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  • RB

  • Christian McCaffrey

  • Carolina Panthers
  • Age26
  • DOBJune 7, 1996
  • CollegeStanford
  • DraftedRD 1, PK 8 (2017)
Height5-11
Weight202

Preseason

Player Rankings
Overall Rank #2
High Overall Rank #1
Low Overall Rank #11
RB Rank #2
High RB Rank #1
Low RB Rank #8

Summary

Christian McCaffrey is one of the best running backs in the league when it comes to fantasy production. He is an accomplished rusher and receiver who is heavily involved in the Panthers offense. A high ankle sprain, shoulder ailment, and quad injury hampered his path in 2020 which limited him to only three games. A hamstring injury which was later re-injured, slowed his return to prominence in 2021. Despite being a well-conditioned athlete, injuries have hampered him in back-to-back seasons. He will be 26 in June and his time as an elite weapon in the league appears to be finite. Still, if McCaffrey can elude injuries he stands to be one of the top fantasy running backs in the league due to his high talent both as a rusher and receiver. At peak, he can accumulate fantasy points that would rival that of two positions. In terms of production scarcity, few can do what he does. If he can manage to be effective as a rusher and receiver, and also score touchdowns, he will find himself at or near the top of the fantasy food chain once again.

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Percentile Ranks

Christian McCaffrey's percentile rank in each category, among s with more than 50 fantasy points.

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Schedule

Week Matchup
1 vs Cleveland Browns
2 @ New York Giants
3 vs New Orleans Saints
4 vs Arizona Cardinals
5 vs San Francisco 49ers
6 @ Los Angeles Rams
7 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
8 @ Atlanta Falcons
9 @ Cincinnati Bengals
10 vs Atlanta Falcons
11 @ Baltimore Ravens
12 vs Denver Broncos
13 Bye Week
14 @ Seattle Seahawks
15 vs Pittsburgh Steelers
16 vs Detroit Lions
17 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
18 @ New Orleans Saints
YR TM G RSH RushYD Y/Rush RushTD TGT REC RecYD RecTD Rank VBD ADP
2017 CAR 16 117 435 3.7 2 113 80 651 5 16 22 12
2018 CAR 16 219 1098 5.0 7 124 107 867 6 3 144 11
2019 CAR 16 287 1387 4.8 15 143 116 1005 4 1 208 3
2020 CAR 3 59 224 3.8 5 19 17 149 1 51 1
2021 CAR 7 99 442 4.5 1 41 37 343 1 44 1
Total 58 781 3586 4.6 30 440 357 3015 17 374
YR WK OPP oSNAP RSH YD TD TARG REC YD TD
2021 1 NYJ 57 21 98 0 9 9 89 0
2021 2 NO 54 24 72 1 6 5 65 0
2021 3 HOU 22 7 31 0 2 2 9 0
2021 4 DAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 5 PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 9 NE 29 14 52 0 5 4 54 0
2021 10 ARI 44 13 95 0 10 10 66 0
2021 11 WAS 46 10 59 0 8 7 60 1
2021 12 MIA 20 10 35 0 1 0 0 0
2021 15 BUF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 BUF 272 99 442 1 41 37 343 1
2020 1 LV 65 23 96 2 4 3 38 0
2020 2 TB 47 18 59 2 5 4 29 0
2020 9 KC 59 18 69 1 10 10 82 1
2020 10 TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 11 DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 12 MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 14 DEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 15 GB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 16 WAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 17 NO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 NO 171 59 224 5 19 17 149 1
2019 1 LAR 67 19 128 2 11 10 81 0
2019 2 TB 79 16 37 0 6 2 16 0
2019 3 ARI 58 24 153 1 4 3 35 0
2019 4 HOU 68 27 93 1 10 10 86 0
2019 5 JAX 56 19 176 2 9 6 61 1
2019 6 TB 64 22 31 1 5 4 26 1
2019 8 SF 54 14 117 1 5 4 38 0
2019 9 TEN 61 24 146 2 3 3 20 1
2019 10 GB 73 20 108 1 7 6 33 0
2019 11 ATL 70 14 70 0 14 11 121 0
2019 12 NO 76 22 64 1 9 9 69 1
2019 13 WAS 74 14 44 0 13 7 58 0
2019 14 ATL 70 11 53 0 12 11 82 0
2019 15 SEA 72 19 87 2 10 8 88 0
2019 16 IND 63 13 54 0 15 15 119 0
2019 17 NO 51 9 26 1 10 7 72 0
2019 NO 1056 287 1387 15 143 116 1005 4
2018 1 DAL 57 10 50 0 9 6 45 0
2018 2 ATL 63 8 37 0 15 14 102 0
2018 3 CIN 67 28 184 0 2 2 10 0
2018 5 NYG 69 17 58 0 6 5 35 1
2018 6 WAS 60 8 20 0 8 7 46 0
2018 7 PHI 59 7 29 0 6 6 51 0
2018 8 BAL 64 14 45 1 6 4 11 1
2018 9 TB 61 17 79 2 6 5 78 0
2018 10 PIT 54 14 77 1 5 5 61 2
2018 11 DET 58 13 53 0 8 6 57 0
2018 12 SEA 59 17 125 1 11 11 112 1
2018 13 TB 70 10 106 0 10 9 55 1
2018 14 CLE 74 16 63 2 7 6 38 0
2018 15 NO 58 15 53 0 11 8 67 0
2018 16 ATL 82 21 101 0 13 12 77 0
2018 17 NO 10 4 18 0 1 1 22 0
2018 NO 965 219 1098 7 124 107 867 6
2017 1 SF 47 13 47 0 7 5 38 0
2017 2 BUF 43 8 10 0 5 4 34 0
2017 3 NO 41 4 16 0 11 9 101 0
2017 4 NE 48 6 16 0 6 4 33 0
2017 5 DET 37 3 7 0 7 5 31 1
2017 6 PHI 61 4 8 0 14 10 56 1
2017 7 CHI 53 7 10 0 9 7 36 0
2017 8 TB 38 4 3 0 7 5 49 0
2017 9 ATL 53 15 66 1 6 5 28 0
2017 10 MIA 45 5 23 1 7 3 27 1
2017 12 NYJ 50 7 62 0 5 2 35 0
2017 13 NO 40 6 16 0 6 5 33 1
2017 14 MIN 43 8 35 0 4 3 18 0
2017 15 GB 53 12 63 0 7 6 73 1
2017 16 TB 53 9 39 0 4 2 19 0
2017 17 ATL 52 6 14 0 8 5 40 0
2017 ATL 757 117 435 2 113 80 651 5
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Tue May 24 13:26

Christian McCaffrey won't play during preseason

Carolina Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey will not play at all during the preseason, according to comments made by head coach Matt Rhule on Tuesday, May 24. Rhule also noted the team is 'looking into taking a different approach' with McCaffrey during practices moving forward.

Sun Apr 3 10:48

Christian McCaffrey won't change positions

Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule said the team will not move RB Christian McCaffrey from tailback to the slot. 'We can always move him around and utilize him, but at the end of the day, he's a back,' Rhule said. 'You can do a lot of things with Christian, but to take him out of the backfield, to me, is taking him out of what he does best. We'll keep him at tailback.'

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