The Patriots and Bills have interest in trading for Samuel, Michael Giardi of Boston Sports Journal reports. There's been a lot of trade chatter around Samuel's teammate, Brandon Aiyuk, but Giardi reports Samuel is "more likely to be traded" and has a couple interested suitors in Buffalo and New England. Both offenses are in dire need of wideout help, and the Bills (33rd overall) and Patriots (34th) hold picks atop the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday night. Samuel has two years left on his contract but has been more prone to injuries throughout his career, missing six regular-season games and parts of several others across the last two seasons. Aiyuk, meanwhile, is coming off a career year and a second consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season. The Niners used their first-round pick Thursday night on Florida WR Ricky Pearsall, further fueling trade chatter on the team's veteran wideouts.
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passing yards
4280rushing yards
1459receiving yards
1342tackles
82interceptions
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name GP CMP ATT CMP% YDS YDS/G TD INT SACK SYL RTG S. Darnold,QB10284660.9%29729.72164085.1D. Samuel,WR15010.0%00.0000039.6B. Purdy,QB1630844469.4%4,280267.5311128153113.0Rushing
name GP CAR YDS AVG LNG YDS/G TD FUM LST FD T. Davis-Price,RB16213.51521.00041S. Darnold,QB1021150.791.51313G. Kittle,TE16122.020.10001D. Samuel,WR15372256.12315.0511213K. Juszczyk,FB17561.230.40012E. Mitchell,RB11752813.71825.5201314J. Mason,RB17402065.22612.1301213B. Purdy,QB16391443.7179.026015R. McCloud III,WR1233010.0152.50102C. McCaffrey,RB162721,4595.47291.21435483Receiving
name GP REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LNG YDS/G YAC FD G. Kittle,TE1665901,0201666663.8483.042J. Jennings,WR1319332651413120.489.012C. Woerner,TE173332110201.920.01D. Samuel,WR1560898921575459.5527.034K. Juszczyk,FB17141711992227.058.08R. Dwelley,TE121212120121.012.01W. Snead IV,WR423147093.53.00E. Mitchell,RB1168142091.326.02J. Mason,RB173431100131.823.01R. Bell,WR1761368113204.010.05C. Conley,WR83669230488.628.02B. Aiyuk,WR16751051,3421877683.9382.061R. McCloud III,WR1212151351104111.387.07C. McCaffrey,RB166783564874135.3461.031Defense
TacklesSacksInterceptionsFumblesname GP SOLO AST TOTAL SACK SCKYDS TFL PD INT TD FF FR FTD F. Warner, LB17 82 50 132 2.5 16.5 6 11 4 0 0 0 0 D. Greenlaw, LB15 75 45 120 1.5 4.5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 D. Lenoir, DB17 58 26 84 0 0 1 10 3 0 0 0 0 C. Ward, CB17 56 16 72 0 0 2 23 5 0 0 0 0 T. Gipson Sr., SAF16 41 19 60 1 9 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 I. Oliver, CB17 43 15 58 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 N. Bosa, DL17 34 19 53 10.5 58.5 16 4 0 0 0 1 0 T. Hufanga, SAF10 39 12 51 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 O. Burks, LB15 29 16 45 1 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 J. Hargrave, DL16 25 19 44 7 46.5 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 A. Thomas, CB15 34 7 41 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 J. Brown, SAF15 21 13 34 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 C. Ferrell, DL17 15 13 28 3.5 12.5 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 A. Armstead, DL12 15 12 27 5 37 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Kinlaw, DT17 13 12 25 3.5 34.5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 K. Givens, DL17 12 10 22 1.5 12 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 10 7 17 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 L. Ryan, SAF5 8 4 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Gregory, LB12 10 1 11 2.5 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Young, DL9 5 5 10 2.5 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 D. Jackson, DL8 4 3 7 3 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 S. Joseph-Day, DT2 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Luter Jr., CB7 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Winters, LB15 5 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 R. Beal Jr., DL4 1 3 4 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Hawkins, SAF1 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 S. Womack III, CB7 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Sheffield, DB3 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. McGill, DL2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G. Odum, SAF11 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Robinson, LB3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Bryant, DL2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Willis, TE7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Davis, DL3 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Jean-Charles, CB5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Hyder Jr., DE4 1 0 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Verrett, CB1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. McNichols, RB3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G. Kittle, TE16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Feliciano, OL16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Jennings, WR13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Woerner, TE17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Bartch, OL5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Brendel, OL17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Juszczyk, FB17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Dwelley, TE12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Graham, LB4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Mason, RB17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Williams, T15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Bell, WR17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Aiyuk, WR16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Purdy, QB16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. McCloud III, WR12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. McCaffrey, RB16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
passing yards
774rushing yards
268receiving yards
152tackles
24interceptions
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name GP CMP ATT CMP% YDS YDS/G TD INT SACK SYL RTG J. Jennings,WR311100.0%217.01000158.3B. Purdy,QB36610861.1%774258.03142088.3Rushing
name GP CAR YDS AVG LNG YDS/G TD FUM LST FD J. Jennings,WR31-1-1.01-0.30010D. Samuel,WR36152.595.00051K. Juszczyk,FB3252.531.70001E. Mitchell,RB36152.575.01001B. Purdy,QB314745.32124.70005C. McCaffrey,RB3592684.53989.341815Receiving
name GP REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LNG YDS/G YAC FD G. Kittle,TE38131121413237.356.04J. Jennings,WR310131111112337.039.08D. Samuel,WR313221461102648.7114.06K. Juszczyk,FB345641602321.323.04C. Conley,WR322351801811.71.02B. Aiyuk,WR39201491715149.727.09R. McCloud III,WR32326130198.71.01C. McCaffrey,RB31925152812850.7142.05Defense
TacklesSacksInterceptionsFumblesname GP SOLO AST TOTAL SACK SCKYDS TFL PD INT TD FF FR FTD F. Warner, LB3 24 9 33 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 J. Brown, SAF2 12 9 21 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 D. Lenoir, DB3 10 8 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Greenlaw, LB3 9 9 18 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 T. Gipson Sr., SAF3 12 2 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 N. Bosa, DL3 9 3 12 2 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. Ryan, SAF3 6 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Thomas, CB3 8 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Armstead, DL3 4 7 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 C. Ward, CB3 8 2 10 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 J. Hargrave, DL3 4 6 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 J. Kinlaw, DT3 7 2 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Young, DL3 6 2 8 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 O. Burks, LB3 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Gregory, LB3 3 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 S. Joseph-Day, DT3 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Givens, DL3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Jennings, WR3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Woerner, TE3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Willis, TE3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Luter Jr., CB3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Winters, LB3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G. Odum, SAF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Conley, WR3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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The Patriots and Bills have interest in trading for Samuel, Michael Giardi of Boston Sports Journal reports. There's been a lot of trade chatter around Samuel's teammate, Brandon Aiyuk, but Giardi reports Samuel is "more likely to be traded" and has a couple interested suitors in Buffalo and New England. Both offenses are in dire need of wideout help, and the Bills (33rd overall) and Patriots (34th) hold picks atop the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday night. Samuel has two years left on his contract but has been more prone to injuries throughout his career, missing six regular-season games and parts of several others across the last two seasons. Aiyuk, meanwhile, is coming off a career year and a second consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season. The Niners used their first-round pick Thursday night on Florida WR Ricky Pearsall, further fueling trade chatter on the team's veteran wideouts.
GM John Lynch said Monday that the 49ers are having "good talks" with Aiyuk, who hasn't been at the team facility for the offseason program, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports. Aiyuk is unlikely to show up for voluntary workouts without a new contract in hand, but that doesn't necessarily mean he'll hold out from mandatory minicamp in June if the two sides haven't reached an agreement by then. The 26-year-old's agent denied reports of a trade request last weekend, and it sounds like there's still hope for a long-term contract heading into the fifth and final year of Aiyuk's rookie deal. He's scheduled to make $14.12 million under the fifth-year option, whereas a multi-year deal likely would entail a large signing bonus and an annual average value well north of $20 million. Making it work for the 2024 season isn't an issue, but the Niners may be hesitant to pay Aiyuk at market value long term when they already have six players scheduled for cap hits north of $20 million in 2025, including WR Deebo Samuel and TE George Kittle. Even then, it's a workable situation, as they've got a starting QB on a late-round-rookie contract and don't owe large sums of guaranteed money beyond the current year to anyone besides DE Nick Bosa.
Taylor signed a one-year contract with the 49ers on Tuesday, Lindsey Pallares of the team's official site reports. Taylor started his career in San Francisco before a two-year stay with the Bengals and spending the 2023 campaign with the Bears. The 29-year-old will likely have the opportunity to earn a role in the return game with the departure of Ray-Ray McCloud in free agency this offseason.
Aiyuk's agent, Ryan Williams of Athletes First, denied reports on social media Sunday that the wide receiver has requested a trade from the 49ers, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. Aiyuk's contract status has been a matter of intense speculation throughout the offseason, with San Francisco GM John Lynch saying in late February that the organization is seeking a long-term contract extension with the wideout and then denying reports that the 49ers were engaged in trade discussions regarding Aiyuk about a month later. While some chatter surfaced Sunday suggesting that Aiyuk had officially requested a trade out of San Francisco, his agent swiftly shot down the sources of that information on social media, so the status of the receiver's contract talks with the organization that drafted him in 2020 remains uncertain. An extension isn't a necessity for Aiyuk to suit up for the 49ers next season -- he could play out the 2024 campaign with the club on his fifth-year option and then hit free agency next offseason.
The 49ers signed Ya-Sin (knee) to a one-year deal Thursday, Field Yates of ESPN reports. The 2019 second-round pick will suit up for his fourth team in just as many years after agreeing to terms with the 49ers on Thursday. Ya-Sin missed the final game of Baltimore's 2023 campaign due to a knee injury, but it now seems as if he's moved past the issue. The 27-year-old cornerback appeared in 14 games for the Ravens last season, recording 13 tackles and defending two passes. He's expected to compete for a depth role in San Francisco's secondary as the offseason progresses.
Saubert signed a one-year deal with the 49ers on Monday. Over the course of nine regular-season games for the Texans in 2023, Saubert (who before that suited up for one contest with the Cowboys) caught all three of his targets for 12 yards. With San Francisco, Saubert will work in a depth role behind George Kittle, and in that capacity it's unlikely he'll see enough targets in 2024 to merit fantasy consideration.
Taylor and the 49ers agreed to terms on a one-year contract Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Taylor spent the last four seasons in Green Bay, suiting up for 34 regular-season games from 2021-23. In that span he largely contributed on special teams before taking on an increased depth role on offense in 2023, when he rushed a career-high 32 times for 141 yards in 11 appearances. Now, Taylor will compete to secure a depth role behind Christian McCaffrey, Elijah Mitchell and Jordan Mason.
Hufanga (knee) is expected to return to the mix "sometime in training camp," according to coach Kyle Shanahan, David Lombardi of The Athletic reports. Hufanga tore his ACL during Week 11 action last season, so look for the safety to work his way back gradually once he resumes on-field activities. Prior to sustaining his injury, the 2021 fifth-rounder had recorded 52 tackles and three picks in 10 regular-season contests. Once Hufanga is fully recovered, he'll have an opportunity to reclaim his role as the 49ers' starting strong safety.