of San Francisco 49ers The 49ers' head coach, Kyle Shanahan, said the team's loss at Minnesota in Week 2 was a much bigger blowout late in the game. He spoke to media on Monday Wide receiver Deebo Samuel reportedly strained his calf on the third-to-last play of the game and will miss “approximately two weeks.”
Samuel finished with eight receptions for 110 yards. With Brandon Aiyuk off to a slow start to the season, Samuel was Brock Purdy's top target over the past two weeks.
Fantasy football waiver wire options to replace Deebo Samuel
The team will look to Aiyuk and George Kittle to step up in Samuel's absence. Neither player is available in most leagues. Jauan Jennings is available in most leagues, but not many. He caught two passes for 37 yards against the Vikings and five for 64 yards the week before.
There are several wide receivers who are available in over 50% of Yahoo! Fantasy leagues who are off to a strong start. Jets WR Allen Lazard (available 54%) had a big game in Week 1 with six receptions for 89 yards and two scores, but in Week 2 he only had two receptions for 11 yards. Chargers WR Quentin Johnston (93% availability) had a big game in Week 2 with five receptions for 51 yards and one touchdown. Browns WR Jerry Jeudy (59% availability) had five receptions for 73 yards this week after three receptions for 25 yards and a touchdown in the season opener.
But the most intriguing pick might be Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce, who has scored in each of the Colts' first two games and has 181 yards on eight receptions during that stretch.
