De'Zhaun Stribling caught seven passes for 63 yards in one half against Tennessee on Thursday night, most of it against a starting-caliber defense. PFN's Jacob Infante had already made the call onFootball Debate Club, and his case had less to do with the rookie than with the men standing in front of him.
"He was a little bit of a reach, people thought, when they took him with the first pick in the second round, but he's been really, really good in training camp," Infante said. "And if you look at that 49ers wide receiver room, there's a serious opportunity for him to make plays."
That room has been gutted. Ricky Pearsall is on injured reserve after season-ending PCL surgery. Christian Kirk has been nursing a calf strain since camp opened. Brandon Aiyuk hasn't played an NFL snap in more than 600 days and sits on the reserve/left squad list, ineligible to play anywhere after publicly refusing to file for reinstatement.
"Brandon Aiyuk isn't coming back anytime soon. Who knows if he's ever going to play football again," Infante said. "Deebo Samuel is in the mix, and so is Mike Evans, but both of them at this stage of their careers, they're both over 30, realistically, their best football is behind them."
Samuel is exactly 30, not past it, and he's back on a one-year deal worth up to $7 million after a season in Washington. Evans turns 33 this month and is coming off a career-low 368 yards in eight games. Evans signed for three years, Samuel for one. Stribling's rookie contract runs four.
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"He was a little bit of a reach, people thought, when they took him with the first pick in the second round, but he's been really, really good in training camp," Infante said. "And if you look at that 49ers wide receiver room, there's a serious opportunity for him to make plays."
That room has been gutted. Ricky Pearsall is on injured reserve after season-ending PCL surgery. Christian Kirk has been nursing a calf strain since camp opened. Brandon Aiyuk hasn't played an NFL snap in more than 600 days and sits on the reserve/left squad list, ineligible to play anywhere after publicly refusing to file for reinstatement.
"Brandon Aiyuk isn't coming back anytime soon. Who knows if he's ever going to play football again," Infante said. "Deebo Samuel is in the mix, and so is Mike Evans, but both of them at this stage of their careers, they're both over 30, realistically, their best football is behind them."
Samuel is exactly 30, not past it, and he's back on a one-year deal worth up to $7 million after a season in Washington. Evans turns 33 this month and is coming off a career-low 368 yards in eight games. Evans signed for three years, Samuel for one. Stribling's rookie contract runs four.
#samuel #brandon #yards #camp
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