NFL
SF
LAR
27
7
FINALFINAL
DAL
NYG
20
28
FINALFINAL
DEN
KC
10
31
FINALFINAL
NE
SEA
10
13
FINALFINAL
CHI
CAR
59
37
FINALFINAL
TB
CIN
27
33
FINALFINAL
NO
DET
30
31
FINALFINAL
BUF
HOU
36
31
FINALFINAL
BAL
IND
41
23
FINALFINAL
CLE
JAX
10
34
FINALFINAL
ATL
PIT
13
20
FINALFINAL
NYJ
TEN
23
10
FINALFINAL
ARI
LAC
26
14
FINALFINAL
MIA
LV
13
27
FINALFINAL
GB
MIN
22
39
FINALFINAL
WAS
PHI
22
24
FINALFINAL
Kaelon Black

Kaelon Black

RB • San Francisco 49ers Proj Rank N/A Actual 109 227 ADP • Trade Value
Rushing Receiving
ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD FSP
14654.601508.31
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Kaelon Black | Fantasy Outlook

Kaelon Black vs LAR — High-Upside Bench Stash in Season Opener

Rookie running back Kaelon Black enters his NFL debut operating in reserve behind Christian McCaffrey and Jordan James after an eye-catching preseason where he quickly shook off an early-August adductor injury. While San Francisco's coaching staff has praised his physical running style and pass protection, his path to immediate touches remains blocked as long as McCaffrey headlines the backfield.

For Week 1 against the Rams, our weekly projection forecasts limited involvement with roughly 3.6 carries for 15 rushing yards and nominal target share, translating to around 3.2 fantasy points. Fantasy managers have steadily stashed Black across 35% of leagues, but with virtually nobody starting him, he belongs firmly on fantasy benches until opportunity opens up.

Updated 4 days ago

Kaelon Black Fantasy

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RUSH RECEIVING
WK OPP ATT YD TD TARGET REC YD TD Pts Diff.
1 @LAR (24th) 14 65 0 1 1 5 0 8 27
14 65 0 1 1 5 0 8
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RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2026 SF 1 14 65 4.6 0 1 1 5 5.0 0
ON PACE 18 252 1170 4.6 0 18 18 90 5.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 1 14 65 4.6 0 1 1 5 5.0 0

Black Projection

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RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
5.4 21.6 0.1 0.6 4.8 0 4.1
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Depth Chart

San Francisco 49ers

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Brock Purdy 94% 33%
NAME OWN START
Christian McCaffrey 100% 100%
Kaelon Black 35% 1%
Jordan James 3% 0%
NAME OWN START
George Kittle 100% 52%
Jake Tonges 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Ricky Pearsall 3% 0%
Mike Evans 100% 50%
Deebo Samuel Sr. 76% 13%
Christian Kirk 1% 0%
De'Zhaun Stribling 82% 3%
NAME OWN START
Eddy Pineiro 77% 70%
NAME OWN START
49ers DST 9% 4%

Team Rankings

PTS
27.0
15th
YDS
379.0
11th
Y/P
5.9
9th
TO Diff
1.0
12th
ATT
34.0
9th
CMP
25.0
6th
YDS
205.0
14th
TD
3.0
6th
ATT
30.0
15th
YDS
174.0
4th
AVG
5.8
3rd
TD
0.0
31st
SACK
0.0
31st
TA
2.0
6th
PA
7.0
1st
TeamW-LWin %PFPA
49ers49ers1-0-01.000277
CardinalsCardinals1-0-01.0002614
SeahawksSeahawks1-0-01.0001310
RamsRams0-1-00.000727

Redzone Stats

PlayerTOTAL LOOKSRUSH ATTTGTRECO/S
Christian McCaffrey2200  
PlayerTOTAL LOOKSTGTRECRUSH ATTO/S
Deebo Samuel Sr.3330  
Demarcus Robinson2210  
Mike Evans2220  
PlayerTOTAL LOOKSTGTRECRUSH ATTO/S
George Kittle1110  

Team Stats

PlayerGPCMPATTYDSTDINTRATERUSH YDSRUSH TDO/S
B.Purdy1253420531105.6290  
M.Jones0000000.000  
K.Rourke0000000.000  
PlayerGPATTYDSAVGTDTGTRECREC YDSSNAPSO/S
C.McCaffrey110686.80852036  
K.Black114654.6011528  
J.James0000.000000  
PlayerGPTGTRECYDSAVGTDLONGSNAPSO/S
D.Robinson1325025.013941  
M.Evans176498.211349  
D.Samuel Sr.176488.011527  
K.Hodge10000.0001  
B.Aiyuk00000.0000  
J.Cowing10000.0005  
J.Watkins00000.0000  
D.Stribling10000.00021  
PlayerGPTGTRECYDSAVGTDLONGSNAPSO/S
L.Farrell122199.501446  
G.Kittle152126.00630  
J.Tonges10000.0008  
PlayerGPFGMFGAXPMXPAPTSO/S
E.Piñeiro1233311  
PlayerGPTKLSACKTFLINTPDFFFRO/S
F.Warner1110.000110  
M.Sigle190.000000  
D.Lenoir160.000000  
D.Greenlaw160.000000  
J.Dugger140.000000  
J.Brown140.000000  
N.Bosa140.020000  
R.Green130.001100  
M.Mustapha120.000000  
U.Stout120.000000  
C.West120.000000  
K.Kareem120.000000  
J.Thompson Jr.120.000000  
O.Odighizuwa120.000000  
G.Wallow110.000000  
G.Halton110.000000  
S.Neal100.000010  
K.White100.000001  
J.Jones100.000200  
A.Davis100.000000  
T.Bethune000.000000  
L.Gifford100.000000  
R.Height100.000000  
E.Prysock000.000000  
O.Okoronkwo100.000000  

Owned Breakdown

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Schedule

WEEK OPP SCORE
1SF @LARW 27-7
2SF vs MIA
3SF vs ARI
4SF vs DEN
5SF @SEA
6SF vs WAS
7SF @ATL
8SF vs BYE
9SF vs LV
10SF @DAL
11SF vs MIN
12SF vs SEA
13SF @NYG
14SF vs LAR
15SF @LAC
16SF @KC
17SF vs PHI
18SF @ARI

Player Timeline

Sep 14th

49ers and Chiefs Neutralize Defenses with Relentless Inside Runs

Sep 2nd

49ers RB Kaelon Black Praises Curt Cignetti’s Highly Efficient Indiana ...

Aug 20th

Kaelon Black’s Practice Dominance Carries Over to NFL Action

Aug 18th

Kaelon Black Returns to Practice After Adductor Injury

Aug 3rd

Mike Evans and Kaelon Black Miss Monday’s Practice With Injuries

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