Deebo Samuel - 2025 Dynasty Fantasy Football Busts and Trade Candidates

Deebo Samuel is a dynasty fantasy football bust and trade candidate for 2025. Read the fantasy football outlook for the Washington Commanders wide receiver.

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Dynasty Analysis: 2024 was not Deebo Samuel Sr.’s best season. The six-year veteran butted heads with teammates throughout the year and was forced to overcome a midseason bout of pneumonia. He only caught 51 passes for 670 yards and averaged the fewest receiving yards per game of his entire career.

Apparently, there was more going on behind the scenes in 2024. Samuel requested that the team trade him this offseason, and San Francisco eventually traded him to the Washington Commanders.

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It remains to be seen if Washington knows how to deploy Samuel properly. He has played such a unique role in the 49ers' offense throughout his career. Samuel is not a typical receiver, primarily because he’s not a great route runner or separator. So this could make it difficult for him to find success if he’s not deployed in the same role that Kyle Shanahan created for him in San Francisco.

The bottom line is that Samuel struggled last year, and the 49ers were willing to let him leave. They only received a fifth-round pick in return and took on $31 million in dead cap money by moving him. All of this sure looks like a red flag.

49ers trading WR Deebo Samuel to the Commanders for a 5th-round pick. (via @RapSheet) pic.twitter.com/V5hiStDf66

— NFL (@NFL) March 1, 2025

Find someone who still believes in Samuel and use his name value to cash out. Trade returns won’t be the same as they were a few years ago, but they’ll be better if you move him now before the bottom completely falls out.

- Dave Ventresca

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