Deebo Samuel Sr. is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 6.5 pts
- WR rank
- #38
- Matchup
- bye
Deebo Samuel Sr.'s fantasy role in Week 8
Deebo Samuel Sr. goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a bench stash most leagues are holding for the SF. He is rostered in 72% of leagues and actually started in 2% of them, and we rank him WR38 on our own weekly board at 6.5 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
Health matters here: he carries a QUESTIONABLE designation, so have a replacement ready until his status is resolved.
Week 8 matchup breakdown
The SF are on bye in Week 8, so there is no matchup to grade. Anyone holding him needs a one-week fill-in from the waiver wire.
How to play it
Deebo Samuel Sr. is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
Use the waiver wire for a one-week plug and keep him on your bench if you are otherwise healthy at WR.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Deebo Samuel Sr. (SF WR), our WR38 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 6.5 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 3.5 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. 2% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. The questionable designation on the timestamp below is the one variable that could blow this up — confirm it Sunday morning. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Deebo Samuel Sr. (SF WR), our WR38 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 6.5 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 3.5 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. He grades 35% below the average weekly WR number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. He's listed questionable as of the update below; my rank assumes he plays, and designations move fast. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.