RUSHING RECEIVING FANTASY
Rush Yards TD Rec Targets Yards TD Tot Pts Pts/Gm
2011 Stats 1 6 0 72 114 874 4 112.0 7.5
2010 Stats 0 0 0 55 101 741 6 110.1 6.9
2009 Stats 0 0 0 48 86 625 2 74.5 6.8
Overall Ranking
| 50 | '11 | '10 | '09 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | -- | -- | 11 |
| Targets | -- | -- | 86 |
| Receptions | -- | -- | 48 |
| Receiving Yards | -- | -- | 625 |
| 100 Yard Games | -- | -- | 0 |
| Total TDs | -- | -- | 2 |
Week 1 - Sep 09
SF 30 @ GB 22
Week 2 - Sep 16
DET 19 @ SF 27
Week 3 - Sep 23
SF 13 @ MIN 24
Week 4 - Sep 30
SF 34 @ NYJ 0
Week 5 - Oct 07
BUF 3 @ SF 45
Week 6 - Oct 14
NYG @ SF
Week 7 - Oct 18
SEA @ SF
Week 9 - Oct 29
SF @ ARI
Week 10 - Nov 11
STL @ SF
Week 12 - Nov 19
CHI @ SF
Week 13 - Dec 02
SF @ STL
Week 1 - Sep 11
SEA 17 @ SF 33
Week 2 - Sep 18
DAL 27 @ SF 24
Week 3 - Sep 25
SF 13 @ CIN 8
Week 4 - Oct 02
SF 24 @ PHI 23
Week 5 - Oct 09
TB 3 @ SF 48
Week 6 - Oct 16
SF 25 @ DET 19
Week 7 - Oct 23
bye
Week 8 - Oct 30
CLE 10 @ SF 20
Week 9 - Nov 06
SF 19 @ WAS 11
Week 10 - Nov 13
NYG 20 @ SF 27
Week 11 - Nov 20
ARI 7 @ SF 23
Week 13 - Dec 04
STL 0 @ SF 26
Week 14 - Dec 11
SF 19 @ ARI 21
Week 15 - Dec 19
PIT 3 @ SF 20
Week 16 - Dec 24
SF 19 @ SEA 17
Week 1 - Sep 12
SF 6 @ SEA 31
Week 2 - Sep 20
NO 25 @ SF 22
Week 3 - Sep 26
SF 10 @ KC 31
Week 4 - Oct 03
SF 14 @ ATL 16
Week 5 - Oct 10
PHI 27 @ SF 24
9 receptions
105 rec yards
1 TDs
0 rush yards
0 TDs
Week 6 - Oct 17
OAK 9 @ SF 17
Week 7 - Oct 24
SF 20 @ CAR 23
Week 8 - Oct 31
DEN 16 @ SF 24
Week 9 - Nov 07
bye
Week 10 - Nov 14
STL 20 @ SF 23
Week 11 - Nov 21
TB 21 @ SF 0
Week 12 - Nov 29
SF 27 @ ARI 6
Week 13 - Dec 05
SF 16 @ GB 34
Week 14 - Dec 12
SEA 21 @ SF 40
Week 15 - Dec 16
SF 7 @ SD 34
Week 16 - Dec 26
SF 17 @ STL 25
6 receptions
122 rec yards
1 TDs
0 rush yards
0 TDs
Week 17 - Jan 02
ARI 7 @ SF 38
Week 1 - Sep 13
SF 20 @ ARI 16
Week 2 - Sep 20
SEA 10 @ SF 23
Week 3 - Sep 27
SF 24 @ MIN 27
Week 4 - Oct 04
STL 0 @ SF 35
Week 5 - Oct 11
ATL 45 @ SF 10
Week 6 - Oct 18
bye
Week 7 - Oct 25
SF 21 @ HOU 24
Week 8 - Nov 01
SF 14 @ IND 18
Week 9 - Nov 08
TEN 34 @ SF 27
Week 10 - Nov 12
CHI 6 @ SF 10
Week 11 - Nov 22
SF 24 @ GB 30
Week 12 - Nov 29
JAC 3 @ SF 20
Week 13 - Dec 06
SF 17 @ SEA 20
Week 14 - Dec 14
ARI 9 @ SF 24
Week 15 - Dec 20
SF 13 @ PHI 27
Week 16 - Dec 27
DET 6 @ SF 20
Week 17 - Jan 03
SF 28 @ STL 6
vitals
RUSHING RECEIVING FANTASY
Rush Yards TD Rec Targets Yards TD Tot Pts Pts/Gm
2011 Stats 1 6 0 72 114 874 4 112.0 7.5
2010 Stats 0 0 0 55 101 741 6 110.1 6.9
2009 Stats 0 0 0 48 86 625 2 74.5 6.8
(+)Coach Harbaugh has stated that Crabtree has the best hands of any player he has ever seen
(+) Alex Smith has been looking for Crabtree more and more often as his targets has increased each year
(+) Crabtree had 4 or more catches in 11 games last season including his last 7 games of the season
(+)With the addition of new fire power (Manningham & Moss) the 49ers offense will be much improved and defenses will not be able to key in on Crabtree
(+) With Gore aging the 49ers are not going to rely on the run as much this season
(-) Coach Harbaugh has publicly stated that Randy Moss is the best wide receivers of the 49ers
(-) All the additional weapons to both the passing and running games will make it hard for Crabtree to see 114 targets again next season
(-) Crabtree is a true possession receiver who lacks big play ability and therefore lacks big upside
(-) Scored only 4 TD’s last year, 3 of which were against St. Louis (2 in week 17 thanks a lot), the other was against Cleveland
(-) Alex Smith is still his QB and has yet to prove himself as consistent which hurts Crabtree

Crabtree’s first year in the NFL started off with a bang. Oh, no wait, it didn’t. In fact, it might have to be considered one of the slowest starts to such a highly anticipated career in recent memory. His 5-game holdout to begin the season turned out to be a piss-poor decision, yet Coach Mike Singletary was undeterred by his absence enough to still give him a starting job right out of the gate. So what did the Crabby rookie do with his opportunity? Not nearly as much as expected, as Crabtree failed to record a single 100-yard game over the final 11 games of the season and caught just two TD passes in the process. However, he did exhibit his rare talents and exceptional size enough to be targeted by QB Alex Smith almost 8 times a game, so it’s clear that the promise of Michael Crabtree still weighs heavily in the minds of football fans and fantasy owners alike. It may not have been the explosion the NFL world was bargaining for, but he still showed enough potential to keep us all on the edge of our seats come 2010.
~ Ranked 65th in the league with 72.5 WR fantasy points (basic scoring system)
~ Tied for 96th in the league with 2 receiving touchdowns
~ Ranked 60th in the league with 625 receiving yards
~ Ranked 36th in the league with 56.8 receiving yards per game
~ Tied for 70th in the league with 48 receptions
~ Tied for 63rd in the league with 86 targets
~ Tied for 51st in the league with 10 receptions of 20+ yards
~ Tied for 78th in the league with 27 catches for first downs
~ Tied for 107th in the league with 196 yards after the catch (YAC)
~ Set career best in all major statistical receiving categories
(Sung to the lyrics of “‘O Christmas Tree”) Oh Crabby Tree, Oh Crabby Tree, How Lovely Is Your Upside… 2010 promises to be a much better year for the young 49ers receiver for a bunch of reasons. First, he’ll actually get to work with the team and QB Alex Smith during the offseason instead of rehabbing and sitting by the phone waiting for the ‘Niners front office to cave in to his demands. Second, the coaches will have routes drawn up in the playbook made specifically for him now that they know exactly what they are dealing with. Third, the emergence of TE Vernon Davis will have defenses scrambling to find the best matchups, an ingredient which will open the field more for Crabtree to roam. Another couple of components that look in favor of a possible breakout are that fellow starter Josh Morgan is a good enough WR to command the opposing team’s attention, while the addition of speedster Ted Ginn Jr. will extend defenses past the middle of the field, which happens to be Michael’s comfort zone. Add all this up and you’re looking at solid fantasy year for #15, likely in the middle WR2 range.
~ A full, healthy offseason with the team will make all the difference, and his chemistry with Alex Smith should be rolling
~ His skill level is off the charts, and if used properly, he will have every opportunity to put up WR1-type numbers
~ The 2009 holdout and foot injury are both in the past
~ How committed to the run are the 49ers?
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Check out Michael Crabtree's EA Sports NCAA 9-like college stats his two years as a Texas Tech Raider. 41 TDs in his first two seasons as a WR (Crab was a QB in high school):

Michael Crabtree did not participate in the 2009 NFL Combine due to a foot injury. Hence the Pyro character we have of him.
Here are some college highlights:
Read this great story written by Dawgmaticå:
Chopping Down The Cherry Crabtree

In October of ’09, Crabtree ended an extended holdout to start his rookie season by signing a six-year, $32 million contract that included $17 million guaranteed. In addition, another $8 million is available through incentives, plus he can void the contract down to five years if he reaches some “unlikely to be earned” Pro Bowl and playing-time triggers. Yet another clause in his contract says that $15 million of Crabtree’s available escalators is based on him taking part in at least 90% of annual offseason workouts. The year-to-year details are listed below:
2010 – $2.287 million
2011 - $3.875 million
2012 - $3.5 million
2013 - $4.5 million
2014 - $3.5 million (Voidable Year)
2015 – Free Agent

Josh Morgan is the handcuff to Crabtree, though he dropped 2 easy TDs last year and ended up to be a huge disappointment
Crabtree had surgery to repair a stress fracture in his foot back in early March of '09, but that injury is far behind him. We'll give him the green, as we don't foresee him being an injury-prone type of guy