Deebo Samuel Sr. Week 17 Outlook - Lions at 49ers

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Sat, Dec 28th 2024, 9:05am EST

Last week was Samuel's first game as a top-24 wide receiver in weekly scoring since Week 10. He scored his first touchdown since Week 6 despite seeing six red zone targets in his last eight games. Samuel could keep the good times rolling this week against Detroit's depleted secondary. Since Week 7, Detroit has ranked tenth in single-high rate (56.9%). Since Week 10, against single-high, Samuel has had a 21.5% target share, 1.62 YPRR, and a 25.6% first-read share. Detroit has been bleeding out production to boundary wide receivers. Since Week 13, Detroit has allowed the most receiving yards per game and the third-most PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers.