Colin Kaepernick (QB, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues

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ANALYSIS: For Week 16, Colin Kaepernick sits at the top of a very thin pile of quarterback streaming options. After two down weeks, he returned to the fantasy-producing streamer we’ve become accustomed to seeing in Week 15 at Atlanta. The 49ers travel to Los Angeles in Week 16; not long ago this would have been a matchup to avoid, but the Rams’ defense has instead become one to target. Los Angeles’ defense started the season in hot form, allowing a maximum of 15.76 points in standard leagues to opposing quarterbacks in four of its first five games. However, times have changed. They’ve allowed at least 20.36 fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks in three of their last four games, and the only outlier (14.86 to Tom Brady) came in a game where the Pats took the early lead and decided to play things very safe against the anemic Rams. Kaepernick righted his fantasy ship in Week 15; look for that to continue in Week 16.