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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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November 14, 2015; Stanford, CA, USA; Oregon Ducks cornerback Ugo Amadi (14, left) is called for defensive pass interference against Stanford Cardinal wide receiver Devon Cajuste (89, right) during the fourth quarter at Stanford Stadium. The Ducks defeated the Cardinal 38-36. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
November 14, 2015; Stanford, CA, USA; Oregon Ducks cornerback Ugo Amadi (14, left) is called for defensive pass interference against Stanford Cardinal wide receiver Devon Cajuste (89, right) during the fourth quarter at Stanford Stadium. The Ducks defeated the Cardinal 38-36. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

Wide Receiver/Tight End Devon Cajuste

2016 ESPN Fantasy Projection: N/A

Here’s a bit more of a reach for you. Rookie wide receiver, and undrafted free agent, Devon Cajuste probably shouldn’t command a fantasy draft pick, unless you have a thing for big-bodied Stanford receiving targets or guys named “Cajuste.”

Cajuste is more of a guy you look at on the waiver wire — perhaps as the season rolls on or when the Niners take on a team with a poor red-zone defense.

Here’s why. Cajuste is a 6-foot-4, 227-pound target with phenomenal hands (just look at the header photo) and someone head coach Chip Kelly could insert into red-zone packages as either a wideout or pass-catching tight end.

Just ask ESPN’s David Lombardi:

Again, you probably shouldn’t waste a draft pick on Cajuste. But keep an eye on whether or not he makes the Niners’ 53-man roster (he should) and how much Kelly experiments with him on the offensive side of the ball.

Next: No. 3: Wide Receiver Eric Rogers