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49ers release first official depth chart
The San Francisco 49ers have released their first official depth chart of the season. While there may not be any major surprises, there are some changes to note
Deebo Samuel
WR · SF · 30 yrs · exp 7 · South Carolina
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3 takeaways from the 49ers’ initial 53-man roster: Deebo Samuel’s versatility helps everybody
Here are three takeaways from the 53-man roster
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Jordan Watkins Makes His Final Case In Busy Preseason
Jordan Watkins, a 2025 fourth-round pick, had a busy preseason finale for the 49ers, recording a team-high eight targets with four receptions for 64 yards, along with 27 rushing yards and 62 return yards. Despite seeing significant preseason usage, Watkins is unlikely to make a fantasy impact this season due to a crowded wide receiver depth chart featuring players like Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel Sr., and Christian Kirk, and should be ignored in fantasy drafts
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How Stefon Diggs' history with young QBs could shape Jayden Daniels, Commanders' season
Veteran wide receiver Stefon Diggs, known for his experience with young quarterbacks, has joined the Washington Commanders on a one-year deal. He will be working with third-year passer Jayden Daniels, aiming to build chemistry and support the offense. Diggs has previously played with quarterbacks like Teddy Bridgewater, Josh Allen, C.J. Stroud, and Drake Maye. Commanders coach Dan Quinn highlighted Diggs's positive impact as a teammate and his football IQ. Both Diggs and Daniels are entering new phases with the Commanders, with Diggs seeking a new team and Daniels looking to establish himself as a full-time starter
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Risky 49ers prediction leaves new WR off roster — but there’s a Deebo Samuel wild card
Christian Kirk was supposed to give the San Francisco 49ers another experienced option in a receiving corps already carrying plenty of uncertainty. Instead, he may not even make the team
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49ers All-Pro makes bold Deebo Samuel prediction ahead of 2026 season
Deebo Samuel signed a one-year deal with the 49ers at the end of July. The San Francisco 49ers brought an old friend back into the fold this summer in Deebo
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Deebo Samuel is officially back to wearing No. 19 in San Francisco
New 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel's new number will be the same as old 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel's old number
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Deebo Samuel is officially back to wearing No. 19 in San Francisco
New 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel’s new number will be the same as old 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel’s old number. Samuel will officially wear the No. 19 jersey, the NFL’s transaction report confirmed today. That’s no surprise, as it’s the number he had been wearing in practice. A 2019 second-round pick of the 49ers, Samuel wore No. 19 for his first five seasons in San Francisco before switching to No. 1, which he wore both in high school and at South Carolina, in 2024. He stayed No. 1 last year with the Commanders, but now he’s back in San Francisco and back to his original jersey number. Before Samuel arrived, 49ers wide receiver Jacob Cowing had been wearing No. 19. Cowing is now wearing No. 6
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49ers preseason snap counts and grades: More questions than answers at left guard
A look at who graded well for the 49ers in their first preseason game
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49ers WR De'Zhaun Stribling: I felt like I was really clicking with the offense
Many 49ers who are expected to play roles for the team this fall did not play on Thursday night, but rookie wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling was on the field and the second-round pick took advantage of the opportunity. Stribling led the team with seven catches for 63 yards in a 19-13 loss to the Titans. All of Stribling’s catches came during the first half of the game, so he saw a lot of the Titans’ first-team defense while he was making plays. “I felt great out there ,” Stribling said, via 49ersWebzone.com. “It felt like I was really clicking with the offense, hearing in the huddle, lining up on the field. So I’m very grateful I had the opportunities and the passes that I did.” The 49ers signed Deebo Samuel after Ricky Pearsall’s season-ending knee injury and he joins Mike Evans and Demarcus Robinson on the top line of the team’s depth chart. Stribling may not knock anyone out of that position, but his draft status and productivity should continue to earn him looks heading into the season
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One takeaway from each NFL team's first depth chart: Browns show rookies love; starting over for Deebo Samuel
The first unofficial depth charts of the NFL preseason are out, offering initial insights into team standings. Key takeaways include the Arizona Cardinals' high draft pick Jeremiyah Love facing competition from veteran Tyler Allgeier and James Conner, and the Atlanta Falcons needing their pass rush to step up with Jalon Walker injured and James Pearce Jr. suspended, featuring Brandon Dorlus and Cameron Thomas as potential starters
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3 questions for the 49ers at WR: Can this group stay healthy?
What can we expect from Deebo Samuel and De’Zhaun Stribling?
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49ers ban 2 players after fistful of fights at Titans joint practice
deebo samuel fred warner 49ersSANTA CLARA – In what might have set a new record for training camp hostility, the 49ers and Tennessee Titans went after each other in a
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49ers list Deebo Samuel, Mike Evans and Demarcus Robinson as starting receivers
Deebo Samuel has only been back with the 49ers for a short time, but he’s already back on top of the team’s depth chart. The 49ers released their first depth chart of the season on Tuesday and it shows Samuel alongside Mike Evans and Demarcus Robinson as the team’s top wideouts. Samuel’s spot was likely ticketed for 2024 first-round pick Ricky Pearsall, but Pearsall is out for the season and the 49ers moved quickly to sign Samuel after he was shut down. Christian Kirk and 2026 second-rounder De’Zhaun Stribling head up the second line on the depth chart. Both of those receivers have joined Evans and Pearsall on the injury list at points this summer, which underscores how different the lineups could look on a weekly basis as bumps and bruises continue to accumulate. Samuel is also listed as the team’s top kickoff returner and history says that he’ll also see some time in the backfield, so the veteran should see plenty of action in his second tour with the Niners
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Kyle Shanahan reveals 49ers plan at WR without Ricky Pearsall
How can the Niners replace Ricky Pearsall?
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Kyle Shanahan denies having contentious relationship with Deebo Samuel during contract negotiations
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan dismissed past noise about his relationship with wide receiver Deebo Samuel
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The "BS" from Deebo Samuel's contact squabble is irrelevant to his 49ers' reunion
Receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. is back in San Francisco, and back in the number he wore from 2019 through 2023: 19. Coach Kyle Shanahan explained on Saturday that any contract-driven awkwardness from years past is a non-issue now. “Deebo’s always been one of the closest guys we’ve been to, just relationship-wise,” Shanahan told reporters. “When Deebo went through his contract negotiations, [I’ll] try not to put words in his mouth, but I think he thought it’d be advantageous to make it look like there was a little bit of a battle. Sometimes that helps, sometimes it doesn’t. . . . “Those OTAs [in 2022], I was at Deebo’s house on the eighth OTA day, and I was talking about how all that was just BS. He came to minicamp. We had a great summer together. I think he signed the first day back at training camp. We got over that in OTAs. That was just stuff from the negotiating periods back in April and stuff. There were stuff, definitely, that made me like, ‘What the hell is going on?’ We’re not around Deebo. Then we see him in OTAs and we got to talk man-to-man and it was fine as soon as we got with each other.” Shanahan also said that Deebo’s return was unrelated to losing receiver Ricky Pearsall for the entire season. “They’re just two completely different types of players,” Shanahan said. “Deebo was someone that we were hoping it would work out, depending on Deebo’s other opportunities and what it could be here. That was something that we were hoping for a long time could work out and it ended up working out for both of us. The Ricky thing changed nothing.” And so both Samuel and linebacker Dre Greenlaw have returned to the 49ers, after a year elsewhere. Shanahan believes it will make a difference for the team. “They’ve been away for a year, but to see them out there, they look exactly like the guys I remember,” Shanahan said. That’s good news for the 49ers, who will need everything they can to compete with the Rams and Seahawks in the NFC West
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The "BS" from Deebo Samuel's contact squabble is irrelevant to his 49ers' reunion
Receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. is back in San Francisco, and back in the number he wore from 2019 through 2023: 19
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Kyle Shanahan: Ricky Pearsall was not a factor in bringing Deebo Samuel back
The 49ers head coach denied Ricky Pearsall's PCL injury drove the Deebo Samuel signing
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