Christian McCaffrey Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Christian McCaffrey
RB
, Carolina Panthers

Age: 24
Weight: 202 lbs
Height: 5' 11"

ADP: 1
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	RecYds
46.2	155	4	7	67

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

McCaffrey was the No. 3 running back in 2018 before his epic 411-point half-PPR 2019 campaign in 2019. The Panthers have a new quarterback (Teddy Bridgewater), but McCaffrey will continue to be the centerpiece of the Carolina offense and has a good chance to repeat his No. 1 RB finish if he’s able to play 15+ games. His 266 targets over the last two seasons are 48 more than second-place (James White). His 142 targets last year were the most by any running back since PFR started to track targets in 1992. His 124 targets in 2018 were the sixth-most.

Latest news

Rapoport: Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey a longshot to play

Ian Rapoport on Twitter

1 hour ago

Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey is considered a longshot to play Thursday vs. the Falcons, source said.

Related players: Mike Davis

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But they haven’t ruled him out and he’s pushing to play, Rapoport went on to say in the tweet. However, the short week won't help. He’ll work his way back into practice and see if he can make enough progress, Rapoport added. Davis would continue to be the RB1 if CMC is out again this week. Even if CMC plays, he may not see a full workload.

Scouting report

by Brandon Niles

· Sep 17 · 11:40 AM EDT

CAR RB Christian McCaffrey - Week 2 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 2 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

It’s hard to know what else to say about Christian McCaffrey, as the guy is just extremely dominant in every facet of the game. He opened the season with 23 carries, three receptions, 134 combined yards and a pair of touchdowns, and he looked both dynamic in the open field, and tough as nails fighting for extra yards. McCaffrey only saw four targets, which is a bit low for him, but time will tell if that’s a one-game thing, or an aspect of the new offense and Teddy Bridgewater.

This week, he’ll face a Tampa Bay defense that has been really good against the run going back to last year. However, it doesn’t matter who McCaffrey plays. He should be active every week, regardless of matchup. The Buccaneers gave up a pair of touchdowns to Alvin Kamara – although just 16 yards rushing – so expect McCaffrey to find ways to get his fantasy points. Start him, as always.

2020 Strength of Schedule - CAR

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17
29 LV	3 @TB	2 @LAC	16 ARI	8 @ATL	13 CHI	4 @NO	8 ATL	22 @KC	3 TB	26 DET	14 @MIN	BYE	1 DEN	28 @GB	15 @WAS	4 NO

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

2020 Game Stats


Week	Opp	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	STD	PPR	Snaps	%
1	LV	23	96	2	0	4.17	3	38	0	4	12.67	25.4	28.4	65/67	97.0%
2	@TB	18	59	2	0	3.28	4	29	0	5	7.25	20.8	24.8	47/73	64.4%
3	@LAC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	ARI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	@ATL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	CHI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	@NO	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Per game		20.50	77.50	2.00	0	3.78	3.50	33.50	0	4.50	9.57	23.10	26.60	56.00/70.00	80.70%
Totals		41	155	4	0	3.78	7	67	0	9	9.57	46.2	53.2	112/140	80.70%

Previous Games vs. ATL


Season	Week	Opp	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	STD	PPR	Snaps	%
2020	5	@ATL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	14	@ATL	11	53	0	0	4.82	11	82	0	12	7.45	13.5	24.5	70/71	98.59%
2019	11	ATL	14	70	0	0	5.00	11	121	0	14	11.00	19.1	30.1	70/75	93.33%
2018	16	ATL	21	101	0	0	4.81	12	77	0	13	6.42	17.8	29.8	82/91	90.11%
Average			15.33	74.67	0.00	0.00	4.88	11.33	93.33	0.00	13.00	8.29	16.80	28.13	74.00/79.00	94.01%