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Jennings has been the subject of trade rumors. Since is able to practice, even in a limited capacity, this injury is unlikely to alter a potential suitor’s interest. Regardless, Jennings is not on the FLEX radar this week.

Jennings caught a 20-yard pass, his longest reception of the season. He was targeted three times, nearly catching a long touchdown from Kyler Murray in the second quarter, but failing to haul it in. Jennings is outside of the top-three pass-catching options for the Vikings and is irrelevant for fantasy purposes in this role. Fantasy managers should keep an eye on him in case he is traded, but Jennings does not need to be in fantasy lineups heading in to Week 8.

Jennings has been a major disappointment in Minnesota, falling behind Tai Felton on the depth chart. A small stakes trade could make sense for the 49ers, who are down to hoping Brandin Cooks can provide for Brock Purdy in a major rash of injuries.

Jennings simply isn’t meaningfully involved in the Vikings’ game plan. That is unlikely to change in Week 5 against the Saints, especially with the Vikings’ offensive line getting banged up in Week 4. Jennings could be asked to contribute more as a run blocker next week.

Jennings hasn’t been part of the Minnesota passing attack through three weeks. Against the Bucs Jennings ran the second most pass routes on the Vikings, behind only Jordan Addison. The low-volume Vikings passing offense likely can’t support more than one fantasy viable pass catcher per week. Jennings should remain on waivers for now.

Jennings was targeted just once in Week 1. It could be argued that we’re not sure what his target count would look like in a normal Vikings game given how quickly Kyler Murray got hurt, but there’s never been a normal Vikings game anyway. Jennings is best monitored from the waiver wire.

Head coach Kevin O’Connell ruled out veteran receiver Jauan Jennings, citing a death of a close family member. Jennings will step away from the team to mourn the passing, leaving Tai Felton as the player most likely to step into his vacated role when the Vikings take on the Bears. Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison should take on all the volume they can handle with the team also without Jordan Mason. Jefferson is a locked-in WR1 while Addison offers an intriguing upside-WR2 profile after putting up a dud in Week 1.

Things went off the rails in the first quarter when Kyler Murray left with a concussion, but one target is a bad omen no matter who is under center. Jennings was also a distant third on the team in routes behind Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison. He is not on the fantasy radar headed into Week 2.

We assumed this was the case, though Jennings’ size allows one to wonder if he might be valuable in heavy personnel packages. Nailor departed for the Raiders earlier this offseason. Vikings No. 2 WR Jordan Addison was suspended for Weeks 1-3 last season. From Week 4 on, Addison out-snapped Nailor 714-to-507. Expecting a similar split from Addison and Jennings this season is reasonable.

The deal includes an $8 million base salary. Jennings can make an extra $5 million via incentives. This will be Jennings’ first time playing for a team other than the 49ers, who drafted him in the 2020 NFL Draft’s seventh round. Jennings, 28, caught 55 passes for 643 yards and a career-high nine touchdowns last year. He should start in three-wide receiver sets alongside Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison. Jefferson will rarely leave the field, but one wonders if Jennings (6'3/212) might be able to steal snaps from Addison (5'11/175) in two-wide receiver sets, in part due to Jennings’ run-blocking ability. Addison, 24, is the more talented receiver, so we expect him to remain the No. 2 target earner, but this dynamic is worth keeping an eye on in training camp. For now, Jennings can be viewed as a WR4/FLEX, while Jefferson sits in the WR1 tier and Addison in the WR2/3 range.

His market is starting to pick up steam now that we’re close to clearing the compensation pick portion of proceedings. The Dolphins, per Barry Jackson, also reportedly have interest in Jennings. It wouldn’t be surprising to see him signed before the week is out after his initial market went cold.

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.

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.