Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018South Carolina
Deebo Samuel
WR • 6'0" • 210 lbs • Inman, SC, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Deebo Samuel reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
95
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
92
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
Deebo Samuel built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Inman, SC wearing No. 1, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Deebo Samuel's career was his receiving role: 148...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 36
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Deebo Samuel, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · South Carolina. Deebo Samuel reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,076
- Receptions
- 148
- Touchdowns
- 32
Featured Highlight
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Deebo Samuel South Carolina Highlights
2018 · South Carolina · Player Highlight
Deebo Samuel college highlights at South Carolina.
- Season
- 2018
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Deebo Samuel quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,076
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · South Carolina
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Chapman Hi · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Chapman Hi · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 2 · Pick 4 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 882 receiving yards · WR 53rd (top 6%) · SEC 4th (top 2%) · National 55th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Carolina | 5 | 12 | 161 | 1 | 46.3 |
| 2016 Postseason | South Carolina | 10 | 14 | 190 | 2 | 82.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Carolina | 10 | 45 | 593 | 8 | 82.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 3 | 15 | 250 | 8 | 69.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 62 | 882 | 13 | 76 |
Related Context
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Deebo Samuel played WR for South Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Deebo Samuel recorded 46 passing yards, 154 rushing yards, and 2,076 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
South Carolina paired 783 primary output with 84.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 69.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · South Carolina
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
73.5
Efficiency
69.8
Usage
24.6
Consistency
52.3
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Coastal Carolina: 56. Georgia: 33. Vanderbilt: 56. Kentucky: 61. Missouri: 88. Texas A&M: 88. Tennessee: 8. Ole Miss: 17. Florida: 120. Chattanooga: 112. Clemson: 210. Akron: 33
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Coastal Carolina: 7 by 53.3. Georgia: 6 by 36.7. Vanderbilt: 7 by 53.3. Kentucky: 2 by 100. Missouri: 4 by 100. Texas A&M: 7 by 83.8. Tennessee: 3 by 17.8. Ole Miss: 3 by 37.8. Florida: 4 by 100. Chattanooga: 5 by 100. Clemson: 10 by 100. Akron: 4 by 55
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins52.9 · Games = 7 · -49.5 vs Losses
Losses102.4 · Games = 5 · +49.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
100 vs Clemson
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/1 | vs Akron2+ TD | W 28-3 | — | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 2 | 15 |
| Sun 11/25 | @ Clemson100 receiving yards · High volume | L 35-56 | — | 10 | 210 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 75 |
| Sun 11/18 | vs Chattanooga100 receiving yards | W 49-9 | — | 5 | 112 | 19 | 22.40 | 1 | 61 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Florida100 receiving yards | L 31-35 | — | 4 | 120 | 24.6 | 30 | 0 | 89 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Ole Miss | W 48-44 | — | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Tennessee | W 27-24 | — | 3 | 8 | 3.2 | 2.70 | 1 | 5 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Texas A&M | L 23-26 | — | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 1 | 32 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Missouri | W 37-35 | — | 4 | 88 | 15.2 | 22 | 1 | 37 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Kentucky | L 10-24 | — | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 30.50 | 1 | 58 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Vanderbilt | W 37-14 | — | 7 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Georgia | L 17-41 | — | 6 | 33 | 4.6 | 5.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 49-15 | — | 7 | 56 | 8.4 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
Player Story
Deebo Samuel story
Deebo Samuel built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Inman, SC wearing No. 1, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Deebo Samuel's career was his receiving role: 148 catches, 2,076 receiving yards, 16 touchdowns, and 154 rushing yards across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 46 passing yards, 154 rushing yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Deebo Samuel's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Carolina
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Carolina | 161 | 69.6 | 19 | 161 |
| 2016 Postseason | South Carolina | 783 | 84.6 | 30.1 | 622 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Carolina | 783 | 84.6 | 30.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 250 | 86.7 | 26 | -533 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 882 | 69.8 | 24.6 | 632 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Clemson
Week 13 · L 32-37
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
104
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
104 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Clemson
Week 13 · L 35-56
210
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
210 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs South Florida
Week 1 · L 39-46 · Postseason
190
Receiving Yards
96.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
190 receiving yards with a 90.5 efficiency score.
#4
vs Kentucky
Week 3 · L 13-23 · Conference game
122
Receiving Yards
89.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
122 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs NC State
Week 1 · W 35-28
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Receiving Yards
88.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · South Carolina
783 primary output · 84.6 efficiency · 30.1 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · South Carolina
82.9
783 primary · 84.6 efficiency · 30.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · South Carolina
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882 primary · 69.8 efficiency · 24.6 usage
Milestones
8
100+ receiving yards
5
8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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