• WR Deebo Samuel (74.1 PFF offense grade), San Francisco 49ers: His skill set is a perfect fit for quarterback Brock Purdy (75.1 PFF passing grade).
• WR Christian Watson (77.1 PFF offense grade), Green Bay Packers: He is primed for a big season operating as Green Bay’s No. 1 wide receiver.
• QB Lamar Jackson (72.3 PFF passing grade), Baltimore Ravens: He is the perfect player to succeed in new offensive coordinator Todd Monken’s scheme.
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NFC WEST: WR DEEBO SAMUEL, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
San Francisco wide receiver Deebo Samuel (74.1 PFF offense grade) bears a WR15, 4.02 ESPN average draft position (ADP) entering his fifth NFL season. Playing alongside 2022 breakout rookie quarterback Brock Purdy (75.1 PFF passing grade), Samuel’s after-the-catch talents are perfectly suited for Purdy’s lethal short-area passing. Jeff Mueller, a fantasy football injury analyst, predicts a Week 1 green-light status for Purdy, describing the recovery as “unheard of.”
Purdy earned the starting role in Week 13 before suffering a season-ending UCL sprain in the NFC championship game. Samuel dealt with high ankle and MCL sprains in Week 14, resulting in five games played together for him and Purdy.
The table below ranks in parentheses:
Samuel’s receiving data among 64 NFL wide receivers with at least 25 targets from Week 13-divisional round playoffs.
| NFL WR Receiving Weeks 13-Div. Playoffs | Deebo Samuel |
| PFF Receiving Grade | 84.1 (No. 4) |
| TPRR – YPRR | 23.7% (No. 15) – 2.21 (T-No. 11) |
| Catch % | 68.8% (No. 16) |
| Average Depth of Target – Yds/Rec. | 6.2 (No. 60) – 13.6 (No. 23) |
| Missed Tackles Forced/Rec. | 36.4% (No. 2) |
| YAC/Rec. | 10.6 (No. 1) |
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