Who Should I Start? Josh Gordon or Mike Evans

Monday, October 19, 8:50 PM

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Mike Evans (Achilles) seemed to avoid a serious injury during Monday's Week 6 win over the Washington Commanders. Evans exited early with an Achilles issue, but head coach Kyle Shanahan clarified postgame that the veteran pass catcher was simply experiencing the same soreness that he dealt with earlier in the week, according to Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com. Shanahan added that Evans isn't expected to undergo any additional testing. The fact that the Niners aren't subjecting Evans to testing (even as a precaution) is a great sign that he didn't suffer any sort of setback or serious injury. The 33-year-old will presumably have some absences or limited sessions during practice this week, but at the moment, we'd expect him to suit up without any limitations against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 7. Despite dealing with some injury concerns this year, Evans has posted at least 12.4 PPR points in five of his six games. He's a high-end WR2 with additional upside heading into next week.