ChristianKirk

News: 1 day agoThe 49ers activated Kirk (calf) from injured reserve and removed his questionable designation for Sunday's game in Atlanta.

Spin: Kirk suffered a calf injury in the early stages of training camp in late July and kicked off the season on injured reserve with a designation to return. San Francisco opened his practice window Thursday, Oct. 15, but the team didn't activate him ahead of this past Monday's win against the Commanders. After practicing fully Wednesday through Friday this week, though, he's now in the clear to make his 49ers debut Sunday. With Mike Evans (ribs/Achilles) and Deebo Samuel (hamstring) out for Week 7 and three other wide receivers on IR, Kirk will have a good chance to work as the top WR in a receiving corps that includes healthy options Brandin Cooks, Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Kirk signed with the 49ers after spending his first eight seasons with Arizona, Jacksonville and Houston. The 2018 second-round pick peaked with a 12th-place finish in fantasy points in 2022, but that marks his only career top-25 finish and he's been way off the fantasy radar the last two seasons, partially due to injury woes (13 missed games). Kirk doesn't have a clear path to consistent targets in San Francisco, with Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel and rookie De'Zhaun Stribling also in the mix (not to mention Christian McCaffrey and eventually George Kittle). The 29-year-old will begin the season on IR and is not on the fantasy radar.