San Francisco 49ersOur read
Written Sun 12:01 am Central, for week 6
Mac Jones sits second among 49ers quarterbacks behind Brock Purdy, so the Monday night home game with Washington isn't his unless something changes at the top. His lone appearance this season was -0.2 PPR points in week 2 of 2026, no touchdowns, and he missed weeks 1, 3, 4 and 5. He carries no designation on Sunday's report, but the Commanders allowing 23.2 PPR points a game to QBs, 31st of 32, means nothing to a quarterback sitting at QB72 in our rest-of-season order. Keep him benched this week and find a playing fill-in.
Written Oct 17, from his facts through last season
One game, -0.2 points, and four weeks in which he was healthy and did not play. That is the 2026 season for Mac Jones through week 5 of 2026, and it tells you everything about where he stands. The depth chart lists him second behind Brock Purdy, and Shanahan calling the plays himself does not change who takes the snaps. A backup quarterback is only worth a roster spot when the starter's health is in doubt, and there is no injury designation pointing that way.
The case for stashing him would rest on the 2025 stretch when he ran the offense: 11 games, 11.6 points a game, QB30 among 81 qualifying quarterbacks, with a 23.06-point best in week 10 of 2025. But even then his yards per touch fell from 3.3 in 2024 to 1.7, and he cleared the position's weekly median in only 5 of 11 weeks. The scoring chances were gone too: 1 red-zone touch all season, QB32 among 64, and 0 touches inside the ten. That is a spot-start profile, not a reason to hold a roster slot in the middle weeks of 2026.
Our preseason number was 49 points for the season, built on just 7 expected games, and he is running well under the 7.0 a game that pace asked for. He has yet to attempt a pass in 2026, with 0 targets and 0 catches on 2 carries. He cannot help you now, and he will not help you in the fantasy weeks that matter, weeks 15 to 17 of 2026 against LAC, KC and PHI, unless Purdy goes down. Drop him and use the spot on someone with a weekly path.