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Colin Kaepernick | Quarterback

Team: San Francisco 49ers
Age / DOB:  (25) / 11/3/1987
Ht / Wt:  6'4' / 230
College: Nevada
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Colin Kaepernick spent two weeks in April training with track athletes.
Kaepernick believes he can "get faster and more efficient with his stride." He was certainly fast enough last year, averaging 6.6 yards per regular-season rush and ripping off a 25/264/3 line in three playoff games. With a full offseason under his belt as the starter and Anquan Boldin in the mix, Kaep is primed to go off. A top-three fantasy finish among quarterbacks should surprise no one. May 14 - 8:54 AM
Source: Sacramento Bee

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Colin Kaepernick - QB - 49ers

49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has cautioned Colin Kaepernick not to get "too jacked-up."

Kaepernick has spent the entire offseason in the gym. "If you're just talking about weightlifting and upper-body strength, yes, I think there is that fear," Harbaugh said. "It's something we've talked about. 'I don't want you getting too jacked-up, Colin.' I want some speed, quickness, not just (flexing chest his muscles)." It says a lot about Kaepernick's future that getting too strong is his coach's fear. Kaepernick could be on the precipice of a colossal fantasy campaign.
Source: CSN Bay Area
Mar 22 - 11:59 AM
Colin Kaepernick - QB - 49ers

Terrell Suggs says he believed Colin Kaepernick was "all hype" before Super Bowl XLVII, but emerged from the game believing Kaepernick is "the truth."

"That kid's the truth," said Suggs. "Going into the game, I thought it was all hype. ... I hate quarterbacks, but that kid is the truth and I have the utmost respect for him. I don’t think he needs to hold his head down at all because he’s going to play in a few [Super Bowls]." In SB47, Kaepernick completed 16-of-28 passes for 302 yards while accounting for two touchdowns and one turnover, and tacking on 62 more yards rushing. We believe Kap is "the truth" in fantasy football, as well.
Source: Jim Rome Show
Feb 9 - 7:41 PM
Colin Kaepernick - QB - 49ers

Colin Kaepernick will begin training for the 2013 season within a week.

Kaepernick is reportedly "steaming" about San Francisco's Super Bowl loss to Baltimore and has already made plans with teammates for a quick training turnaround. Led by Kaepernick, 49ers players will head to Atlanta for workouts. If there were any lingering questions about Kaepernick's "leadership skills" or work ethic, this is a pretty strong answer. On Tuesday, Kaepernick described his breakout 2012 season to reporters "as not being good enough."
Source: Associated Press
Feb 5 - 3:36 PM
Colin Kaepernick - QB - 49ers

Colin Kaepernick completed 16-of-25 passes for 302 yards, one touchdown, and one interception, and rushed seven times for 62 yards and a touchdown as San Francisco fell to Baltimore in Super Bowl XLVII, 34-31.

Kaepernick exacerbated the 49ers' first-half turnovers woes by following up a LaMichael James lost fumble with a pick thrown directly to Ravens FS Ed Reed, missing high badly on a pass intended for Randy Moss. As resilient as ever, Kaepernick rallied back San Francisco from a 28-6 margin with big-time scrambles on broken plays and cannon-armed throws to all parts of the field. Kap's most memorable run occurred early in the fourth quarter as he escaped the pocket on a blitz and burned Baltimore's defense for a 15-yard touchdown, narrowing the deficit to 31-29. On the 49ers' final meaningful play with under two minutes left, Kaepernick reacted to a Dannell Ellerbe blitz and simply threw the ball up for grabs out of the back of the end zone. Although Kaepernick clearly has some kinks to iron out, he offers elite fantasy upside with game-breaking running and passing skills. We'd already pencil him into the third round of 2013 drafts.
Feb 3 - 10:50 PM
Colin Kaepernick - QB - 49ers

ESPN's Ron Jaworski says Colin Kaepernick "has the ability" to be the best quarterback in the NFL.

Jaws is the preeminent quarterback evaluator in the analyst game. He notes that Kaepernick has better accuracy than Cam Newton, more size than Robert Griffin III/Russell Wilson and more speed than Andrew Luck. His MLB-caliber pitching arm is as powerful as there is in football. Jaws also believes Kaepernick will evolve into more of a pocket passer as time goes on, exposing him to fewer hits. Kap is the odds-on favorite to win Super Bowl MVP at roughly 2-1.
Source: ESPN.com
Jan 31 - 10:46 AM
Colin Kaepernick - QB - 49ers

49ers GM Trent Baalke indicated that coach Jim Harbaugh was the driving force behind San Francisco's decision to trade up to draft Colin Kaepernick in 2011.

Kaepernick was widely viewed as a boom-or-bust project coming out of Nevada's Pistol Spread. Harbaugh accurately isolated him from the offense and pinpointed his "rare" traits, per Baalke. "A lot of credit goes to Coach on this as far as the evaluation process," Baalke explained. "He saw a lot of things in Colin that are starting to come out and was always a big supporter once he saw the film." Having manipulated former No. 1 overall bust Alex Smith into an efficient passer and morphed Kaepernick into one of the NFL's most explosive playmakers, Harbaugh has emerged as the NFL's premier quarterbacks guru.
Source: Sports Radio Interviews
Jan 24 - 6:27 PM
Colin Kaepernick - QB - 49ers

Colin Kaepernick completed 16-of-21 throws for 233 yards and one touchdown, and rushed twice for 21 yards as San Francisco defeated Atlanta in Sunday's NFC title game.

He didn't commit a turnover and averaged over 11 yards per pass attempt. The 49ers smartly stuck with the run despite an early 17-point deficit, but it was Kaepernick's big throws that marched them downfield and kept the game competitive. His first run didn't come until late in the second quarter, with Kaepernick ripping off a dynamic 23-yard sideline sprint off the left edge. Kaepernick padded that late first-half possession with 19- and 25-yard connections to Vernon Davis capped by a four-yard touchdown to his tight end. Through two playoff wins, Kaepernick has completed 33-of-52 throws (63.5 percent) for 496 yards (9.54 YPC), and a 3:1 TD-to-INT ratio. Clearly, he's not just a running quarterback.
Jan 20 - 6:44 PM
Colin Kaepernick - QB - 49ers

49ers OC Greg Roman revealed after Saturday night's Divisional Round win that the Niners intentionally did not use the Pistol formation in Week 17 and barely used it in Week 16 to throw opponents off.

The Niners wanted opponents to think they'd scrapped the Pistol. They proceeded to use it on nearly 50 percent of their Divisional Round plays. "We didn't use it against the Cardinals because we wanted people to think we weren't going to use it," Roman said. Observed Packers GM Ted Thompson of Colin Kaepernick's performance, "That was unbelievable. He did everything. I mean, I had read the press clippings and seen some of the highlights. But to watch what he did ... oh my, that was special."
Related: Packers
Source: Yahoo Sports
Jan 13 - 9:14 AM
Colin Kaepernick - QB - 49ers

Colin Kaepernick completed 17-of-31 passes for 263 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception and rushed 16 times for 183 yards and two more TDs as the 49ers bested the Packers 45-31 in the Divisional Round.

On Kaepernick's first dropback of the game, Michael Crabtree slipped on his route and the pass was pick-sixed by Packers CB Sam Shields for a 52-yard touchdown. Resilient as he was all season, Kap redeemed himself by finding Frank Gore behind Charles Woodson for a 45-yard completion on the next possession and scrambled in from 20 yards out to even the score. Capitalizing on Packers PR Jeremy Ross' second-quarter lost punt, Kaepernick again tied it up, this time at 14, with a bullet touchdown to Michael Crabtree from 12 yards out. Kaepernick gave San Francisco the lead 21-14 by ripping off a 15-yard scramble on third down and rocketing a 20-yard score to Crabtree two plays later. Kap's third-quarter dagger was a 56-yard explosion run off read-option to put the Niners up 31-24. They wouldn't trail again. After setting the NFL record for single-game rushing yards by a quarterback, smoking-hot Kaepernick's 49ers will play the winner of Seahawks-Falcons in the NFC Championship.
Jan 12 - 11:46 PM
Colin Kaepernick - QB - 49ers

Colin Kaepernick completed 16-of-28 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's Week 17 victory over the Cardinals.

The first-year starter had arguably his best game of the season on Sunday. The win coupled with Green Bay's loss to the Vikings nets San Francisco the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye for the playoffs. Kaepernick hooked up with Michael Crabtree eight times for 172 yards and both scores, routing Arizona in the process. The second-year quarterback out of Nevada started seven games after Alex Smith went down with a concussion and finishes the regular season with a 62.3 completion percentage, 1,814 yards, ten touchdowns, and three interceptions. He added 415 yards and five more scores on the ground.
Sun, Dec 30, 2012 08:18:00 PM
Colin Kaepernick - QB - 49ers

Colin Kaepernick turned in his first dud in San Francisco's Week 16 blowout loss to the Seahawks, completing just 19-of-36 passes for 244 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

He added seven rushes for 31 yards. In short, Kaepernick was befuddled before a delirious Seahawks crowd, struggling to get in plays on time and playing at too frantic of a pace. He was hurt by the loss of Vernon Davis to a first-quarter concussion, but played a part in Mario Manningham's third-quarter knee injury by throwing a bad ball. His pick was an awful against-the-grain number in the end zone, while his score came deep into garbage time. It still wasn't as bad of a night as the statistics would indicate, but Kaepernick simply wasn't crisp with his decision-making. He perhaps should have scrambled more. As it is, we'd expect him to get back on track when the 49ers return home to host the Cardinals in next week's finale. Kaepernick — and not Alex Smith — is still very much the answer for San Francisco at quarterback.
Sun, Dec 23, 2012 11:43:00 PM
Colin Kaepernick - QB - 49ers

Colin Kaepernick completed 14-of-25 passes for 216 yards, four touchdowns and an interception in San Francisco's 41-34 Week 15 win over the Patriots.

He added seven scrambles for 28 yards. Kaepernick came out blazing, throwing for three touchdowns in the game's first 35 minutes as the 49ers streaked to a 31-3 lead. He seemed to lose his rhythm as the 49ers took the air out of the ball — and let the Patriots back into the game — but it was an impressive performance from a first-year starter. It wasn't all roses. Kaepernick fouled up no fewer than five snaps, led his receivers into some big hits and tossed a foolish pick into double coverage. However, Kaepernick's touch remains rare for any quarterback — let alone a young one — while he puts the "dual" in dual-threat QB. He'll face a big test in Week 16, where the 49ers travel to Seattle.
Mon, Dec 17, 2012 12:14:00 AM
Colin Kaepernick - QB - 49ers

Colin Kaepernick completed 18-of-23 passes for 185 yards, but rushed six times for 53 yards and a touchdown as the 49ers defeated the Dolphins in Week 14.

Kaepernick saved his fantasy day with a 50-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter, keeping the ball on an option play for the game-sealing score. Although Kaepernick struggled to find open receivers in the downfield passing game Sunday, he was highly efficient with a nearly 80-percent completion rate and kept the chains moving. The 49ers face the high-scoring Patriots in Week 15, and Kaepernick will continue to be an intriguing back-end QB1 option with upside.
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 07:04:00 PM
Colin Kaepernick - QB - 49ers

Coach Jim Harbaugh confirmed at Monday's presser that the 49ers are sticking with Colin Kaepernick at quarterback.

Not that there was really any doubt. Aside from a late 50-yard scramble, Kaepernick was bottled up both on the ground and through the air in Sunday's overtime loss, but it had far more to do with the Rams' scheme and 49ers' lack of vertical threats than Kaepernick's accuracy or decision-making. Kaepernick made a few dubious decisions, but nothing that suggested he isn't ready to run with Alex Smith's old job. Kaepernick gives the 49ers their best chance to win, and it's unlikely Harbaugh decides that isn't the case any time between now and the end of the season.
Source: 49ers on Twitter
Mon, Dec 3, 2012 03:06:00 PM

Depth Charts

Skill Players
PosRoleName
QB1Colin Kaepernick
2Colt McCoy
3Scott Tolzien
4B.J. Daniels
RB1Frank Gore
2Kendall Hunter
3LaMichael James
4Anthony Dixon
5Marcus Lattimore
GLB1Frank Gore
2Kendall Hunter
3RB1Frank Gore
2Kendall Hunter
FB1Bruce Miller
2Alex Debniak
WR11Anquan Boldin
2Kyle Williams
3Ricardo Lockette
4Chad Hall
5Marlon Moore
WR21A.J. Jenkins
2Quinton Patton
3Mario Manningham
4Joe Hastings
5Michael Crabtree
WR31Kyle Williams
TE1Vernon Davis
2Vance McDonald
3Garrett Celek
4Cameron Morrah
5MarQueis Gray
K1Phil Dawson