the backfield. With the 49ers, he's expected to play slot while potentially filling a "wideback" role to take workload off Christian McCaffrey with Jordan James sidelined, though his snap share will depend on whether Demarcus Robinson or Christian Kirk prove effective as outside receivers.
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