South Carolina football fans have asked themselves this question approximately 100 times since last season ended: What if Deebo Samuel had remained healthy the entire season?
So, let’s do the math. Samuel, the Gamecocks senior wide receiver, had 474 all-purpose yards and six touchdowns when he left the field at the end of the third quarter against Kentucky in the third game of the season. He had suffered what would later be determined to be a broken left leg six plays earlier while making a 9-yard gain on a reception.
If you extrapolate Samuel’s statistics for a full season of 13 games, that comes out to 2,240 all-purpose yards and 28 touchdowns.