San Francisco 49ers large receiver Deebo Samuel is struggling this season.
His restricted manufacturing was put underneath a highlight Sunday in a 38-13 win over the Chicago Bears the place just about every little thing labored for the 49ers offense apart from the touches designed for Samuel. He had 13 dashing yards on 5 carries and hauled in two receptions for 22 yards.
This season the 2021 All-Pro has 40 catches for 553 yards and one landing on 64 targets. He’s additionally been restricted to 92 dashing yards and one dashing landing on 32 carries.
Samuel on Monday took to social media and blamed his lack of manufacturing on the group’s play calling, writing on Twitter (at present X) that he isn’t getting alternatives:
Not struggling in any respect simply not getting the ball!!!!!!! 🤷🏾♂️
— Deebo (@19problemz) December 9, 2024
Samuel in 12 video games this season has 72 complete touches — 6.0 per recreation.
Last season he averaged 6.5 touches per recreation in 15 contests. In 2022 he was at 7.5 per recreation.
The drawback is his touches aren’t practically as efficient as they was. In his first 5 seasons Samuel averaged 11.6 yards per contact. This season he’s at 9.0 per contact, together with a career-worst 2.9 yards per dashing try.
According to Pro Football Focus, Samuel’s yards after catch per reception is a career-low 7.5, whereas is yards per route run sits at a career-low 1.73.
He’s additionally compelled solely eight missed tackles this season on 40 catches per PFF. Last yr he compelled 33 missed tackles on 73 catches. The development is similar as a runner the place he’s averaging a career-low 2.4 yards after contact and he’s damaged solely eight tackles in 32 makes an attempt. In 2023 he compelled 22 missed tackles on 43 carries and averaged 3.2 yards after contact.
Samuel could also be getting fewer alternatives this yr, so his frustration is comprehensible. But his dip in alternatives has coincided with a transparent decline in his success as soon as the ball is in his fingers.
