injury impact
Christian McCaffrey listed Questionable: what it means for fantasy
Christian McCaffrey is listed Questionable for SF, with no body part specified and an expected return date of 2026-08-27. Vic Tafur of The Athletic reported on Aug. 23 that McCaffrey said he had always planned to take a training-camp break…
ScrimmageLab
Aug 25, 2026
injury impact
Mike Evans listed Questionable with a quadriceps injury: what it means for fantasy
Mike Evans is listed Questionable with a quadriceps injury, and the listing carries an expected return of 2026-08-13. That is the news. The fantasy problem is what comes attached.
ScrimmageLab
Aug 9, 2026
injury impact
Ricky Pearsall Injury Impact: Who Steps Up for the 49ers?
The 2026 redraft case for Ricky Pearsall is gone. The 49ers placed Pearsall on season-ending injured reserve, and general manager John Lynch said surgery on his lingering right-knee PCL injury is planned. This is a…
ScrimmageLab
Aug 1, 2026
editorial
Is Mike Evans worth the risk in fantasy?
Mike Evans went from a 2024 receiver who piled up 1004 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns in 14 of 17 games to a 2025 player with 368 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns in 8 of 17 games. The name still carries weight. The…
ScrimmageLab
Jul 12, 2026
editorial
Don't believe the player: McCaffrey will see fewer touches in 2026
Christian McCaffrey banked 337 rush attempts, 143 targets, and 113 receptions in 2025. The player may say the workload is coming back. The data says the San Francisco 49ers would be playing with matches if they tried it again.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 1, 2026
editorial
Christian McCaffrey workload managed in practice, not games
Christian McCaffrey went from 11.95 PPG in 2024 to 24.13 PPG in 2025. That is the whole argument hiding in plain sight. The San Francisco 49ers can manage the practice week all they want, but the fantasy case did not crater when the games…
ScrimmageLab
May 31, 2026
editorial
Trent Williams Extended, Bradley Chubb Signed: What the Contract Data Actually Says
The Williams extension is real. The Chubb Bills deal is real too, but it is a signing, not an extension. ScrimmageLab contract data says the veteran-payday story needs caution, not hype.
ScrimmageLab
May 4, 2026
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