Niners Nation on Deebo Samuel
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Samuel will enter the game with 5,935 scrimmage yards to his name for the 49ers. He needs 65 yards to become the 12th player to reach 6,000 for San Francisco. He would become just the fourth wide receiver to achieve that feat, following in the footsteps of Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens, Dwight Clark and Gene Washington. With Mike Evans, George Kittle and Christian McCaffrey also likely to command targets, Samuel will not be the focal point of the 49er attack, so there is a chance he does not receive the kind of workload to hit that number.
STACKED’s take
Samuel needs 65 scrimmage yards to reach 6,000 in 49ers history; faces Rams in Week 1.
Samuel enters Week 1 with 5,935 scrimmage yards for the 49ers and needs just 65 yards to reach 6,000, which would make him the fourth wide receiver in franchise history to achieve that milestone (after Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens, Dwight Clark, and Gene Washington). The source notes he has a history of memorable performances against the Rams and will face them in Week 1 in Melbourne, providing extra incentive to reach the historic mark. However, with Mike Evans, George Kittle, and Christian McCaffrey also likely to command targets, Samuel will not be the focal point of the 49ers' attack, creating some uncertainty about whether he receives sufficient workload to hit the 65-yard threshold in Week 1, though the source projects he will reach 6,000 yards sometime during the season if he avoids injury.
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