Receiver, South Carolina, 2014–⁠18

Deebo Samuel

Lettered 2015–⁠16, 2018 (school media guide)

Number
No. 1
Height
6′0″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Inman, SC
Born
Jan 15, 1996

Deebo Samuel played receiver at South Carolina (2014–⁠18). The San Francisco 49ers took Samuel in round 2, No. 36 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
882
Receiving yards, 2018 (South Carolina, 7–⁠6)
Best game
210 yards
At Clemson, week 13, 2018: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 36
Round 2, 2019 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Western Carolina, 201614catches, career highvs. South Florida, 2016210receiving yards, career highat Clemson, 20183receiving touchdowns, career highat Clemson, 2018

Honors

All-America: AFCA 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015South Carolina1216113.4148
2016South Carolina5978313.3147
2017South Carolina1525016.7368
2018South Carolina6288214.21189
Career1482,07614.01689

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015South Carolina1240–––
2016South Carolina164311380
2017South Carolina21942–––
2018South Carolina245871–––
Career431,2364380

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016South Carolina15986.5623
2017South Carolina23015.0125
2018South Carolina8263.3011
Career251546.2725

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014South Carolina1WRRS
2015South Carolina1WRFr.
2016South Carolina1WRSo.
2017South Carolina1WRJr.
2018South Carolina1WRSr.6′0″210

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015South Carolina210.66––13.96%
2016South Carolina960.6669th (n=489)0.5262.814%
2017South Carolina240.86––20.614%
2018South Carolina1050.5552nd (n=497)0.5357.313%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 South Carolina 12 games, 62 catches, 882 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Coastal CarolinaW 49–⁠157561245–
Sep 8vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠416330–––
Sep 22atVanderbiltW 37–⁠147560134–
Sep 29atKentuckyL 10–⁠242611116–
Oct 6vs.MissouriW 37–⁠354881238–
Oct 13vs.Texas A&ML 23–⁠267881232–
Oct 27vs.TennesseeW 27–⁠24381384–
Nov 3atOle MissW 48–⁠4431705178–
Nov 10atFloridaL 31–⁠3541200478–
Nov 17vs.ChattanoogaW 49–⁠951121–––
Nov 24atClemsonL 35–⁠56102103354–
Dec 1vs.AkronW 28–⁠34332128–
2017 South Carolina 3 games, 15 catches, 250 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.NC StateW 35–⁠285832197–
Sep 9atMissouriW 31–⁠135450197–
Sep 16vs.KentuckyL 13–⁠2351221–––
2016 South Carolina 10 games, 59 catches, 783 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1atVanderbiltW 13–⁠102360––3
Sep 10atMississippi StateL 14–⁠272300–––
Oct 9vs.GeorgiaL 14–⁠284900–––
Oct 22vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠2881060–––
Oct 29vs.TennesseeW 24–⁠218830–––
Nov 5vs.MissouriW 31–⁠2191250–––
Nov 12atFloridaL 7–⁠204530116–
Nov 19vs.Western CarolinaW 44–⁠3145605194–
Nov 26atClemsonL 7–⁠5641406124–
Dec 29 ✦vs.South FloridaL 39–⁠46141901497–
2015 South Carolina 5 games, 12 catches, 161 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.North CarolinaW 17–⁠13–––124–
Sep 12vs.KentuckyL 22–⁠261100–––
Sep 19atGeorgiaL 20–⁠522200–––
Nov 21vs.The CitadelL 22–⁠234270–––
Nov 28vs.ClemsonL 32–⁠3751041–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 24–⁠34).

DrillCombine 2019
Height5′11¼″
Weight214 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size10″
Wingspan75⅛″W
40-yard dash4.48 s
10-yard split1.48 sW
Vertical jump39″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.14 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

8 seasons, 102 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.

Pro Bowl: 2021 · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2021

All-Pro teams: AP first team 2021.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019San Francisco 49ers15578023
2020San Francisco 49ers7333911
2021San Francisco 49ers16771,4056
2022San Francisco 49ers13566322
2023San Francisco 49ers15608927
2024San Francisco 49ers15516703
2025Washington Commanders16727275
2026 (so far)San Francisco 49ers5162063
NFL career1024225,72530

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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