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Deebo Samuel or Calvin Ridley

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Player Summaries Comparison
 
Experts' Pick
 
 
Deebo Samuel
WR - SF
Calvin Ridley
WR - JAC
 
 
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Expert
Percent


70%
Recommended by
48 of 69 experts
30%
Recommended by
21 of 69 experts
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Rankings 
    
ECR# 15# 20-
Best Rank# 10# 10-
Worst Rank# 31# 34-
    
Fantasy Points 
    
Season Total112.40.0-
Avg Game8.6-
Avg Projection151.1132.9-
    
Schedule 
    
SOS Rank151-
    
Misc 
    
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Expert Ranks 
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Rich Piazza R. Piazza
Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed
05/28
#15#20-
    
Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly
Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers
05/28
#18#21-
    
Marc Shannep M. Shannep
Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout
05/28
#16#21-
    
Dalton Del Don D. Del Don
Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports
05/28
#13#17-
    
Andrew Erickson A. Erickson
FantasyPros FantasyPros
05/28
#12#21-
    
Derek Brown D. Brown
FantasyPros FantasyPros
05/28
#27#14-
    
Matthew Hill M. Hill
DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ...
05/27
#15#31-
    
Mason "Mase" Riney M. "Mase" R...
Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack
05/27
#11#28-
    
Andy Behrens A. Behrens
Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports
05/27
#11#21-
    
Ellis Johnson E. Johnson
True North Fantasy Football True North Fantasy...
05/27
#17#31-
    
Richard Savill R. Savill
Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack
05/27
#15#23-
    
Bo McBrayer B. McBrayer
FantasyPros FantasyPros
05/28
#17#29-
    
Jason Willan J. Willan
Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts
05/26
#15#19-
    
Jeff Boggis J. Boggis
Fantasy Football Empire Fantasy Football E...
05/26
#12#25-
    
Smitty S.
TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball...
05/26
#12#22-
    
Tommy Garrett T. Garrett
Pro Football Network Pro Football Network
05/25
#12#34-
    
Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski
Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports
05/25
#11#29-
    
Riley Cadieux R. Cadieux
Fantasy Football From Up North Fantasy Football F...
05/25
#12#26-
    
Cody Austin C. Austin
Dad Bod Fantasy Squad Dad Bod Fantasy Squad
05/24
#14#32-
    
Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler
Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo...
05/24
#16#28-
    
Daniel Mader D. Mader
Belly Up Sports Belly Up Sports
05/24
#10#26-
    
Des Bieler D. Bieler
The Washington Post The Washington Post
05/24
#12#25-
    
Dave Kluge D. Kluge
Footballguys Footballguys
05/22
#23#32-
    
Justin Sablich J. Sablich
5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy
05/22
#12#26-
    
Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall
Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports
05/26
#31#22-
    
Nick Spencer N. Spencer
Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack
05/22
#12#26-
    
Ben Wasley B. Wasley
The Fantasy First Down The Fantasy First ...
05/23
#17#28-
    
Chris Kennedy C. Kennedy
Dr. Roto Dr. Roto
05/21
#11#24-
    
Guilherme Gianni G. Gianni
Fantasy Futebolista Fantasy Futebolista
05/19
#14#23-
    
Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez
Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy
05/18
#12#26-
    
Brandon Funston B. Funston
The Athletic The Athletic
05/26
#14#31-
    
Clayton Cadieux C. Cadieux
Fantasy Football From Up North Fantasy Football F...
05/18
#16#27-
    
Joey Wright J. Wright
Front Yard Fantasy Front Yard Fantasy
05/22
#16#14-
    
Brandon Murchison B. Murchison
RotoBaller RotoBaller
05/18
#13#34-
    
Ken Zalis K. Zalis
FantasyPros FantasyPros
05/17
#12#20-
    
Jacob W. Dunne J. W. Dunne
Triple Play Fantasy Triple Play Fantasy
05/16
#12#25-
    
Joe Serpico J. Serpico
Pressbox Pressbox
05/15
#9#37-
    
Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ...
Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy
05/15
#16#15-
    
Kevin Hanson K. Hanson
EDSFootball EDSFootball
05/17
#12#11-
    
Joe Pisapia J. Pisapia
FantasyPros FantasyPros
05/14
#32#10-
    
Mark Ringo M. Ringo
Sleepers and Busts Sleepers and Busts
05/27
#17#13-
    
Tera Roberts T. Roberts
Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers
05/12
#19#10-
    
Lee Wehry L. Wehry
FantasyPros FantasyPros
05/12
#16#13-
    
Kevin Steele K. Steele
The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority
05/10
#18#9-
    
Matt De Lima M. De Lima
Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated
05/09
#16#13-
    
Alfredo Brown A. Brown
Footballguys Footballguys
05/09
#22#11-
    
Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs
SportsLine SportsLine
05/08
#14#15-
    
Chris Meaney C. Meaney
FTN FTN
05/10
#17#13-
    
Michael Hauff M. Hauff
FF Faceoff FF Faceoff
05/03
#17#14-
    
Joe Bond J. Bond
Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack
05/03
#18#17-
    
Michael Tomlin M. Tomlin
Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack
05/01
#15#13-
    
Matt Harmon M. Harmon
Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports
05/01
#22#13-
    
Matthew Freedman M. Freedman
FantasyPros FantasyPros
05/01
#15#16-
    
Craig Phillips C. Phillips
FF Prophet FF Prophet
05/01
#16#13-
    
Derek Lofland D. Lofland
FantasyPros FantasyPros
04/30
#21#20-
    
Joe Orrico J. Orrico
No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ...
04/30
#12#13-
    
Andersen Pickard A. Pickard
Prime Time Sports Talk Prime Time Sports ...
04/28
#14#11-
    
Nick Mariano N. Mariano
RotoBaller RotoBaller
04/24
#13#17-
    
Bradley Stalder B. Stalder
FantasyData FantasyData
04/23
#13#17-
    
Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice
FantasyPros FantasyPros
05/23
#18#32-
    
Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin
Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F...
04/21
#9#10-
    
Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler
The 33rd Team The 33rd Team
03/05
#13#22-
    
Pierre Camus P. Camus
Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame
03/02
#17#10-
    
Matt Gaines M. Gaines
League Tycoon League Tycoon
02/27
#13#18-
    
Mark Ross M. Ross
Athlon Sports Athlon Sports
02/22
#13#22-
    
Wolf of Roto Street W. of Roto ...
Roto Street Journal Roto Street Journal
02/09
#9#55-
    
Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards
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02/02
#11#25-
    
David Heilman D. Heilman
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01/30
#11#24-
    
Kyle Yates K. Yates
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01/19
#13#47-
    
Player Game Logs Comparison
 
Deebo Samuel
WR - SF
Calvin Ridley
WR - JAC
2023 Schedule 
Week 1 at PIT at IND
Week 2 at LAR vs. KC
Week 3 vs. NYG vs. HOU
Week 4 vs. ARI vs. ATL
Week 5 vs. DAL at BUF
Week 6 at CLE vs. IND
Week 7 at MIN at NO
Week 8 vs. CIN at PIT
Week 9BYE WEEKBYE WEEK
Week 10 at JAC vs. SF
Week 11 vs. TB vs. TEN
Week 12 at SEA at HOU
Week 13 at PHI vs. CIN
Week 14 vs. SEA at CLE
Week 15 at ARI vs. BAL
Week 16 vs. BAL at TB
Week 17 at WAS vs. CAR
Week 18 vs. LAR at TEN
Player Projections Comparison
 
Deebo Samuel
WR - SF
Calvin Ridley
WR - JAC
Receiving
   
Receptions61.875.2
Rec Yards868.3956.9
Rec TDs4.56.2
   
Rushing
   
Rush Attempts46.94.1
Rush Yards251.113.1
Rush TDs2.60.1
   
Points
   
Fantasy Points151.1132.9
   
Player Fantasy Points Comparison
 
Deebo Samuel
WR - SF
Calvin Ridley
WR - JAC
2022 Points 
Week 110.6
Week 29.7
Week 37.9
Week 417.7
Week 59.2
Week 69.0
Week 74.4
Week 8
Week 9
Week 105.1
Week 1115.4
Week 124.3
Week 136.3
Week 1410.4
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 182.4
Total112.40.0
Average8.6
Player Targets Comparison
 
Deebo Samuel
WR - SF
Calvin Ridley
WR - JAC
2022 Targets 
Week 17
Week 26
Week 38
Week 47
Week 59
Week 610
Week 77
Week 8
Week 9
Week 106
Week 119
Week 127
Week 1310
Week 145
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 183
Notes for Player Combination
 
Deebo Samuel
WR - SF
Calvin Ridley
WR - JAC
Expert 
Derek Brown
FantasyPros
Without his "wide back" role and with the 49ers bottling him up as a check-down specialist again, Deebo Samuel struggled to a WR28 finish in 2022. He still drew a strong share of the 49ers' passing offense with a 25.4% target share (19th), but his aDOT was 4.2 (102nd), and he only saw five deep targets (108th) and 12 red zone looks (36th). Without the rushing equity and high-leverage roles to help pad his fantasy production, Samuel dissolved into a WR3. With the quarterback situation remaining unsettled in San Francisco in 2023 and the onus remaining on running the ball, Samuel will likely disappoint if you're counting on WR2 production.The last time we saw Calvin Ridley, he was still among the best receivers in the league. In 2021, Ridley was seventh in target share (27.4%), fourth in air yard share (40.0%), and fifth in route win rate. Ridley and Ryan just couldn't find their old chemistry, as Ryan's skills were profoundly diminished. Ridley was subjected to backup quarterback-level target quality that ranked 63rd. His catchable target rate was only 71.2% (73rd). While it's worth pondering what version of Ridley we'll see returning from hiatus, don't for a second think he was playing poorly in 2021 despite the fantasy results not being there. With Trevor Lawrence taking a huge step forward in 2022, Ridley will be a WR2 next season with WR1 upside.
Brandon Funston
The Athletic
Health, revolving QBs, positional identity crisis were at play in 2022 - fro 2023, bet on his talent, and head coach Shanahan tweaking things to better deploy them 
Wolf of Roto Street
Roto Street Journal
Purdy being the starter would be a boost to all pass-catchers here, Deebo included3/7: Officially reinstated, which minimizes the risk. Congested situation but he could easily be the Alpha here in an explosive, ascending offense Last time we saw Ridley for a full season, he was a Top-5 WR & looked like the next great young stud WR. Trevor Lawrence has looked phenomenal during the 2022 second half, and if Zay Jones / Christian Kirk can put up these kind of numbers... Ridley could go BONKERS in 2023.
Derek Lofland
FantasyPros
Samuel was not quite the same player in 2022 as he was in 2021. He missed 4 fantasy games with injury and with a revolving door at QB, finished with 54 receptions for 612 yards, 41 rushing attempts for 228 yards, and 5 TDs. Samuel is still a very explosive receiver, but with his rushing attempts being limited with Christian McCaffrey in the backfield, Samuel is more of a WR2 in 2023 than the WR1 he was in 2021.