Christian McCaffrey
28-Year-Old
IR
Injury Knee - PCL
Est. Return 1/11/2025
2024 Rush/Rec Stats
ATT
50
YDS
202
TD
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146
TD
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
McCaffrey was the consensus RB1 and first fantasy pick from 2019 to 2021, but injuries in 2020 and 2021 left his ranking up for review after two dud years. That didn't last long. Not only has McCaffrey's health cooperated the last two years, he now has the privilege of playing in a top-three offense. Even with sky-high usage the last two years (516 carries, 152 receptions), McCaffrey's efficiency was at/near a league-leading level (5.0 yards per carry, 6.8 yards per target). Volume is normally a slight downward pressure on efficiency -- the more a defense expects you, the better they tend to defend you -- but McCaffrey has been unstoppable in San Francisco no matter how aggressively opponents try to slow him. While his previous injury troubles raise the understandable fear of similar problems occurring in the future, McCaffrey's overall track record of availability (79 percent of possible games) is about normal for a heavily used RB. Rather than fretting over McCaffrey's past injuries, the more useful frame would be to consider that injuries are likely the only way for any other running back to catch him in the fantasy rankings. That's a statement that would apply to very few running backs throughout history, as a talent like McCaffrey in a scheme like San Francisco's yields an almost perfect projection. Read Past Outlooks
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Goes on IR
The 49ers placed McCaffrey (knee) on injured reserve Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Just as head coach Kyle Shanahan suggested Monday would be the case, McCaffrey was moved off the 53-man roster after the running back suffered a PCL sprain in his right knee during Sunday's 35-10 loss to the Bills. Shanahan said that McCaffrey will likely need around six weeks to recover from the injury, so he'll miss the rest of the regular season and may return to action only if the 5-7 49ers make a surprise playoff run. McCaffrey should be back to full strength for the offseason program and will be entering the final guaranteed year of his contract in 2025. After spending the first nine weeks of the season on IR while recovering from a calf strain and bilateral Achilles tendinitis, McCaffrey appeared in just four games in 2024, failing to score a touchdown while carrying 50 times for 202 yards and recording 15 receptions for 146 yards on 19 targets.
Just as head coach Kyle Shanahan suggested Monday would be the case, McCaffrey was moved off the 53-man roster after the running back suffered a PCL sprain in his right knee during Sunday's 35-10 loss to the Bills. Shanahan said that McCaffrey will likely need around six weeks to recover from the injury, so he'll miss the rest of the regular season and may return to action only if the 5-7 49ers make a surprise playoff run. McCaffrey should be back to full strength for the offseason program and will be entering the final guaranteed year of his contract in 2025. After spending the first nine weeks of the season on IR while recovering from a calf strain and bilateral Achilles tendinitis, McCaffrey appeared in just four games in 2024, failing to score a touchdown while carrying 50 times for 202 yards and recording 15 receptions for 146 yards on 19 targets.
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Broken Tackle %
14.0%Positive Run %
84.0%% Yds After Contact
65.3%Avg Yds After Contact
2.6Rushing TD %
0.0%Touches Per Game
16.3% Snaps w/Touch
41.4%Air Yards Per Game
15.3Air Yards Per Snap
0.39% Team Air Yards
1.7%% Team Targets
4.4%Avg Depth of Target
3.2 YdsCatch Rate
78.9%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
6.8% Targeted On Route
21.8%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
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Overall QB Rating Against
61.9
Cornerbacks
73.1
Safeties
43.2
Linebackers
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Measurables Review
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How do Christian McCaffrey's measurables compare to other running backs?
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Height
5' 11"Weight
210 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
30.00 in
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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Headed to IR, out at least six weeks
Head coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that McCaffrey is headed to injured reserve and is expected to need at least six weeks to recover from the PCL injury he suffered in Sunday's 35-10 loss to the Bills, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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PCL injury could end season
Head coach Kyle Shanahan said after Sunday's 35-10 loss to the Bills that McCaffrey (knee) suffered a PCL injury in the contest that may be season-ending, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Won't return against Buffalo
McCaffrey (knee) won't return to Sunday's game against the Bills.
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Injures knee on SNF
McCaffrey (knee) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Bills.
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Struggles sans star QB
McCaffrey rushed 11 times for 31 yards and lost one fumble while catching three of four targets for 37 yards in Sunday's 38-10 loss to Green Bay.
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May be done for season
McCaffrey may not play again this season after suffering a knee injury in Sunday's loss to the Bills, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
The star running back sustained a PCL sprain in the first half and didn't return to the game. Injuries of that nature typically have a recovery timeline of up to five weeks, which would keep McCaffrey sidelined through Week 18. Even if he is trending toward a quicker recovery, the 49ers are 5-7 after losing their third straight game, and the team would need to turn things around in December to still be in the playoff picture when McCaffrey might be ready to return.
The star running back sustained a PCL sprain in the first half and didn't return to the game. Injuries of that nature typically have a recovery timeline of up to five weeks, which would keep McCaffrey sidelined through Week 18. Even if he is trending toward a quicker recovery, the 49ers are 5-7 after losing their third straight game, and the team would need to turn things around in December to still be in the playoff picture when McCaffrey might be ready to return.