Deebo Samuel Biography, Wiki, Net Worth, Salary, Height, Wife, Injury, Children, Parents, Real Name

Alamu TosinDecember 13, 2022

Deebo Samuel Biography, Wiki, Net Worth, Salary, Height, Wife, Injury, Children, Parents, Real Name

Deebo Samuel is an American football wide receiver for the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers (NFL). He attended South Carolina and was drafted by the 49ers in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. In 2021, he was named to the Pro Bowl and was named first-team All-Pro.

The following information on Deebo Samuel’s Biography, Net Worth, Age, Family, Parents, Siblings, Children, Wife and Nationality is all you need to know.

Deebo Samuel Biography

Tyshun Raequan “Deebo” Samuel (born January 15, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina and was selected by the 49ers in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. In 2021, he was selected to the Pro Bowl and received first-team All-Pro honors.

Deebo Samuel Education

Samuel attended Chapman High School in Inman, South Carolina, where he played high school football and was coached by Mark Hodge. As a senior, he led his team to the semifinals of the AAA playoffs. During his career, Samuel had 166 catches for 2,751 yards and 36 touchdowns; he rushed 133 times for 898 yards and 13 touchdowns. He finished with a record 53 career touchdowns, 94 tackles and 12 interceptions. He won the High School Sports Report Class AAA Offensive Player of the Year, and played in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas. Samuel was rated as a three-star recruit by the 247 composite. He committed to the University of South Carolina to play college football.

Deebo Samuel Parents

Deebo Samuel father is known as Galen and his stepmother’s name is Precious Martin. The name of his biological mother is Felicia Winn.

Deebo Samuel Career

Samuel redshirted in his true freshman year of 2014.

In 2015, Samuel played in five games total, making three starts and struggling with injuries. He suffered a hamstring injury in the season opener against North Carolina. Samuel finished the season with 12 receptions for 161 yards.

2016, In his sophomore season, Samuel played in 10 games and led the team with 59 receptions for 783 yards, he also rushed 15 times for 98 yards and six touchdowns.[9] In the Birmingham Bowl against USF, he had 14 receptions for 190 receiving yards.

2017 season, in the first game of the season against NC State, Samuel returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and had five catches for 83 yards for two touchdowns. In Week 2 against Missouri, Samuel once again returned a kickoff for a touchdown, and finished with five catches for 45 yards, and also ran the ball two times for 30 yards and a touchdown. In Week 3 against Kentucky, on the first play from scrimmage Samuel caught a 68-yard touchdown pass from Gamecock quarterback Jake Bentley. After suffering a season-ending injury later in the game, Samuel would finish the season having not even played three full games, yet accumulated 250 yards receiving for three touchdowns, two carries for 30 yards and a touchdown, and two kickoff returns for two touchdowns for a combined 194 yards

On November 5, 2017, Samuel announced that he would be returning for his senior season. Samuel finished the 2018 season with 882 yards receiving and 11 touchdowns, his best game of the season came against Clemson where he caught 10 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns. He chose not to play in the Gamecocks’ bowl game, the 2018 Belk Bowl. He was later selected to play in the 2019 Senior Bowl.

During the 2022 offseason, it was reported that Samuel requested to be traded, however, he reported to training camp, and ultimately on July 31, 2022, signed a three-year, $73.5 million contract extension with $58.1 million guaranteed.

Against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 4, Samuel had six catches for 115 yards and a touchdown on a 57 yard catch-and-run in the 24–9 win. After Week 7 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Samuel reportedly had a hamstring issue. Head Coach Kyle Shanahan called the injury day-to-day. This injury ruled Samuel out for Week 8 against the Los Angeles Rams, but Samuel returned after the team’s Week 9 Bye. Against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 14, Samuel had four catches for 43 yards, including 21 rush yards on 4 rush attempts and a rush touchdown on a 17-yard play. However, later on, Samuel injured his ankle and left the game with no return. It was later reported he was expected to have a high ankle sprain, which could rule him out for the remainder of the 2022 regular season