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Deebo Samuel Says Jauan Jennings is the 49ers' Most Consistent Receiver

Shots fired at Brandon Aiyuk.

Grant Cohn

Jul 26, 2024; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel talks to the press during Day 4 of training camp at SAP Performance Facility. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 26, 2024; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel talks to the press during Day 4 of training camp at SAP Performance Facility. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports / D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports
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SANTA CLARA -- When you think of the most consistent receiver on the 49ers, most people would think of Brandon Aiyuk, who might not be on the 49ers much longer. He wants to get traded to the Steelers and a deal seems inevitable. But for now, he's still on the 49ers.

So when I asked Deebo Samuel on Wednesday about Jauan Jennings' stellar offseason, his answer surprised me.

"I wouldn't even say he has improved," Samuel explained. "Jauan has been the most consistent receiver that we have day in and day out as far as blocking and making plays. That's why we call it third-and-Jauan. He's in better shape. His ball skills have gotten way better. Every time you see him out there, he's giving everything he's got on every route, on every play."

Translation: Jennings is a more consistent wide receiver than Brandon Aiyuk, who thinks he's the best wide receiver on the team. That's why when it's third down, the money down, the got-to-have-it down, Brock Purdy trusts Jennings more than anyone.

This may or may not be true. But it's worth noting that this summer when Brandon Aiyuk was lobbying to become the highest-paid offensive player on the 49ers, he did so at the expense of Samuel. Went on The Pivot Podcast and smiled and nodded when all the various hosts said he was the best pure wide receiver on the 49ers.

I'm guessing Samuel watched that interview, took exception to Aiyuk's comments and was more than happy to praise Jennings at Aiyuk's expense.

Call it an eye for an eye.

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Grant Cohn
GRANT COHN

Grant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011. He spent the first nine years of his career with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat where he wrote the Inside the 49ers blog and covered famous coaches and athletes such as Jim Harbaugh, Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Willis. In 2012, Inside the 49ers won Sports Blog of the Year from the Peninsula Press Club. In 2020, Cohn joined FanNation and began writing All49ers. In addition, he created a YouTube channel which has become the go-to place on YouTube to consume 49ers content. Cohn's channel typically generates roughly 3.5 million viewers per month, while the 49ers' official YouTube channel generates roughly 1.5 million viewers per month. Cohn live streams almost every day and posts videos hourly during the football season. Cohn is committed to asking the questions that 49ers fans want answered, and providing the most honest and interactive coverage in the country. His loyalty is to the reader and the viewer, not the team or any player or coach. Cohn is a new-age multimedia journalist with an old-school mentality, because his father is Lowell Cohn, the legendary sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle from 1979 to 1993. The two have a live podcast every Tuesday. Grant Cohn grew up in Oakland and studied English Literature at UCLA from 2006 to 2010. He currently lives in Oakland with his wife.

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