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Mike Evans right now in San Francisco...he has never once been above league average in yards after the catch per reception. Last year of 122 qualifying receivers, he was 121st in yards after the catch per reception behind only Kahan Booty...Mike Evans, fantastic player. I expect him to be in the Hall of Fame at some point, but he is on my fade list this year as a guy that I just have not been drafting...I'd rather take Carnell Tate than Mike Evans...I don't find myself drafting him in managed reddraft formats.

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Evans ranked 121st in yards after catch; Klug fades him for Tate and Watson.

Dave Klug fades Mike Evans in San Francisco despite positive coach speak and maintained separation ability. Core concern: Shanahan's offense is predicated on receivers creating after the catch, which is not Evans' strength—he ranked 121st of 122 qualifying receivers in yards after the catch per reception last year, behind only Kahan Booty. Additional red flags: Tampa Bay letting him walk in free agency at age 33 after over a decade suggests the team doesn't believe he has much left; the broken 1,000-yard streak removes late-season target force-feeding that kept it alive. Klug prefers Carnell Tate and Christian Watson in the same ADP range, and explicitly states Evans is on his fade list and he has not been drafting him in managed redraft formats.

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