San Francisco 49ers Fantasy Football: Studs, Duds, Sleepers, and Rookies
Rookies: (First-year players who may have an immediate impact on their team and your team this fantasy season)
Deebo Samuel, WR — In back to back years the 49ers have invested in wide receivers — Dante Pettis will most likely start and Deebo Samuel has been rumored to be in-line to start in the previous position of Pierre Garcon.
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Samuel has the ability to get open with precise routes and the quickness to create separation. He is rated as the 60th wide receiver taken in drafts and would be a great potential keeper or a late flyer flex starter for later in the season.
He is the more polished of the two wide receivers drafted this year and should have a more immediate and steady impact.
Jalen Hurd, WR — Jalen Hurd had a great first preseason game with three catches for 31 yards and two touchdowns. Hurd is 6-foot-5 and 230 pounds and runs the 40-yard dash in 4.47 seconds. The former running back is raw but has unlimited potential.
The problem is that he is still learning to be a wide receiver and might struggle on a game-to-game basis. He will have great games and he will have games where he is a no show.
Mike Tagliere views him as “.a bigger version of Cordarrelle Patterson.” If you have ever drafted Patterson you know how frustrating a comparison that can be.
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He is probably not worth drafting but is someone to keep an eye on during waivers.