Longtime San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice has seen a multitude of standout wideouts from his playing days to now watching as a fan. He well sees 49ers wideout Deebo Samuel as one of the unique receivers in the NFL.
Rice recently spoke on the NFL Network’s “NFL Now” program where he touched on just what makes Samuel one of the more versatile offensive talents in the league today.
“I see him as both (wide receiver and running back) because his body structure,” Rice said. “He can take that punishment from those big defensive linemen. He has the vision where, once he gets into the open area, he's thinking six; he's going to score the touchdown.
“Then the physicality of him too. He's not looking to just fall down or anything like that. He's looking to dish out punishment when he's running the football.”
Even with the hefty workload in the regular season, Samuel managed to make the most out of each one of his snaps on the field. He finished with a career-high in yards from scrimmage with 1,770 such yards and also posted a 13.0 yards per touch average, which ranked third in the league.
Samuel now faces yet another stout challenge up next in the 49ers' NFC title game clash with the Rams. He was a keen performer in both meetings against the NFC West champions in the regular season, as he combined for 273 yards from scrimmage and three total touchdowns.
The 49ers may need Samuel to mirror these showings in the upcoming trilogy matchup with the Rams on Sunday if they aim to come away from the contest victorious.
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