The San Francisco 49ers are one of several teams scheduled to meet in the coming weeks with wide receiver prospect Deebo Samuel of the University of South Carolina, according to a report from NFL.com.

Samuel (5-11, 214) told NFL.com the 49ers are on a list of teams that will be either meeting, dining or holding a workout with him over the next three weeks. The list also includes Los Angeles Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers, and Denver Broncos, with the Cowboys scheduled to host Samuel on a top 30 pre-draft visit.

The 49ers know Samuel well, having coached him during the 2019 Senior Bowl. They also met with him during the first night of the NFL Scouting Combine and had him go over film with new receivers coach Wes Welker, according to a report from Chris Biderman of the Sacramento Bee.

Samuel had a quality showing at the Combine, where he clocked in at 4.48 in the 40-yard dash, reached 15 bench press reps of 225 pounds, posted a 39-inch vertical jump and a 122-inch broad jump, and was timed at 7.03 seconds in the 3-cone drill and 4.14 seconds in the 20-yard shuttle. NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlein compares Samuel to Arizona Cardinals receiver and return specialist Pharoh Cooper.

"Samuel lives up to his nickname (it comes from a tough guy in the movie 'Friday') and plays each game like he's stepping into an alley fight," Zierlein wrote in Samuel's NFL.com scouting profile. "While Samuel is tough and competitive, he lacks suddenness and might need scheme help with motion and bunch formations to help free him against NFL man coverage. He is a gamer who thrives once the ball is in his hands, and he might be able to help a team from the slot if he can stay healthy."

Health has indeed been an issue in the past for Samuel, who was limited to five games as a freshman due to injuries and three games as a junior after suffering a broken fibula. He's been productive when healthy, catching 62 passes for 882 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior along with 59 passes for 783 yards and one touchdown in ten games as a sophomore with six touchdowns on the ground.

Samuel has also been effective as a return specialist, averaging 29 yards per kick return in his four college seasons with four touchdowns. "The one thing I've been putting an emphasis on since I've started meeting with them is not only am I a receiver, I was very effective in the return game," Samuel told NFL.com.

Samuel ranks as the No. 6 receiver prospect in the draft and the No. 52 prospect overall by CBS Sports, which would seemingly make him a candidate for a team looking for a receiver in Round 2. But it wouldn't come as a surprise if he went off the board earlier than that, assuming one team winds up liking him enough to make him a first round pick.

“He’s right in the mix to be a solid early to mid-second rounder,” ESPN analyst Mel Kiper said in February (via The State). “I wouldn’t count out late one. He’s got great versatility; he’s got great explosiveness.”