Deebo Samuel’s fantasy managers find themselves in a tough spot on Sunday as the wide receiver works his way back from an illness and a wrist injury the same week the San Francisco 49ers play on Sunday Night Football.

The late start makes it incredibly difficult to adjust if Samuel can’t compete against the Dallas Cowboys. That’s why managers want to make sure they can count on Samuel before adding him to their lineup.

There is some good news on that front, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Samuel is expected to play.

The early update is the best-case scenario, as an in-match decision would almost certainly have led to many managers benching Samuel. Now that there is optimism about Samuel playing, I think managers can confidently put him in their lineup and expect pretty good production.

The 49ers are already down Brandon Aiyuk and Juan Jennings for this game – not to mention Christian McCaffrey is still out – so they can use all the help they can get at Wide Receiver. And now that George Kittle has also gotten into trouble but is expected to play, Samuel isn’t playing as decoy. He will be a key playmaker for Brock Purdy.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Should you start Deebo Samuel in fantasy football this week? This is our opinion.