ChristianKirk

News: 5 days agoKirk (calf) continued to work on a side field at Saturday's practice, Vic Tafur of The Athletic reports.

Spin: Kirk has been tending to a calf injury since July 26 and hasn't mixed back into drills in the meantime. There seemingly is a chance he kicks off the season on injured reserve, but he could change the tune by returning to practice or suiting up for Thursday's preseason game in Las Vegas. With all of Mike Evans (quad), rookie second-round pick De'Zhaun Stribling (shoulder) and Ricky Pearsall (knee, IR) banged up at the moment, Deebo Samuel, Demarcus Robinson, Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing are the top healthy and available wide receivers for the 49ers.

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.