Fantasy Outlook

The former 1.09 pick of the Dolphins in 2007 lands in San Francisco after three seasons of never catching more than two touchdowns in a season and somehow using his speed to only average 12.6 yards per catch in his career. Ginn was the Dolphins attempt to find the next special teams star Devin Hester (who coincidentally faded that year anyway). Ginn was neither a great returner nor a decent receiver and now will compete for the slot role in San Francisco. He’s no lock to get the job and even has struggled catching passes in minicamp. In the best case scenario, Ginn still does not have fantasy relevancy.

08-30-10 Update — Ginn has managed to lock down the slot role for the 49ers and may see a chance for his career to get a foothold finally.

Posted: 4/16/2010 2:21pm et

Jay Glazer, of FOXSports.com, reports the Miami Dolphins have traded WR Ted Ginn Jr. to the San Francisco 49ers.

Huddle Up: The Dolphins will get San Francisco's fifth-round pick in the upcoming draft, #145 overall. Ginn, expendable in Miami after the acquisition of Brandon Marshall, will offer a complementary deep target to Michael Crabtree and Josh Morgan; he should also contribute in the return game.

Posted: 11/5/2009 11:18am et

Carlos Frias, of the Palm Beach Post, reports Miami Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano said WR Ted Ginn Jr. will be given the opportunity to win back his starting receiver job. Ginn said he believes his big plays on special teams can help him make big plays on offense.

Huddle Up: You'd like to think Ginn's special teams prowess could translate to the receiver position; certainly that had to be the belief when the Dolphins spent a high first-round pick on him. The key difference might be catching a punt vs. catching a pass, something Ginn has struggled with this season.

Posted: 11/1/2009 10:32pm et

The Associated Press reports Miami Dolphins WR Ted Ginn Jr. returned two kickoffs for touchdowns during the team's Week 8 game. Both of his touchdowns came in the third quarter, making him the first player to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same quarter since former Green Bay Packers RB Travis Williams in 1967. Ginn did not catch a pass during the game.

Huddle Up: Ginn is certainly an enigma and showed exactly why the Dolphins spent a high draft pick on him only a few seasons ago. He has been far from consistent as a wide receiver this year but he certainly has another gear and is a dangerous weapon for the Dolphins special teams when he gets into the open field.

Posted: 10/27/2009 10:26am et

ESPN reports Miami Dolphins WR Ted Ginn Jr. will see reduced playing time after dropping several passes during Week 7. Ginn's snaps will likely be assumed by WR Brian Hartline.

Huddle Up: Ginn spurred some high hopes for Fantasy players with he performance against the Jets a few weeks back, but that hasn't translated into sustained production. Hartline doesn't seem like someone worth a free agent pickup as of yet.

Posted: 10/7/2009 2:31pm et

The Palm Beach Post reports Miami Dolphins WR Ted Ginn Jr. was only thrown to three times in Week 4, catching one pass for four yards, due to the offensive game plan. Head coach Tony Sparano said the reason Ginn saw so few opportunities was that the Dolphins often ran their offense from a 'big' formation, which calls for two tight ends and other receives who normally work that scheme. WR Greg Camarillo, who works in that package, and WR Davone Bess each had five passes thrown to them. 'Ted got lost with that a little bit,' Sparano said.

Huddle Up: Ginn's only significant outing this year was in week two when he went 11-108. In the other three games he has only three catches for 30 yards and has yet to score. The Miami offense rarely chooses to stretch the field, which is Ginn's forte. So he's a risky fantasy bet at this point.