Deebo Samuel Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Dolphins

Deebo Samuel and the San Francisco 49ers will meet the Miami Dolphins -- whose pass defense was ranked 18th in the league last season (216.4 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 2, on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET.

Daily fantasy players, is Samuel worth a look for his next game against the Dolphins? Scroll down, because we can help you make the right decision.

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Deebo Samuel Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: San Francisco 49ers vs. Miami Dolphins
• Game Date: September 20, 2026
• Game Time: 4:25 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 6.8
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 8.8
• Projected Receiving Yards: 39.32
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.32

Projections provided by numberFire

Samuel 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 122nd overall and 31st at his position, Samuel accumulated 116.2 fantasy points (7.3 per game) in 2025.
• Samuel accumulated 48 yards receiving, on six catches (seven targets), with one touchdown and 12.0 fantasy points in his one game so far this season.
• In his best performance last season -- Week 5 against the Los Angeles Chargers -- Samuel accumulated 15.6 fantasy points. His stat line: eight catches, 96 yards and one touchdown.
• In Week 1 against the New York Giants, Samuel picked up 15.6 fantasy points, with this stat line: seven receptions, 77 yards. That was his second-best output of the year.
• Samuel accumulated 1.2 fantasy points -- three catches, 11 yards, on six targets -- in Week 8 versus the Kansas City Chiefs, which was his poorest game of the year.
• Samuel recorded 1.4 fantasy points -- four catches, 15 yards, on five targets -- in Week 6 against the Chicago Bears, and that was his second-worst performance of the year.

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Dolphins Defensive Performance

• Last season, Miami allowed only three quarterbacks to rack up over 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Dolphins allowed at least one passing touchdown to 14 opposing QBs last season.
• Through the air last season, Miami gave up at least two touchdown passes to 10 opposing QBs.
• Last season, the Dolphins allowed only three players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Miami let four players pile up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• Against the Dolphins last season, 27 players caught a TD pass.
• Against Miami last year, two players caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• Looking at run defense, the Dolphins allowed more than 100 rushing yards to five players last season.
• On the ground, Miami allowed 13 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Four players rushed for multiple touchdowns in a game against the Dolphins last year.

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