I think Deebo Samuel is my favorite non-Packer, at least of the last 10 years or so, because there’s really no one else like him, and whenever someone tries to make a new Deebo (See: Jalen Reagor, Laviska Shenault, Xavier Legette) it tends to not work out. Maybe the closest anyone has ever come is Kendrick Bourne’s outstanding 2021 season where he finished first in DVOA, and it’s a not surprise that as of this week, Bourne is a member of the San Francisco 49ers.

What makes Deebo so special is his incredible ability to generate Yards After Catch (YAC) on routes that almost always result in lesser players getting stopped immediately. For quarterbacks, he’s an easy target, and will generate a robust completion percentage (he caught 7 of 10 balls in Washington’s opener against Detroit) but he

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