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Mike Evans is Out: who picks up the SF usage

From our own data, updated Oct 24, 2026, 9:53 AM PT.

Mike Evans (SF WR) is listed as Out (Achilles), as of 2026-10-24 16:53 UTC. Over his last 4 games for SF before this (weeks 3–6), Mike Evans had 26% of the team's targets and 0% of its carries, and he played SF's latest game in the weekly stats (week 6). our data managers added Brandin Cooks 96,900 times in the last 24 hours on our data public trending list.

  • Mike Evans (SF WR) is listed as Out (Achilles), as of Oct 24, 2026, 9:53 AM PT.
  • Over his last 4 games for SF before this (weeks 3–6), Mike Evans had 26% of the team's targets and 0% of its carries.
  • He played SF's latest game in the weekly stats (week 6); this absence has not been seen in a box score yet.
  • Christian McCaffrey (RB): 21% of the team's targets before; estimated −5.7 points → about 15%. Our Value: 4,333; value pressure: down.
  • Jacob Cowing (WR): 5% of the team's targets before; estimated +3.3 points → about 8%. Value pressure: little change.
  • Jordan Watkins (WR): 3% of the team's targets before; estimated +3.3 points → about 6%. Value pressure: little change.
  • Brandin Cooks (WR): 5% of the team's targets before; estimated +3.3 points → about 8%. Our Value: 399; value pressure: little change.
  • How it is estimated: Teammates tend to pick up part of his share of the team's targets and carries, depending on their position and how big their role already is (averages from 2022–25 games). Tested on past seasons, the named teammates did see more work in about 6 of 10 cases, and the size was right on average. A Questionable tag does not mean he plays. Small roles often see no change.
  • Fantasy managers added Brandin Cooks 96,900 times in the last 24 hours.

Who is affected

  • Christian McCaffrey RB — likely less work
  • Jacob Cowing WR — likely more work
  • Jordan Watkins WR — likely more work
  • Brandin Cooks WR — likely more work

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