MOBILE, Ala. — A 49ers team in need of a big-play wide receiver has one underneath its nose this week at the Senior Bowl.



For the second straight practice, South Carolina’s Deebo Samuel was the South squad’s most electric offensive player as he turned in a diving, 35-yard catch on a pass from West Virginia’s Will Grier during 11-on-11 drills Wednesday.



Temple cornerback Rock Ya-Sin had good coverage on the play. Samuel, however, saw that the pass was short and to the outside and he spun around and grabbed the ball a few inches off the turf down the right sideline.



Kyle Shanahan cautioned not to make too big a deal of it, but Samuel has been playing the “Z” receiver spot in the 49ers’ offense this week. That’s the position veteran Pierre Garçon, whose future on the team is shaky at best, has played the last two seasons.



Samuel is a lot like Garçon. He’s not very tall — he...