Deebo Samuel has been dealing with a hamstring injury sustained in Week 7 and did not practice in the week leading up to San Francisco’s Week 8 game against their intra-divisional rival, the Los Angeles Rams. He has been ruled out for Week 8, but the question for many fantasy managers is how long this hamstring injury could impact their lineups. Here is what we’ve learned this week.
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Deebo Samuel officially out for Week 8
According to Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle, WR Deebo Samuel is out for Sunday’s contest with the Los Angeles Rams.
Fantasy Impact
Samuel missed practice all week, so this comes as no surprise. Samuel is dealing with a hamstring issue, something that tends to linger over the course of a season. With Samuel’s dual-threat ability out, every weapon in San Francisco’s offense receives a slight upgrade. However, WR Brandon Aiyuk may see more of CB Jalen Ramsey than he initially would have if Samuel had played.
Relevant News
- Deebo Samuel misses practice for third day
- Deebo Samuel (hamstring) misses Thursday practice
- Deebo Samuel (hamstring) doesn’t practice Wednesday
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What the Experts are Saying
With Garoppolo under center, Samuel has a 24% target share (eight targets per game) with a 20.2% air yard share. He’s been a top-36 wideout in three of five games. Overall he’s the WR19 in fantasy points per game. Since Week 3, Samuel has been 22nd in PFF receiving grade and 22nd in yards per route run with eight red zone targets (16th). Samuel will run about 63% of his routes . Samuel is a WR2.
-Derek Brown
Most moderate severity hamstring strains take 3 weeks for WRs, so expect his return to the field in Week 10. They typically return at ~90% of pre-injury production but initially carry an elevated (~20%) re-injury risk for the first 2 games back.
-Deepak Chona
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