NFL Fantasy Football Risers: San Francisco 49ers Michael Crabtree

He got his deal. He's learning the offense. And now it's time for him to shine.

Well, that's the general idea, anyways.

With his excellent hands and play-making ability, the main obstacle keeping Michael Crabtree grounded in the fantasy (and real) realm was learning the offense. Next was his previously undefined role with the San Francisco 49ers.

What head coach Mike Singletary would only speculate, now former starter Josh Morgan openly voiced.

"They gave him my spot," the dejected receiver said.

While Morgan was the one who everyone was "sleeping" on before the season started, it is now the Texas Tech product, Crabtree, who will be the 49ers' No. 1 receiver, and possibly as early as this coming week.

That means the San Francisco passing game has life, that Crabtree is relevant, and that you're not a complete fool for holding onto him for all this time.

In the name of Anthony Gonzalez, your efforts have been awarded fair friends, for holding onto Crabtree for about as long as he held out, himself.

Still, with just a mediocre Shaun Hill tossing him passes, Crabtree's value can only be looked at as a weak flex play, and possibly a fourth wide receiver.

He definitely has the tools and ability to see his value rise to third wide receiver status by the end of Sunday's game, but we need more certainty from several different angles before we add him to the roster and give him a cemented slot in our line-up.

Mike Singletary's thoughts, exactly.

Crabtree is more than worthy of being on your roster now, but his status for Week Seven remains up in the air. While reports do suggest that he will be starting, it is recommended that you hold tight and find a different option for your third wide receiver spot until we know what to expect.

This move severely drops Moran's value, while keeping Isaac Bruce's at mediocre fourth wide receiver status. Bruce will stay at the No. 2 spot, while Crabtree begins his career as the top receiver in 'Frisco.

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