MikeEvans

News: 15 hours agoEvans (Achilles) has been ruled out for Sunday's game at Dallas, Nick Wagoner of ESPN reports.

Spin: Evans thus will miss his third game in a row due to the right Achilles injury that he aggravated during a Week 6 win against the Commanders. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said on KNBR radio Thursday that Evans is "real close" to returning to action and likely would play this weekend if it was a playoff matchup. Instead, the 49ers will continue to exercise caution with their No. 1 WR. With Evans again sidelined Sunday, Deebo Samuel (hamstring), Keenan Allen, Demarcus Robinson, Jordan Watkins, Brandin Cooks and Jacob Cowing represent the options at the position available to QB Brock Purdy.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Evans signed with the 49ers after spending his first 12 NFL seasons with the Buccaneers. The future Hall of Famer famously opened his career with 11 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, but that streak ended when he missed nine games due to injury last season. Even when active, Evans wasn't his usual, productive self, delivering only one weekly fantasy finish better than 23rd and none better than 11th. Now 33 years old, Evans is past his prime, but he's in line for a decent chunk of the targets, especially near the goal line, in Kyle Shanahan's high-scoring offense. Evans is best valued as a touchdown-dependent WR3/flex with more value in non-PPR formats.