Fantasy Football News

The 49ers are elevating WR Brandin Cooks to the active roster, ESPN's Nick Wagoner reports. San Francisco continues to be ravaged by WR injuries, with Mike Evans (ribs) and KhaDarel Hodge (knee) iffy for Week 4 and potentially beyond. Cooks joins Deebo Samuel, Jacob Cowing, and Jordan Watkins as the healthy WRs on the active roster. The 33-year-old Cooks is no longer fit to be an offensive focal point, but he's a reliable veteran who could help the Niners passing game. We'll keep an eye on his role, but Cooks shouldn't be in Week 4 fantasy lineups and is only worth stashing in deep fantasy leagues.

Update: Hodge has been released.

49ers GM John Lynch conceded on Thursday morning that WR Mike Evans (ribs) is iffy for this weekend's game vs. the Broncos. "He is old school in his mindset and he doesn’t want to miss," Lynch said. "Mike will make every attempt and we’ll see where that goes." We'll keep you updated on Evans' status over the next few days, but fantasy managers should be making other plans for Week 4. Evans' absence would leave the Niners down to Deebo Samuel, Jacob Cowing, and Jordan Watkins as the healthy WRs on the active roster. WR KhaDarel Hodge missed Wednesday's practice with a knee injury. WRs Brandin Cooks and Dante Pettis are on the practice squad. TE George Kittle and RB Christian McCaffrey could play even bigger roles than usual against Denver.

49ers WR Mike Evans (ribs) did not practice on Wednesday. He's considered "day to day," NFL Network's Ian Rapoport said earlier this week, but Evans isn't a lock to play vs. the Broncos on Sunday. WR KhaDarel Hodge, who was the primary replacement for Evans last week, also missed Wednesday's practice with a knee issue.

Falcons WR Darnell Mooney is expected to miss "a few weeks" with a shoulder injury he suffered in practice on Thursday, a source tells ESPN's Adam Schefter.