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Christian Kirk San Francisco 49ers · #3

Wide Receiver · 5' 11", 200 lbs · Scottsdale, AZ · Age 30

Christian Kirk is a Wide Receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 47th overall, 2018. In 2025 he caught 28 passes for 239 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 47th overall8-yr veteran
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Christian Kirk
Season avg28 rec · 239 yds · 1 td
Career avg432 rec · 5,415 yds · 30 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
28rec
239yds
1td
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Scouting report

Christian Kirk — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Christian Kirk is a Wide Receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 47th overall, 2018. In 2025 he caught 28 passes for 239 yards and 1 touchdowns.
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Receiving
C-
Big-play
B-
Scoring
C+
Receiving yards
Solid · offense
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Volume
Strong · offense
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Big-play
Average · offense
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Scoring
Strong · offense
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Target share
Strong · offense
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Act II

Where Christian Kirk stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #519 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
441Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Christian Kirk — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
239 YDS
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A+
Volume
28 REC
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C-
Big-play
8.5 Y/R
drill in ↓
A+
Scoring
1 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Christian Kirk

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
30
rec
18–42
343
rec yds
124–562
1
td
0–2
51
targets
36–66
11
games
9–13
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 28 → projected 30 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+4.5
Age curve
-2.9
Net vs last season+1.6 rec
Everything it reads
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8 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 30 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 12 / 8 / 13
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Christian Kirk career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2018124359036813.7
20191368709310710.4
2020144862167912.9
20211777982510312.8
202217841,108813313.2
2023125778738513.8
202482737914714.0
202513282391528.5
Career1064325,41530674
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the San Francisco 49ers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record
98off index
99def index
+63net
95%playoff odds
63roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (98), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 97, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #139 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Christian Kirk

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1996-11-18

The beginning

Christian Kirk is a Wide Receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, in his 9th NFL season.

San Francisco 49ers

Turning pro

Drafted 47th overall, 2018 as a Wide Receiver.

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Christian Kirk is a San Francisco 49ers wide receiver, drafted 47th overall, 2018.

Chapter

Across 8 seasons (2018–2025) he has caught 432 passes for 5,415 yards and 30 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 28 passes for 239 yards and 1 touchdown in 2025.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
200 lbs
Draft
47th overall, 2018
Born
Scottsdale, AZ
Age
30
Jersey
#3
Background

Christian Kirk is from Scottsdale, AZ and is 30 years old. He was drafted 47th overall, 2018 and plays wide receiver at 5' 11", 200 lbs.

Over 8 seasons (2018–2025) he has caught 432 passes for 5,415 yards and 30 touchdowns. Kirk is currently on the San Francisco 49ers roster.

The person

Christian Kirk is a starting-caliber wide receiver who has caught 432 passes for 5,415 yards and 30 touchdowns across 8 seasons (2018–2025).

Receiving432 career catches, 5,415 yards, 30 touchdowns.
Best season84 catches for 1,108 yards in 2022.
Yards per catch12.5 yards per reception over his career.
Draft pedigree47th overall, 2018.
Durability106 career games played.
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FAQ

Christian Kirk — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Christian Kirk, answered.

What position does Christian Kirk play?
Christian Kirk is a Wide Receiver for the San Francisco 49ers.
When was Christian Kirk drafted?
Christian Kirk was drafted 47th overall, 2018.
How many seasons has Christian Kirk played?
8 (2018–2025).
What are Christian Kirk's career stats?
He has caught 432 passes for 5,415 yards and 30 touchdowns.
Christian Kirk career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR6
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ LA
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
46
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
42
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ LAW2 vs MIAW3 vs ARIW4 vs DENW5 @ SEAW6 vs WASW7 @ ATLW8 · BYEW9 vs LVW10 @ DALW11 vs MINW12 vs SEAW13 @ NYGW14 vs LAW15 @ LACW16 @ KCW17 vs PHIW18 @ ARI

Each week grades Christian Kirk's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
8
since 2018
Games missed
7
listed Out
Lower-body
4
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk16 · Illness (Questionable)2025 Wk9 · Hamstring2025 Wk8 · Hamstring (Out)2025 Wk7 · Hamstring (Out)2025 Wk3 · Hamstring2025 Wk2 · Hamstring (Out)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 7 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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