ChristianKirk

News: 14 hours agoKirk (calf) is not suited up for Thursday's preseason opener against the Titans, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Spin: Kirk will spend Thursday night's contest out of uniform on the sideline as he continues to deal with the calf injury he sustained in late July. Once healthy, Kirk will look look to solidify his standing in a 49ers' WR corps that also features Mike Evans (quad), Deebo Samuel and De'Zhaun Stribling. The 29-year-old is coming off a 2025 regular season in which he recorded 28 catches (on 52 targets) for 239 yards and one touchdown across 13 games with the Texans.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Kirk signed with the 49ers after spending his first eight seasons with Arizona, Jacksonville and Houston. The 2018 second-round pick peaked with a 12th-place finish in fantasy points in 2022, but that marks his only career top-25 finish and he's been way off the fantasy radar the last two seasons, partially due to injury woes (13 missed games). Kirk doesn't have a clear path to consistent targets in San Francisco, with Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel and rookie De'Zhaun Stribling also in the mix (not to mention Christian McCaffrey and eventually George Kittle). The 29-year-old is barely worth a late flier in deep leagues.