Eddy Pineiro
San Francisco 49ers
Season Preview
Eddy Piñeiro enters the 2026 fantasy football season as one of the safer kicker picks, because he is back with San Francisco on a four-year, $17 million extension after a breakout 2025 campaign. Last season he went 28-for-29 on field goals and 34-for-38 on extra points, which is exactly the kind of volume-and-efficiency combination fantasy managers want from a kicker.
The biggest reason to like Piñeiro is that he now kicks for an offense that can consistently move the ball and create scoring chances. In San Francisco last year, he finished among the better fantasy kickers by both total points and points per game, and reports noted that his strong accuracy plus the 49ers’ efficient offense made him fantasy relevant for the first time in his career.
From a fantasy draft standpoint, Piñeiro profiles as a high-floor option rather than a boom-or-bust upside play. Fantasy projections from FantasyPros have him in the 130-point range for 2026, and his accuracy history suggests he can keep delivering even if he does not get a huge number of long field-goal attempts. The main thing to monitor is whether the 49ers’ offense stays healthy and productive, because that will directly affect his weekly opportunities.
Overall, Piñeiro should be viewed as a dependable every-week starter in most fantasy leagues, especially if you prefer stability at kicker over chasing a weekly ceiling. His new contract also signals that San Francisco views him as a long-term solution, which lowers the risk of a role change and makes him easier to trust throughout the season.