Deebo Samuel WR

SF — Week 2 vs MIA, who allow the 22nd-most points to WRs — recently Jack Bech put up 8.3 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: Deebo Samuel

18.0 PPR points against LAR on 1 car, 12 yd · 6/7 rec, 48 yd, 1 TD — beat his 10.1 projection by 7.9. The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Deebo Samuel this week?

Deebo Samuel projects 10.4 PPR points in week 2 vs MIA — the 22nd-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 18 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at WR — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 2 angle vs MIA: 160 passing yards a game allowed (5.33/attempt) · 3 TDs/gm through the air · 2 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 22nd-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how MIA defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 1 vs LAR: 18 pts · 1 car · 7 tgt · 27 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
10.4
PPR · 7.1 std
Matchup
22nd
MIA vs WRs
Trade value
1,180
#91 overall · +639/30d
Form
18
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 42% offensive snaps · 5.5 targets/game, 19.8% target share · 11% air-yard share (aDOT 3.3) · 4.5 catches for 39.5 yards/game, 1 TD. 2025 baseline (16 games): 72.2% offensive snaps, 6.2 targets/game, 25.4% target share, 13.4% air-yard share (aDOT 5.3), 4.5 catches for 45.4 yards/game, 6 TD. (2025) TD luck: 6 scored vs 5.1 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 3.3 · median 7.8 · ceiling 15.6 — 36% chance of 10+, 12% of 15+, 3% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2vs MIA Sun, Sep 20 7.18.810.4 22nd
W3vs ARI Sun, Sep 27 6.98.610.3 16th
W4vs DEN Sun, Oct 4 5.67.28.8 29th · tough
W5@ SEA Sun, Oct 11 5.97.59.1 30th · tough
W6vs WAS Mon, Oct 19 7.59.210.9 15th
W7@ ATL Sun, Oct 25 6.68.29.8 25th · tough

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W1LAR1 car, 12 yd · 6/7 rec, 48 yd, 1 TD 12.015.018.0
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.