Fantasy Football Player Notes

Coming off their bye week, the 49ers stay home to take on the Raiders in Week 9. This offense should have Mike Evans returning from injury and ready to erase the memory of losing to the Falcons in Week 7. The Raiders should be no match for the 49ers, especially on the ground. This season, they are allowing the second-most rushing yards per game, the fifth-most rushing touchdowns, and the seventh-most fantasy points to opposing RBs. CMC may be splitting more work than we are used to, but the veteran back is in line for a huge performance this week.

Christian McCaffrey's hamstring isn't 100%. With McCaffrey operating at less than full health and a nice rushing matchup incoming, I wouldn't be surprised to see Kaelon Black see 12-15 carries against the Raiders. Black has seen at least 12 carries in two games this season while averaging 8.5 touches and 33.9 total yards per game. Black hasn't been impressive as a rusher with only a 7% explosive run rate and 7% missed tackle rate, but that might not matter this week. The Raiders' run defense has been that bad. Over their last five games, Las Vegas has allowed the highest explosive run rate, the highest rushing success rate, the most yards before contact per attempt, and the fifth-highest missed tackle rate.