Pro Football Focus contributor Thomas Valentine recently released a list of each NFL team's most improved player for 2024. The choice for the San Francisco 49ers is unsurprising to The Faithful: wide receiver Jauan Jennings.

Jennings was named as the team's "secret superstar" by PFF.

With injuries and lack of production elsewhere, San Francisco wide receiver Jauan Jennings morphed into one of the top targets for 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy in 2024. In the Tennessee alum’s fourth NFL season, Jennings topped all 49ers receivers in targets, catches, yardage and touchdowns.

In 2023, Aiyuk caught 75 passes and scored 7 touchdowns, and then he held out all offseason. He had one year left on his rookie deal that was fully guaranteed and would have paid him more than $14 million, and he still held out. And he eventually got a four-year, $120 million contract from the 49ers just before the regular season started.

The Atlanta Falcons nearly ended the 2024 season with two 1,000-yard receivers. While Drake London finished well beyond the milestone, Darnell Mooney came up eight yards shy (992) after sitting out of the team’s finale.

There were few bright spots during the San Francisco 49ers' 2024 NFL season, but one player put together a standout campaign.

Here is an updated set of dynasty and keeper rankings for those of you in those kinds of leagues: An overall top 240. Although a PPR scoring system is assumed, keep in mind that a switch to non-PPR would yield only minor changes, because we're looking at each player's long-term contributions.

It’s Week 18, and for fantasy football leagues that are still playing, it means you’re playing for the championship title. You either win, or you don’t — it’s as simple as that. There are always plenty of questions about who to start and who to sit in your lineups.

The NFL's fines continue to make no sense. You don't have to look far to find abhorrent fines handed down by the NFL; they happen every week. Oftentimes, it feels like they randomly pick plays to assess fines on and apparently it was the Falcons' turn in the final week of the regular season.

To make matters even more interesting, there are still some fantasy leagues holding championships this week, amid plenty of uncertainty. Without further ado, let's see where things stand as of early Sunday morning: The Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes (ankle/rest) is doubtful for Sunday's game against the Broncos after practicing in limited fashion all week.

San Francisco 49ers news for Thursday, January 16th, 2024

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