Christian McCaffrey
27-Year-Old
2023 Rush/Rec Stats
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272
YDS
1459
TD
14
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564
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
After consecutive injury-shortened seasons, McCaffrey's value was trending downward entering 2022, and to make matters worse he was stranded in the dysfunctional Carolina offense. By the end of the season, McCaffrey's durability and team concerns turned for the better, as he ended up playing 20 games (three in the playoffs) between Carolina and San Francisco. As great as McCaffrey's production was in his Carolina career, the Panthers offense would often work against him. With Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers it's the exact opposite -- for the first time in his career McCaffrey is playing on Easy Mode. His numbers were fine in the six games before the trade, but he was predictably more explosive with the 49ers, producing 984 yards and eight touchdowns rushing with 64 receptions for 525 yards and five touchdowns in 14 games. Even a calf injury in the playoffs couldn't slow McCaffrey down; he had 299 total yards and three TDs in three weeks and missed only one snap in the NFC Championship Game loss. He turns 27 in June, still has the injury history looming somewhat and figures to cede a portion of the carries to Elijah Mitchell, but if McCaffrey's health cooperates he'll have enough catches and TDs to challenge for overall RB1 status again. Read Past Outlooks
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Stellar 160-yard effort not enough
McCaffrey rushed 22 times for 80 yards while corralling all eight of his targets for 80 yards and a touchdown in a 25-22 overtime loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII.
ANALYSIS
McCaffrey's day got off to an ominous start when he fumbled away his fourth touch of the 49ers' opening drive in Kansas City territory. The NFL's Offensive Player of the Year responded by scoring the game's first touchdown on a trick play in the second quarter, finishing with game highs in yards (160) and touches (30) despite coming up short in overtime. McCaffrey wraps up his first full season in San Francisco with 2,443 combined yards and 26 total touchdowns across 19 regular-season and playoff contests. Under contract through 2025, he'll head a retooled 49ers offense next year while likely being one of the first options taken off the boards in fantasy drafts.
McCaffrey's day got off to an ominous start when he fumbled away his fourth touch of the 49ers' opening drive in Kansas City territory. The NFL's Offensive Player of the Year responded by scoring the game's first touchdown on a trick play in the second quarter, finishing with game highs in yards (160) and touches (30) despite coming up short in overtime. McCaffrey wraps up his first full season in San Francisco with 2,443 combined yards and 26 total touchdowns across 19 regular-season and playoff contests. Under contract through 2025, he'll head a retooled 49ers offense next year while likely being one of the first options taken off the boards in fantasy drafts.
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Broken Tackle %
17.6%Positive Run %
84.9%% Yds After Contact
57.6%Avg Yds After Contact
3.1Rushing TD %
5.1%Touches Per Game
21.2% Snaps w/Touch
43.7%Air Yards Per Game
9.5Air Yards Per Snap
0.20% Team Air Yards
4.0%% Team Targets
17.7%Avg Depth of Target
1.8 YdsCatch Rate
80.7%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
7.0% Targeted On Route
20.7%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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2023 Christian McCaffrey Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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Height
5' 11"Weight
205 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.48 secShuttle Time
4.22 secCone Drill
6.75 secVertical Jump
37.5 inBroad Jump
121 inBench Press
10 repsHand Length
9.00 inArm Length
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Strong Super Bowl showing in loss
McCaffrey and the 49ers lost 25-22 in overtime to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, despite the running back producing 160 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown.
ANALYSIS
McCaffrey fumbled on the opening drive but was excellent thereafter. He scored the only touchdown of the first half on a 21-yard reception and supplied 52 total yards on the 49ers' lone overtime possession, which ended in a field goal. Unfortunately for San Francisco, the Chiefs responded with a game-winning touchdown drive, so McCaffrey and his teammates came up just short of a championship.
McCaffrey fumbled on the opening drive but was excellent thereafter. He scored the only touchdown of the first half on a 21-yard reception and supplied 52 total yards on the 49ers' lone overtime possession, which ended in a field goal. Unfortunately for San Francisco, the Chiefs responded with a game-winning touchdown drive, so McCaffrey and his teammates came up just short of a championship.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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For the second straight year, injuries derailed what might have been a tremendous season for
McCaffrey. The 25-year-old played seven games in 2021 and only saw more than 40 snaps in
four of them, but in those four contests he averaged 4.8 yards per carry and over 150
scrimmage yards per game. McCaffrey remains the premier pass-catching back in the league
while still being dangerous on the ground, and those skills were still in evidence last year. His
2.3 yards per carry after contact was comparable to the likes of Javonte Williams and Aaron
Jones, and McCaffrey broke a tackle every 8.3 carries on average, a better rate than Nick
Chubb or Najee Harris, albeit with much less volume. None of the injuries McCaffrey has
sustained appear to be chronic, so it's possible his luck will turn for the better in 2022. The
Panthers added D'Onta Foreman in the offseason to give them another depth option aside from Chuba Hubbard, who didn't impress as a rookie, but if McCaffrey is on the field he'll still dominate the backfield touches and snaps. Apart from health, his biggest concern at this point is
the overall quality of the Carolina offense with either Baker Mayfield at quarterback.
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Honored before Super Bowl
McCaffrey was named the Offensive Player of the Year on Thursday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Carries offense with two more TDs
McCaffrey rushed 20 times for 90 yards and two touchdowns while catching four of five targets for 42 yards in Sunday's 34-31 NFC Championship Game win over the Lions.
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Two TDs in divisional-round win
McCaffrey rushed 17 times for 98 yards and two touchdowns and brought in seven of 12 targets for 30 yards in the 49ers' 24-21 divisional-round win over the Packers on Saturday.
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Good to go for divisional round
McCaffrey (calf) will be a full practice participant Tuesday, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.
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Expected back at practice next week
McCaffrey (calf) won't practice this week but is expected to return to the field next week ahead of the 49ers' divisional-round playoff game, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
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