Deebo Samuel has huge game on Sunday, passes Jerry Rice on key franchise mark

Deebo Samuel had a huge play on Sunday in the San Francisco 49ers’ 33-22 win over the Chicago Bears, as he nearly scored on a play that ultimately went 83 yards.

But in the end, the former South Carolina star had 6 catches for 171 yards on 9 targets to lead the 49ers. That gives him 819 yards on the season, and the most receiving yards for a San Francisco player in the first 7 games of the season in franchise history.

“That is just a blessing, I didn’t even know it until you just told me,” Samuel said in an interview with Stacey Dales. “Jerry Rice is a great, great wideout, we have a good relationship, so it was just good to come out here and get this win for my team.”

Deebo Samuel has 804+ receiving yards this year, the most through the first seven games of a season in 49ers history.

Deebo passed Niners great Jerry Rice in their game against Chicago today.

H/T @NFLonCBS pic.twitter.com/q8lenvd6SO

— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) October 31, 2021

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Deebo Samuel has the most receiving yards in #49ers history through the first 7 games of a season (819), breaking the legendary Jerry Rice’s record (781) in 1986.

I talked to him after his whopping 171 receiving yards today… @nflnetwork⬇️ pic.twitter.com/24pUQSIzAg

— StaceyDales (@StaceyDales) October 31, 2021

Keith Farner

A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.