Luke Farrell: Everything you need to know

Farrell finished his first regular season with San Francisco grabbing 11 of 14 targets for 85 yards and two touchdowns across 17 games. Farrell signed with the 49ers in 2025 to back up TE George Kittle after playing his first four seasons with the Jaguars. Kittle wound up missing six games during the regular season, but it was third-stringer Jake Tonges who took over the injured starter's targets in those contests while generating fantasy value off the waiver wire. Farrell did catch a pair of short touchdown passes after being held out of the end zone during his four years in Jacksonville, but the volume simply wasn't enough to register even in games that Kittle missed. With a hard cap on his playing time and target potential, fantasy managers can safely ignore Farrell in 2026 drafts.

Farrell logged 27 snaps on offense (38 percent) and was not targeted in Sunday's 42-38 win over the Bears. Starter George Kittle (ankle) was sidelined for Sunday Night Football in Week 17, but it was TE Jake Tonges (7-60-1) who got the spot-start and provided fantasy value in the primetime win. Farrell stuck in his usual blocking role as the backup, earning similar playing time to games in which Kittle was healthy for. The 27-year-old Farrell does not carry fantasy value heading into Saturday's regular-season finale against the Seahawks.

Farrell was not target as a receiver in Sunday's 41-22 victory over Arizona. Farrell was able to nab his second touchdown of the season against the Rams last week, but he reverted to his blocking role against the Cardinals on Sunday. The veteran backup logged 16 snaps on offense (29 percent) behind George Kittle's dominant 6-67-2 receiving line. Farrell's fantasy value is completely dependent on vulturing short touchdowns from Kittle, which keeps the former off the fantasy radar for Week 12.