Curtis

Samuel

With Keon Coleman (wrist) out, Samuel has seen increased usage in back-to-back weeks and made the most of his opportunities on Sunday against the Chiefs. Samuel’s longest play was a 21-yard reception in the second quarter, but his biggest play came early in the fourth quarter when he found the end zone on a 12-yard touchdown to put the Bills up 23-14. Samuel’s usage largely hinges on the return of Coleman, who could be back after the team’s Week 12 bye to face the 49ers in Week 13. If Coleman is active, Samuel won’t have any fantasy upside in that game.

The Bills were clearly trying to get Samuel going in Week 10 with both Keon Coleman and Amari Cooper sidelined but it never quite happened. Samuel made a few catches early on but he also dropped a potential third-down conversion and was targeted on one of Josh Allen’s two interceptions. The two have struggled to get any sort of rhythm going this season, and the 28-year-old Samuel is shaping up to be a bit of a free-agent bust for the Bills this year.

Samuel returned to action last week but was held without a catch and saw just one target. Keon Coleman has already been ruled out for Week 10 and Amari Cooper is listed as questionable. If the latter can’t suit up, Samuel could be in line for a larger role. With Cooper active, Samuel would not be on the fantasy radar.

Samuel has been limited in both practices to start the week and should be in line to suit up in Week 10 against the Colts. The veteran receiver played through the same injury last week but failed to haul in his lone target on the day. Even if he is active this weekend, Samuel has no fantasy upside at this time and can be left on waivers.

A truly horrendous box score with Amari Cooper (wrist) on the shelf. Sitting on four catches in four games since the calendar flipped to October, we’ll let you know if Samuel ever returns to fantasy relevance.

Samuel is active for the first time since Week 7 and “healthy” for the first time since Week 6. His return comes as Amari Cooper (wrist) lands on the shelf, though Samuel hasn’t shown anything through his first few months with the Bills to suggest he is worth a WR4 dart throw.

Samuel has morphed into a gadget-only player for the Bills. Even if Amari Cooper were inactive and Samuel suited up, Samuel still wouldn’t be particularly fantasy-interesting. He has just 18 targets this season. The team later announced Samuel is officially questionable.

Samuel is progressing toward a Week 9 return, however, he is firmly locked into the No. 4 wide receiver role at this time and cannot be trusted to safely return flex-worthy value in re-draft formats. Fantasy managers can stash him if they please, though there are more valuable rotational wide receivers likely available in free agency.

Samuel missed Week 8’s win against the Seahawks with a pectoral injury, but appears on track to return to action in Week 9 against the Dolphins. With 12 receptions on 18 targets this season, Samuel is not fantasy relevant.

No surprises here as Samuel was ruled out earlier in the week. Khalil Shakir will contniue playing primarily from the slot, giving him WR3 upside even with Amari Cooper stepping in as the team’s top receiver.