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'I can remember early in the season, Deebo getting all that attention and I think it opens other guys up,' quarterback JimmyВ Garoppolo said of the increased utilization ofВ Samuel as a running back. The season record for receiving yards is former Detroit star Calvin Johnson's 1,964 in 2012.ДЇrom 2020: Deebo SamuelвЂ™s road to the Super Bowl Samuel wasВ on pace for 1,989 yards during the first season the NFL expanded the schedule by one to 17 games. hisВ receptions ranked ninth, he wasВ tied for second with five catches of 40 or more yards and tied fourth with 12 of 20 or more yards.

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He not only passedВ legendary Jerry Rice (781 in 1986)В for the most receiving yards through the first seven games of a season ever with the 49ers, but only sixВ receivers topped his hot start in league history according to Pro Football Reference.ДЇootball: South Carolina receiver Shi Smith continues to be mentored by former teammate Deebo SamuelДЄt that point in the year, Samuel's receiving yardage trailedВ only the Rams' Cooper Kupp (924). Samuel's six catchesВ for 171 yards against Chicago in his seventh game this year gave himВ 44 receptions for 819 yards and four touchdowns to that point. More Deebo: Former Chapman and South Carolina star Deebo Samuel continues sprint toward historic season It's a successful yet odd transition of duties since Samuel was on track for one of the best NFL statistical receiving seasons of all-time. He attempted a rush in just four of his first eight games when he had a combined six carries for 22 yards and a touchdown, all coming from his wide receiver position. It all depends on the defense and how we're able to get him the ball and what advantages it presents for the rest of the offense.' 'Some games you'll see him in the backfield more, some games you won't. 'With Deebo, it's game by game, how can we get him the ball?'В offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel told ESPN. Samuel became the first wide receiver with at least five catches and a touchdown and five rushes and a touchdown in the same game according to Pro Football Reference Game Finder.

In those five games, he's carried 33 times for 247 yards while catching just 12 passes for 206 yards and a touchdown, five for 97 and the score coming against the Rams in the first of the five-game stretch. He's on pace to become the first wide receiver to lead his team in rushing touchdowns since the 1970 NFL merger and is the franchise's first 1,000-yard wide receiver since 2014. Related reading: Former Chapman and South Carolina star Deebo Samuel staking his claim as NFL's best receiver He now leads the 49ers with 296 rushing yards, 1,088 receiving yards and 11 total touchdowns. Sunday's victory was the fifth-consecutive game Samuel rushedВ for aВ touchdown with a total of six on the ground over that span. The receptions broke a three-game stretch where the 25-year-old only caught one pass in each outing and was targeted a combined seven times. In Sunday's 31-13 win over Atlanta, Samuel ran six times for 29 yards and a 10-yard touchdown and caught four passes for 60 yards. I'm never going to shy away from any contact or shy away from anything they ask me to do.' '(Coach Kyle Shanahan) knows my mindset when it comes to just playing the game. 'I just seen it in the install,' Samuel said in Sunday's postgame press conference of how he originally was told he'd be seeing time at running back.

Samuel, a 2019 second-round pick by San Francisco, has been increasingly utilized at running back after the return of All-Pro tight end George Kittle in addition to some injury issues in the team's backfield. Former Chapman and University of South Carolina star Deebo Samuel approached the near midway point of this season as one of the NFL'sВ best wide receivers, but is now established as the league's most dangerous hybrid performer.