Fantasy Upside
In the 18 games with Colin Kaepernick at quarterback Crabtree has played in over the past two seasons, he’s averaged five receptions for 76 yards and has scored nine touchdowns. If Crabtree can do that over the course of a season, he’d be a solid No. 2 fantasy receiver, possibly even a No. 1.
Fantasy Downside
Crabtree’s injury history is beginning to become troubling. He has appeared in all 16 games just twice in his five-year career. The 49ers also rely heavily on their running game, which hurts his value, as does playing in the NFC West, where he’ll face Richard Sherman and Patrick Peterson twice each.
Bottom Line
Crabtree, as usual, was banged up in training camp this year. As previously mentioned, the offense doesn’t exactly pitch the ball all over the yard, either. But, when healthy, Crabtree is solid. Remember, he had 85 receptions for 1,105 yards and nine scores in 2012, the last time he played a full season. And that came without Anquan Boldin starting on the opposite side of him. He’s going in the fourth or fifth round in most drafts, which is likely due to the aforementioned factors. But he could outperform his draft ranking.
