Deebo Samuel Fantasy Outlook Rises With Brandon Aiyuk Injury Update

The San Francisco 49ers had some serious injury issues last year. Pretty much every 49ers skill-position player missed a game or two at some point in 2020. The team is obviously hoping to avoid a repeat, but the latest news on Brandon Aiyuk isn't exactly encouraging.

The team announced Aiyuk was dealing with a hamstring injury six days ago, and the wideout reportedly still hasn't returned to the field.

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Obviously, we don't know how severe this issue is just yet. It's entirely possible that the team is just being cautious with their second-year breakout candidate.

But if he does miss any time, Deebo Samuel could see a huge uptick in value. Deebo only played one game without Aiyuk last year. Unsurprisingly, it was his best outing of the year.

He turned a season-high 13 targets into 11 receptions for 133 yards. It's worth noting that Kittle missed that game as well, though. Still, Samuel would assume WR1 duties in a high-powered offense were Aiyuk to miss any time.

That makes him a worthwhile gamble at his current average draft position (ADP) of WR35, per FantasyPros. The Duel's 2021 PPR fantasy football rankings have Aiyuk at WR21.

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