Recently signed Buffalo Bills wideout Curtis Samuel is among the fastest players in the NFL.
The 27-year-old, who inked a three-year deal with the Buffalo Bills in the 2024 NFL offseason, has long been viewed as one of the more talented, yet untapped weapons in the league—his ability is undeniable, but he, for a medley of reasons, simply hasn’t found himself in situations that breed consistent production. Whether it be poor quarterback play, mismanaged offenses, or a combination of the two, opportune circumstances have not been oft-afforded to Samuel throughout his seven-year career.
This seems primed to change in the 2024 campaign, as he’s set to link up with the best quarterback he’s ever played with in a prime Josh Allen. He’s also reuniting with offensive coordinator Joe Brady, who worked with Samuel as offensive play-caller of the Carolina Panthers in 2020; the versatile wideout put up career numbers that year, setting highs in both receiving and rushing yards with 851 and 200, respectively.
Samuel’s speed is what allows him to excel as a versatile chess piece as opposed to a traditional wideout; he ran a 4.31-second 40-yard dash at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine. According to the 33rd Team's Marcus Mosher, this time makes the receiver the 19th fastest player in the NFL."Not many players are faster with the ball in their hands than Curtis Samuel. The 2017 draft pick ran a blazing 4.31 40-yard dash out of Ohio State at 196 pounds," Mosher wrote in a.
The list is not simply a compilation of test times but is instead a combination of 40-yard dash times and in-game speeds as determined by NFL Next Gen Stats. Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, for example, ranks above Samuel on the list; he ran a 4.39-second 40-yard dash at the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine, but Next Gen Stats reports that he hit a top speed of 22.1 miles per hour in a 2021 matchup with the New England Patriots.
Buffalo’s offense has not deployed a player with Samuel-like speed in quite some time, and with Allen manning the aerial attack, fireworks are likely afoot. It will be interesting to see Brady cooks up with his renewed colleague.
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