Samuel (hamstring) was a full participant in practice Wednesday, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Just as head coach Kyle Shanahan forecasted earlier Wednesday when talking to Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News and the rest of the 49ers' beat reporters, Samuel returned to full activity in the first session of Week 10 prep. Samuel was able to take every rep at practice after he sat out the team's last game Week 8 at the Rams before using a Week 9 bye to get back to 100 percent. With Christian McCaffrey pacing San Francisco's backfield and Elijah Mitchell (knee) potentially getting activated from injured reserve this week, Samuel may not be afforded his usual allotment of carries moving forward. Still, Samuel is quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo's top option in the passing game, so the wide receiver will look to continue building upon the 56 touches for 515 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns that he's accumulated in seven appearances this season during the second half of the campaign.