Jauan

Jennings

We assumed as much, but it’s good to have it on the record. Jennings is probably one of the 10 best free agents still standing ahead of the draft. Perhaps he’ll sign a little ahead of the actual draft if a team decides it can’t swing the wideout pick they really want early, or, barring that, after a team unexpectedly does not wind up with the receiver they want on Day 1 or 2.

It’s officially “the denials are adding up” season for Jennings, who was also ruled out as an option for the Commanders last week. “He’ll find a good home, and Jauan will go play great football for someone,” Lynch said. “I can’t say enough for what that guy did; when that guy stepped between the lines, man, he was a presence, and they had to deal with him, and he won us a lot of games.” Jennings will probably need to take a one-year deal at this point.

We surprisingly haven’t seen much on Jauan Jennings in free agency to this point, Keim has connected the dots to Jennings as a potential option for the Commanders before, but it doesn’t seem like that will happen. It’s possible that Jennings’ agents have simply misread his market and he’ll have to settle for a one-year deal somewhere, but there are plenty of teams that could use a big-bodied possession receiver like Jennings still.

If the Commanders were to make such a move, though, Keim believes that “they’d still likely pursue another wideout to pair with Terry McLaurin.” Keim lists 49ers WR Jauan Jennings, Packers WR Romeo Doubs, Colts WR Alec Pierce and Seahawks WR Rashid Shaheed as potential options. Commanders general manager Adam Peters is expected to be very active next week.

Jennings’ market hasn’t really been as leaky as Robinson (a rumored Titans target) and Shaheed (Raiders with Klint Kubiak, Buffalo, a return to Seattle all possibilities) but he does stand to be one of the winners of free agency after not getting a contract adjustment in 2025. He finished with a 55/643/9 receiving line in 15 games — some of which he was clearly playing through injuries — and could be a big-bodied possession receiver for a team lacking one.

Jennings didn’t crack 100 yards in a game all season, but he did become a reliable red zone threat as he scored a career-high nine touchdowns on his 90 targets. Jennings will be a free agent in 2026 and would be a great fit for a team that needs a bully over the middle. He likely profiles as a WR3 in 2026, assuming he finds a reasonable landing spot where he can continue to command 90-110 targets a year.

Jennings’ 45-yard second quarter catch-and-run was his only reception on three targets, though he atoned with a far bigger play in the final frame, adding to his trick play legend when he took an end-around pitch then found CMC in the end zone. Jennings was under pressure and had to deliver a seed to the goal line. McCaffrey then made a spectacular catch. Awesome stuff, though Jennings is going to be needed for more as a pass catcher against the Seahawks in the Divisional Round as the 49ers adjust to life without George Kittle (Achilles).

He finished behind only George Kittle and Christian McCaffrey in targets, but San Francisco’s pass offense was going nowhere fast against Mike MacDonald’s crew tonight. Jennings will be a reasonable DFS play in the Wild Card Round next weekend. He hasn’t cracked 100 yards in a game all season, but managed a 55/643 seasonal line with nine touchdowns.

Jennings’ four targets ranked behind fill-in tight end Jake Tonges, Ricky Pearsall, and Christian McCaffrey, but he saved his fantasy outing with a 38-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to give the 49ers their final lead of the game. It was the first NFL regular season game in NFL history that was tied at seven, 14, 21, 28, and 35 points, with the 49ers eventually emerging victorious following an incomplete pass in the end zone as time expired. Jennings is unlikely to see his target volume surge significantly considering tight end George Kittle is expected to return to the game-day roster in Week 18 against the Seahawks.

All five of his receptions and his touchdown came after he was blanked on one target in the first half, pulling a solid fantasy outing out of seemingly nowhere. The San Francisco offensive game plan revolved around Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle before the break, a clever way of Kyle Shanahan taking advantage of the absence of Sauce Gardner and the elevated Cover-3 rates from the Colts. That tune changed some after Kittle departed with an ankle injury at the end of the third quarter, with Jennings stepping into an elevated role within Shanahan’s dynamic scheme. Jennings could once again operate as a primary option through the air in Week 17 against the Bears, pending the health of Kittle and Ricky Pearsall.