Curtis Samuel
28-Year-Old
2024 Receiving Stats
REC
31
YDS
253
TD
1
AVG
8.2
TAR
46
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Samuel joined the Bills’ high-powered offense as a free agent after three years in Washington. With both Samuel and Khalil Shakir having mostly played the slot, it’s unclear which receiver will spend more time there this season. Samuel might fit best in the slot, but it'll be hard to maintain fantasy value if he's not on the field in two-wide formations, as the Bills figure to use a lot of multi-TE packages with Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox. Meanwhile, rookie second-round pick Keon Coleman figures to get a lot of the perimeter WR snaps and could end up being the top deep threat for QB Josh Allen. Other than an injury-marred 2021 season, Samuel has topped 600 receiving yards every year since 2019 and scored 5-7 TDs in each season since 2018. He's never been more than a WR3 type for fantasy, and even that's been more miss than hit since he moved from Carolina to Washington after the 2020 campaign. Read Past Outlooks
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Pops for long TD in wild-card win
Samuel caught all three of his targets for 68 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-7 wild-card round win over the Broncos.
ANALYSIS
The veteran wideout was having a quiet afternoon until he got his hands on a Josh Allen pass early in the fourth quarter and turned it into a 55-yard score with some impressive elusiveness in the open field. Samuel had an injury-plagued regular season and didn't make much of a contribution, but after catching seven of eight targets for 52 yards in Week 18, he appears to be finding a groove at the perfect time. Samuel will look to continue riding this wave of momentum into a divisional-round clash with the Ravens.
The veteran wideout was having a quiet afternoon until he got his hands on a Josh Allen pass early in the fourth quarter and turned it into a 55-yard score with some impressive elusiveness in the open field. Samuel had an injury-plagued regular season and didn't make much of a contribution, but after catching seven of eight targets for 52 yards in Week 18, he appears to be finding a groove at the perfect time. Samuel will look to continue riding this wave of momentum into a divisional-round clash with the Ravens.
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Fantasy/Red Zone Stats
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Advanced NFL Stats
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Air Yards Per Game
14.7Air Yards Per Snap
0.57% Team Air Yards
5.1%% Team Targets
9.3%Avg Depth of Target
4.5 YdsCatch Rate
67.4%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
5.4% Targeted On Route
19.5%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
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vs Ravens
Sunday, Jan 19th at 6:30PM
Overall QB Rating Against
75.6
Cornerbacks
66.9
Safeties
88.5
Linebackers
88.8
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2024 Curtis Samuel Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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How do Curtis Samuel's measurables compare to other wide receivers?
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Height
5' 11"Weight
195 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.31 secVertical Jump
37.0 inBroad Jump
133 inHand Length
8.75 inArm Length
31.50 in
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After his first year in Washington was essentially wiped out by groin and hamstring injuries, Samuel rebounded strong in 2022 to play all 17 games and put up 843 total yards (187) and five touchdowns. The downside, at least in fantasy terms, is that his workload shifted from the air and more toward the ground as the season went along, in part due to rookie WR Jahan Dotson's emergence as a legitimate second weapon across from Terry McLaurin. While he's a good No. 3 receiver in real-life terms, Samuel probably isn't going to be prioritized in an offense with Dotson and McLaurin, nor are the Commanders likely to put up enough points to support three fantasy-start-worthy WRs. They're counting on either 2022 fifth-round pick Sam Howell or 30-year-old Jacoby Brissett at quarterback, hoping new offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy can pull things together after he helped the Chiefs win a pair of Super Bowls in recent years.
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Leading receiver in return
Samuel caught seven of eight targets for 52 yards in Sunday's 23-16 loss to the Patriots.
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Active versus Patriots
Samuel (rib) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Patriots.
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Questionable due to rib injury
Samuel (rib) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Patriots.
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Stays limited Thursday
Samuel (rib) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
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Limited to begin Week 18 prep
Samuel (ribs) will be a limited participant in Wednesday's walk-though practice, Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News reports.
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In line for larger role Sunday
Samuel was specifically mentioned by head coach Sean McDermott as one of the likely beneficiaries of Khalil Shakir's forthcoming Week 5 absence due to an ankle injury, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Shakir failed to practice all week after coming out of a Week 4 loss to the Ravens with ankle soreness. Upon ruling out Shakir for Sunday's game against the Texans, McDermott remarked "thankful we have Curtis" with respect to the reinforcements that will be asked to step up in the No. 1 wideout's absence. Samuel has notably been relegated to a very minor role over the first four games of the season, recording just eight receptions for 48 yards and two rushes for seven yards across a modest 65 snaps from scrimmage.
Shakir failed to practice all week after coming out of a Week 4 loss to the Ravens with ankle soreness. Upon ruling out Shakir for Sunday's game against the Texans, McDermott remarked "thankful we have Curtis" with respect to the reinforcements that will be asked to step up in the No. 1 wideout's absence. Samuel has notably been relegated to a very minor role over the first four games of the season, recording just eight receptions for 48 yards and two rushes for seven yards across a modest 65 snaps from scrimmage.