While Ohio State edge rusher Deebo Samuel might be the San Francisco 49ers‘ best prospect in the 2019 NFL Draft, one could make the argument South Carolina wide receiver Deebo Samuel was the team’s best pure pick.
Taken at No. 36 overall, Samuel’s path the Niners appears to have been predestined.
“Me and Coach [Kyle] Shanahan and [general manager] John Lynch connected well there,” Samuel said, when asked of his meeting with 49ers brass at the 2019 Senior Bowl, via NBC Sports Bay Area’s Jennifer Lee Chan. “I kind of knew that if I was there around this time that they’d probably be calling my phone.