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Ted Hurst or Christian Kirk

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Ted Hurst

Ted Hurst

WR • Tampa Bay Bucs TB
Christian Kirk

Christian Kirk

WR • San Francisco 49ers SF
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hurst over Kirk

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Hurst ... 25%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 8.1
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2.7 38 0.3 8.1
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kirk over Hurst

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Kirk ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

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

Christian Kirk at Atlanta — Nearing Debut Amid San Francisco Receiver Injuries

Kirk is eligible to be activated from injured reserve after two strong weeks of practice, putting him on track to make his season debut against the Falcons. With Deebo Samuel sidelined by a hamstring injury and Mike Evans banged up, the 49ers have a depleted receiver room, creating immediate slot opportunity for the veteran if he is formally added to the 53-man roster.

Fantasy managers have aggressively added him, driving his roster rate up to 29%, but starting him in lineups remains risky. Our weekly model currently projects zero points pending official confirmation of his active status, and his workload could be monitored in a high-scoring dome matchup. Fantasy managers should treat him as a high-upside stash and keep him benched until his role is proven, while checking back before kickoff for final updates.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Ted Hurst
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
34013.3220
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
34013.3220
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Christian Kirk
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Ted Hurst
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Christian Kirk
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ted Hurst
OWN
 
2%
+1.62 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.73 compared to last week
OWN/START Christian Kirk
OWN
30%
+25.23 compared to last week
START
 
4%
+4.39 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ted Hurst
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Christian Kirk
46th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ted Hurst

    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 71st with 22.80 total points (3.80 avg).
  • Currently 93.06 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 74th among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 63rd among WR.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 87th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 6 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +11, Rec Yards: +168 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 30, REC YDS: 400, REC TDS: 3
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

Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Ted Hurst

No Injury Reported

Injury Christian Kirk

CALF - Since Aug 30, 2026

The 49ers have opened the 21-day practice window for Kirk as they await his return from the injured reserve list.
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ted Hurst

Week 7
Tampa Bay Bucs @ Carolina Panthers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.60369.20631113.41
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 15th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 19th with 33.00 total points (6.60 avg).
  • Currently 26 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.6 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 18th in rush defense with 661 (132.20 per game).
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 1185 (237.00 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 24.60 per game and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +54.87, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: +6, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +0.27,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 35, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 23.8, YDS/G: 347.7
Matchups Christian Kirk

Week 7
San Francisco 49ers @ Atlanta Falcons

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.50351.83511513.43
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 23rd with 30.00 total points (5.00 avg).
  • Currently 29 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in rush defense with 499 (83.17 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 30th in pass defense with 1612 (268.67 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 25.50 per game and currently ranked 25th among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 1 (0.17 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: +81.43, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: +1, INTs: -4, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +5.5,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 51, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.1, YDS/G: 347.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Ted Hurst
6.78
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Christian Kirk
7.23
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Ted Hurst
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2026 TB 5 22 11 168 15.3 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 15 66 33 504 15.3 3 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 5 22 11 168 15.3 1 0 0 0 0
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 36 174 99 879 8.9 6 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
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Week 7
ARI vs DEN
ATL vs SF
BAL vs CIN
BUF vs BYE
CAR vs TB
CHI vs NE
CLE @TEN
DAL @PHI
DET vs GB
HOU vs NYG
IND @MIN
JAC vs BYE
KC @SEA
LAC vs BYE
LAR @LV
MIA @NYJ
NO vs PIT
WAS vs BYE
Matchup Time Pitchers
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Matchup Time
ATL @CHA 7:00 PM EST
BOS vs NY 7:00 PM EST
CHI @MIL 4:00 PM EST
DAL @IND 7:00 PM EST
DET @MIA 8:00 PM EST
GS vs MEM 10:00 PM EST
HOU @SA 9:30 PM EST
LAC @LAL 10:00 PM EST
MIN @ORL 7:00 PM EST
NO @UTA 9:30 PM EST
POR @SAC 10:00 PM EST
TOR @WAS 7:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
CHI vs MON 8:00 PM EST
COL vs TB 9:00 PM EST