WR · San Francisco 49ers · week 7 vs Atlanta Falcons · Sun Oct 25 · 1:00 PM ET
Deebo Samuel Sr.
TYPE Possession receiver
ROLE a starter
CLASS 2019 · R2 P36
EXP 7 seasons
AGE 29-31
DEPTH KR1
As of week 7, Deebo Samuel Sr. was a WR for SF, age 30.6, 7 seasons of experience, drafted in round 2. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 5 games on 58% of snaps; his line was 41.2 receiving yards a game, 4 targets a game and a 14.4% target share (Possession receiver by the published rule). Before 2026 he played 109 games (postseason included) over 7 seasons with 1 Pro Bowl and 1 first-team All-Pro. His injury history held 21 episodes (chest 3, calf 2, foot 2), 10 of them reaching OUT, 8 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was an illness injury in 2025 week 15.
The full read
In short
Deebo Samuel Sr. is a starter at kick returner for SF — 76% of the snaps in his best week of 5. He has a hamstring injury. His team named him inactive in week 6. His team has listed him Out. We called him PLAY in week 6 and he did not play.
What the reports say
our calls for this week are for members
The reports, quoted
What was reported
Source
1
“OUT:
WR Deebo Samuel”
Niners Nation · 2026-10-23
2
“The Niners ruled out five other players for the game with defensive end Nick Bosa (calf), receiver Deebo Samuel (hamstring), linebacker Garret Wallow (hamstring), linebacker Luke Gifford (groin) and safety Marques Sigle (ankle) all out for the game.”
Newsday · 2026-10-23
3
“WRs Mike Evans (Achilles) and Deebo Samuel (hamstring), and DE Nick Bosa (calf) are not on the field as 49ers practice begins on Friday.”
49ers Webzone · 2026-10-23
4
“Heading into Week 9, veterans Demarcus Robinson and Deebo Samuel could return to the lineup.”
Niners Nation · 2026-10-23
His team's word: Out
This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's own word, restated.
No dated practice report for him this week
The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Rec yds / game41 range 21–80
wk 1–5 · 5 games
Targets / game4.0 range 0.0–7.0
wk 1–5 · 5 games
Target share14.4% range 0–21
wk 1–5 · 5 games
Snap share57.6% range 42–76
wk 1–5 · 5 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
42%wk 1
60%wk 2
76%wk 3
67%wk 4
43%wk 5
Missed while on the injury report
Season
Weeks on the report
Missed while listed
2026
1
1
Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 6
hamstring
2
Out
2025 · wk 15
illness
1
Questionable
2025 · wk 5
achilles
4
Out
2025 · wk 3
Not injury related
1
—
2024 · wk 18
chest
1
Out
2024 · wk 10
chest
1
Questionable
2024 · wk 7
wrist
2
Questionable
2024 · wk 3
calf
2
Out
2023 · wk 17
neck
1
—
2023 · wk 7
shoulder
3
Out
2023 · wk 4
chest
2
Questionable
2022 · wk 15
ankle
5
Out
2022 · wk 13
quad
2
Questionable
2022 · wk 8
hamstring
3
Out
2021 · wk 13
groin
2
Out
2021 · wk 11
shin
1
—
2021 · wk 8
calf
2
Questionable
2020 · wk 14
foot
1
—
2020 · wk 8
hamstring
8
Out
2020 · wk 5
illness
1
Questionable
2020 · wk 1
foot
1
Out
2019 · wk 12
shoulder
4
Questionable
2019 · wk 7
groin
2
Out
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 23 episodes · 52 weeks on a report · same site more than once: hamstring ×3
2019
shoulder · 4wgroin · 2w
2020
foot · 1whamstring · 8willness · 1wfoot · 1w
2021
groin · 2wshin · 1wcalf · 2w
2022
ankle · 5wquad · 2whamstring · 3w
2023
neck · 1wshoulder · 3wchest · 2w
2024
chest · 1wchest · 1wwrist · 2wcalf · 2w
2025
illness · 1wachilles · 4wNot injury related · 1w
2026
hamstring · 2w
Weeks 1–18
ruled out
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
Our past calls vs what happened
Wk 6PLAY 60% ✗ missbefore his team said anything; did not play
Season on him: 0 of 1 graded call of ours right. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.
The rest of his team's report this week
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Mike Evans
WR
DNP
team's word
Out
Christian Kirk
WR
FULL
team's word
Questionable
Luke Gifford
LB
DNP
team's word
Out
Nick Bosa
DE
DNP
team's word
Out
Austen Pleasants
OL
UNK
team's word
—
Darrick Forrest
SAF
UNK
team's word
—
Garret Wallow
LB
DNP
team's word
Out
Nate Hobbs
CB
UNK
team's word
—
Andrew Farmer II
LB
UNK
team's word
—
Isaac Guerendo
RB
UNK
team's word
—
Nick Martin
LB
UNK
team's word
—
Marques Sigle
S
DNP
team's word
Out
C.J. West
DT
UNK
team's word
—
Mikail Kamara
DE
UNK
team's word
—
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
age 30.6 · 7 seasons' experience · drafted round 2
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.