Deebo Samuel Sr.
WR - San Francisco 49ers
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Samuel has become a must-sit player weekly. He hasn't finished with double-digit fantasy points or more than 22 receiving yards since Week 10 and has only one red zone target since Week 12. Since Week 10, Miami has utilized two high at the seventh-highest rate (57.3%). Since Week 10, against two high, Samuel has had a 17.6% target share with only 0.82 YPRR and an 18.5% first-read share. The Dolphins' secondary has been vulnerable, but I don't think that Samuel can take advantage of it at this juncture. Since Week 10, Miami has allowed the 11th-most PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers.
Jauan Jennings added 2 receptions for 31 yards, converting 9 targets into a solid, if unspectacular, outing. Jennings had a high air yards percentage, with 121 air yards, and recorded a 29% target share. The conditions hurt him badly, and I think he will bounce back in Week 16.
He is clearly still the 49ers' WR1 for the rest of the season, by all accounts.
Ricky Pearsall and Deebo Samuel also contributed. Pearsall had 1 reception for 16 yards while Samuel caught just three passes for 16 yards, but he dropped an easy walk-in touchdown.
Samuel was involved in both the ground and passing games, as he was used in a variety of ways. Samuel had 15% of the team's air yards, with 57 total air yards and a 23% target share.
Samuel has been beyond terrible for fantasy football purposes and that was on full display Thursday night. At this point in the year, no kind of usage is going to change his production. He has had opportunities to deliver and has fallen well short of expectations.