San Francisco 49ers fantasy football

NFC West, 2026 record 2-0. Depth chart, backfield split and target shares for Week 3.

Week 3

vs Arizona Cardinals

Sun, Sep 27, 4:05 p.m. ET

  • Allowed to QBs vs. averageAverage
  • Allowed to RBs vs. average+11%
  • Allowed to WRs vs. averageAverage
  • Allowed to TEs vs. average+24%

The San Francisco 49ers are 2-0 in 2026, coming off a 35-13 win against the Miami Dolphins in Week 2. In Week 3 they host the Arizona Cardinals (Sun, Sep 27, 4:05 p.m. ET). Brock Purdy tops the quarterback depth chart, projected for 22.2 half-PPR points (QB3). The backfield is split: Kaelon Black has 37% of the team's carries this season and Christian McCaffrey 35%. Christian McCaffrey leads the team with a 22% target share, followed by Deebo Samuel Sr. at 20%. Christian Kirk, De'Zhaun Stribling, Isaac Guerendo, Jake Tonges and Ricky Pearsall are on injured reserve.

Fantasy depth chart

Projections are half-PPR for Week 3. Shares are each player's portion of the team's carries and targets in 2026 games for the San Francisco 49ers; last game is the most recent one played.

Quarterbacks

DepthPlayerWeek 3 proj.RankCarry shareLast game
QB1Brock Purdy22.2QB314%11% car.
QB2Mac Jones0.5QB444%7% car.
QB3Kurtis Rourke––0%0% car.

Running backs

DepthPlayerWeek 3 proj.RankCarry shareTarget shareLast game
RB1Christian McCaffrey20.8RB335%22%37% car., 19% tgt.
RB2Kaelon Black5.1RB5237%2%26% car., 0% tgt.
RB3Jordan James1.6RB797%0%15% car., 0% tgt.
–Kyle Juszczyk––0%0%0% car., 0% tgt.

Wide receivers

DepthPlayerWeek 3 proj.RankTarget shareLast game
WR1Mike Evans9.5WR2618%14% tgt.
WR2Deebo Samuel Sr.9.8WR2520%19% tgt.
WR3Demarcus Robinson5.3WR7811%14% tgt.
WR4Jacob Cowing0.0–0%0% tgt.
WR5Jordan Watkins––0%0% tgt.
WR6KhaDarel Hodge0.9WR1442%5% tgt.

Tight ends

DepthPlayerWeek 3 proj.RankTarget shareLast game
TE1George Kittle12.8TE216%19% tgt.
TE2Luke Farrell1.9TE674%0% tgt.
TE3Brayden Willis0.0–0%0% tgt.

Injured reserve: Christian Kirk (WR), De'Zhaun Stribling (WR), Isaac Guerendo (RB), Jake Tonges (TE), Ricky Pearsall (WR)

Schedule

WeekOpponentResult or kickoff
1at Los Angeles RamsW 27-7
2vs Miami DolphinsW 35-13
3vs Arizona CardinalsSun, Sep 27, 4:05 p.m. ET
4vs Denver BroncosSun, Oct 4, 4:25 p.m. ET
5at Seattle SeahawksSun, Oct 11, 4:25 p.m. ET
6vs Washington CommandersMon, Oct 19, 8:15 p.m. ET
7at Atlanta FalconsSun, Oct 25, 1:00 p.m. ET

NFC West