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Christian Kirk or Cyrus Allen

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Christian Kirk

Christian Kirk

WR • San Francisco 49ers SF
Cyrus Allen

Cyrus Allen

WR • Kansas City Chiefs KC
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kirk over Allen

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Kirk ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 0
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
0 0 0 0
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Outlook Christian Kirk

Christian Kirk vs. WAS — Practice Window Opens Amid 49ers Injuries

San Francisco opened Kirk's 21-day practice window this week after he spent the first five weeks on injured reserve with a lingering calf injury. While he logged limited sessions, the 5-0 49ers are suddenly thin at receiver with Deebo Samuel Sr. ruled out, potentially accelerating Kirk's path to slot snaps.

However, our weekly projection sits at 0.0 fantasy points with his availability for Monday night still in doubt. Fantasy managers should treat him as a stash candidate rather than an active starter; check back often for the latest updates on his activation status before game time.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 9 hrs ago
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Allen over Kirk

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Allen ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.1
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.7 24.2 0.2 5.1
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Outlook Cyrus Allen

Cyrus Allen vs. LAC — Stepping Into Expanded Role With Rashee Rice Out

With starting wideout Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton both ruled out, Allen is positioned for an expanded slot role against the Chargers. While the coaching staff praised the rookie's development early in the season, he has yet to record an NFL reception, seeing just two total targets across two regular-season appearances.

Our weekly projection anticipates modest involvement, slating Allen for approximately 1.2 receptions and 15 yards on 2.8 targets, translating to 2.3 fantasy points. Facing a winless Chargers defense as 7.5-point home favorites, Kansas City may not need heavy pass volume, keeping the 5% rostered receiver firmly on fantasy benches this week.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 9 hrs ago
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Christian Kirk
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Christian Kirk
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Redzone Touches Cyrus Allen
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2 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Christian Kirk
OWN
 
7%
+3.17 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Cyrus Allen
OWN
 
5%
+3.05 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+1.18 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Christian Kirk
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Cyrus Allen
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Christian Kirk

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games and is listed on the injury report.
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Calf (Since Aug 30, 2026). Check out his player news for a closer look.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:

    • Season Outlook

Breakdown Cyrus Allen

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked N/A with 0.00 total points (0.00 avg).
  • Currently 102.46 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Not ranked? Either he is on a bye-week or is just not playing very well lately.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 157th in targets and is currently among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 96th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: EVEN, Rec Yards: EVEN Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 25, REC YDS: 245, REC TDS: 3
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Christian Kirk

CALF - Since Aug 30, 2026

The Niners have opened the 21-day practice window for Kirk as they await his return from the injured reserve list.
Injury Cyrus Allen

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Christian Kirk

Week 6
San Francisco 49ers VS Washington Commanders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
29.80364.2073912.73
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 22nd with 23.00 total points (4.60 avg).
  • Currently 36 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in rush defense with 477 (95.40 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Ranked 29th in pass defense with 1344 (268.80 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 29.80 per game and currently ranked 30th among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +157.87, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: -12, INTs: -3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +4.58,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 11, TDS: 5, PA/G: 28.2, YDS/G: 408
Matchups Cyrus Allen

Week 6
Kansas City Chiefs VS Los Angeles Chargers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.80323.60841104.02
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 18th with 26.00 total points (5.20 avg).
  • Currently 33 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.7 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 323.60 per game and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 6 in turnovers with 8 (1.60 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 21st in rush defense with 593 (118.60 per game).
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 1025 (205.00 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 4 (0.80 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 25.80 per game and currently ranked 24th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 27th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +102.31, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: -9, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +2.66,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 49, INT: 16, TDS: 2, PA/G: 21.3, YDS/G: 303.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Christian Kirk
7.37
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Cyrus Allen
3.73
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Christian Kirk
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2018 ARI 12 68 43 590 13.7 3 3 35 11.7 0
2019 ARI 13 108 68 709 10.4 3 10 93 9.3 0
2020 ARI 14 79 48 621 12.9 6 2 3 1.5 0
2021 ARI 16 103 77 982 12.8 5 1 11 11 0
2022 JAC 16 133 84 1108 13.2 8 5 11 2.2 0
2023 JAC 12 85 57 787 13.8 3 1 6 6 0
2024 JAC 8 47 27 379 14.0 1 0 0 0 0
2025 HOU 12 58 33 293 8.9 2 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 43 209 119 1055 8.9 7 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 11 63 39 486 12.5 2 0 2 6 0
Totals 108 715 454 5619 12.4 34 23 177 7.7 0
Career Cyrus Allen
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2026 KC 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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ATL vs CHI
BAL @CLE
BUF @LV
CAR @PHI
CIN vs BYE
DAL @GB
DEN vs SEA
DET vs BYE
HOU @JAC
IND vs TEN
KC vs LAC
MIA vs BYE
MIN vs BYE
NE vs NYJ
NO @NYG
PIT @TB
SF vs WAS
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BUF @MON 7:00 PM EST
CAR @WPG 3:30 PM EST
CBJ vs NYR 7:00 PM EST
CHI vs DAL 7:00 PM EST
DET vs SJ 7:00 PM EST
EDM @UTA 10:00 PM EST
FLA vs SEA 6:00 PM EST
NJ @WAS 1:00 PM EST
NSH vs STL 8:00 PM EST
NYI @TOR 7:00 PM EST
OTT @PHI 7:00 PM EST
PIT @VGK 10:00 PM EST
TB vs VAN 4:00 PM EST