- South Carolina WR Deebo Samuel is one of few FBS receivers that is both a threat with the ball in his hands and can catch everything thrown his way. He ranked No. 3 drop rate (3.28) among returning Power 5 receivers with at least 50 catchable targets last season.
- Now entering his redshirt-junior season, Samuel has caught 55.6 percent of his deep (20-plus yard) targets in 2016, ranking No. 10 in the nation.
- Cutting defenses open with the ball in his hands, Samuel forced 18 missed tackles and totaled 423 yards after the catch, ranking No. 1 and No. 3 among returning SEC receivers, respectively.
- Samuel also ranked No. 1 among that same group of wide receivers in yards per route run (2.47).
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