Jeff Wilson Jr. Fantasy

San Francisco 49ers running back Jeff Wilson Jr. carried 14 times for 45 yards and a touchdown while adding three receptions for 12 yards during a 20-17 Week 16 loss to the Tennessee Titans. Wilson converted a goal-line carry to open up the scoring during Thursday's primetime game, preserving an RB2 finish. Averaging 3.2 YPC certainly was not ideal, as the Titans front-seven forced Jimmy Garoppolo to attempt 35 passes. Wilson should be in a smash spot against the Houston Texans defense, which has allowed the fourth-highest PPR points to opposing running backs this season. However, Wilson cedes touches to Deebo Samuel, and the impending return of rookie Elijah Mitchell could wind up forcing Wilson into a back-seat role, devaluing him against the Texans. Make sure to pay attention to practice reports leading up to their Week 17 home game.

Dec. 24th • 8:07 AM

San Francisco 49ers running back Jeff Wilson Jr. carried 21 times for 110 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for an additional nine receiving yards during a 31-13 Week 15 win against the Atlanta Falcons. Wilson had his best game of the season since returning from an offseason knee injury in Week 10, churning out 5.2 YPC while handling over 20 touches. He ripped off a five-yard touchdown run to begin the second half, and the game script allowed the 49ers to continue feeding him carries against a bad Atlanta run defense. Wilson should be valued as an RB2 if Elijah Mitchell misses additional time against the Tennessee Titans in Week 16.

Dec. 19th • 8:57 PM

San Francisco 49ers running back Jeff Wilson Jr. carried 13 times for 56 yards during a 26-23 overtime win against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 14. Wilson spent much of the season rehabbing a knee injury he sustained in the offseason and has yet to flash the explosiveness he generated last season since returning. The lack of targets in the passing game is also concerning. Zero targets against the Bengals capped his ceiling to 5.6 PPR points, which falls below the mark of a quality RB3. Elijah Mitchell is the RB1 in the offense and will likely return against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 15, but Wilson is worth stashing for injury insurance. He is an RB4 that is touchdown-dependent.

Dec. 12th • 8:31 PM