Deebo Samuel Sr. injury update, Week 9 Raiders vs. 49ers, Digi Mart USA News: San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. has not played since Week 5 due to a hamstring injury, and he has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Samuel, Mike Evans and Christian Kirk will all miss Week 9, leaving the 49ers with very few options at receiver. Evans is out with an Achilles injury, Samuel with a hamstring injury and Kirk with a knee injury.
Samuel returned to San Francisco in the offseason and has been an important part of the team’s offense when he has been able to take the field. The veteran wideout played in 56.9 percent of San Francisco’s snaps in his five games, catching 16 of 20 targets for 206 yards and three touchdowns.
He also added nine carries for 78 yards on the ground. Samuel was injured against Seattle in Week 5 and has yet to return to practice, even with the 49ers coming off a Week 8 bye.
His next opportunity to play will be Week 10 against the Dallas Cowboys.
With Samuel, Evans and Kirk all out, the publisher’s betting analysis highlights running back Christian McCaffrey as a potential target in the passing game against a Raiders defense ranked 28th in the NFL in EPA/Pass and 30th in EPA/Play. McCaffrey has been targeted 17 times over his last two games, catching nine and six passes in those matchups, and has seen a bigger receiving role since Evans went down in the first half of the team’s Week 6 win over Washington.
McCaffrey is averaging six targets per game this season, and the 49ers are running low on options for quarterback Brock Purdy through the air. The analysis notes that the Raiders defense has been torched by several teams this season, including the New York Jets last week.
Odds are subject to change.
