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Fantasy Football: 5 San Francisco 49ers Sleeper Picks for Your 2016 Team

By Peter Panacy

Nov 29, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Bruce Ellington (10) catches the ball during warm ups before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 29, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Bruce Ellington (10) catches the ball during warm ups before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 11, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; San Francisco 49ers kicker Phil Dawson (9) kicks the ball prior to the game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim O'Connor-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 11, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; San Francisco 49ers kicker Phil Dawson (9) kicks the ball prior to the game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim O’Connor-USA TODAY Sports /

Kicker Phil Dawson

2016 ESPN Fantasy Projection: 110.6 points

OK, so kickers aren’t technically sleepers because, well, if you’re sleeping on a kicker… you seriously need to reevaluate your draft strategy.

A kicker should round out your final pick on draft day, but keep an eye on 49ers kicker Phil Dawson. Why? Well we know head coach Chip Kelly’s uptempo offense should invigorate what was a league-worst unit a year ago. So that should help you generate plenty of extra-point attempts.

But Kelly’s offense isn’t going to automatically wind up netting a ton of touchdowns for a red-zone-challenged Niners team either.

“Settling for three” may wind up being yet another theme to a talent-strapped offense in San Francisco this season.

That’s good for Dawson — who converted 24 of 27 field-goal attempts and missed just one extra-point try.

All at 40 years of age last year.

Next: No. 4: Wide Receiver/Tight End Devon Cajuste