Draft Note by John Paulsen
McCaffrey finished as the RB1 in half-PPR formats in 2025, but the caveat is significant–he appeared in just four games in 2024. When healthy, his production is driven almost entirely by the passing game. He led all running backs in targets (121) and route grade (99th percentile among qualified RBs), while ranking 3rd in YPRR (96th percentile)–a profile that sets him apart from traditional workhorses. The rushing efficiency tells a different story: his run grade (14th percentile) and YAC/Att (9th percentile) are well below average, suggesting he's no longer the same threat between the tackles. However, given his receiving, the upside is the weekly RB1 ceiling when healthy.
Christian McCaffrey
- RB
- , San Francisco 49ers
- 30
- 210 lbs
- 5' 11"
- Stanford
- 6
- 1
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Adam Schefter
·Dec 13, 2025 · 4:34 PM EST
2026 Draft note
McCaffrey finished as the RB1 in half-PPR formats in 2025, but the caveat is significant–he appeared in just four games in 2024. When healthy, his production is driven almost entirely by the passing game. He led all running backs in targets (121) and route grade (99th percentile among qualified RBs), while ranking 3rd in YPRR (96th percentile)–a profile that sets him apart from traditional workhorses. The rushing efficiency tells a different story: his run grade (14th percentile) and YAC/Att (9th percentile) are well below average, suggesting he's no longer the same threat between the tackles. However, given his receiving, the upside is the weekly RB1 ceiling when healthy.
2026 Strength of Schedule - SF
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 @LAR | 4 MIA | 31 ARI | 12 DEN | 3 @SEA | 30 WAS | 17 @ATL | BYE | 27 LV | 26 @DAL | 6 MIN | 3 SEA | 29 @NYG | 20 LAR | 5 @LAC | 15 @KC | 18 PHI | 31 @ARI |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @SEA | 22 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 | 9 | 73 | 0 | 10 | 8.11 | 14.2 | 18.70 | 23.2 | 58/76 | 76.3% |
| 2 | @NO | 13 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4.23 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 7 | 8.67 | 16.7 | 19.70 | 22.7 | 55/71 | 77.5% |
| 3 | ARI | 17 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 3.06 | 10 | 88 | 0 | 15 | 8.80 | 14.0 | 19.00 | 24.0 | 59/65 | 90.8% |
| 4 | JAX | 17 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 | 6 | 92 | 1 | 11 | 15.33 | 20.1 | 23.10 | 26.1 | 56/66 | 84.8% |
| 5 | @LAR | 22 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2.59 | 8 | 82 | 1 | 9 | 10.25 | 19.9 | 23.90 | 27.9 | 76/86 | 88.4% |
| 6 | @TB | 17 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 8 | 8.14 | 17.1 | 20.60 | 24.1 | 64/69 | 92.8% |
| 7 | ATL | 24 | 129 | 2 | 0 | 5.38 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 8 | 10.29 | 32.1 | 35.60 | 39.1 | 50/67 | 74.6% |
| 8 | @HOU | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 14.33 | 6.8 | 8.30 | 9.8 | 46/48 | 95.8% |
| 9 | @NYG | 28 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 3.79 | 5 | 67 | 1 | 6 | 13.40 | 29.3 | 31.80 | 34.3 | 57/66 | 86.4% |
| 10 | LAR | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 10 | 8.25 | 9.6 | 13.60 | 17.6 | 49/63 | 77.8% |
| 11 | @ARI | 13 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 6.23 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 8.00 | 30.1 | 32.60 | 35.1 | 39/55 | 70.9% |
| 12 | CAR | 24 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 3.71 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 7 | 7.57 | 20.2 | 23.70 | 27.2 | 58/70 | 82.9% |
| 13 | @CLE | 20 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 2.65 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 5.25 | 13.4 | 15.40 | 17.4 | 53/67 | 79.1% |
| 14 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | TEN | 22 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 3.32 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 14.00 | 14.7 | 15.20 | 15.7 | 62/74 | 83.8% |
| 16 | @IND | 21 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 5.57 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 4.83 | 26.6 | 29.60 | 32.6 | 53/66 | 80.3% |
| 17 | CHI | 23 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 6.09 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 10.25 | 24.1 | 26.10 | 28.1 | 61/72 | 84.7% |
| 18 | SEA | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 5.67 | 5.7 | 8.70 | 11.7 | 36/42 | 85.7% |
| Per game | 18.29 | 70.71 | 0.59 | 0 | 3.86 | 6.00 | 54.35 | 0.41 | 7.59 | 9.06 | 18.51 | 21.51 | 24.51 | 54.82/66.06 | 83.09% | |
| Totals | 311 | 1202 | 10 | 0 | 3.86 | 102 | 924 | 7 | 129 | 9.06 | 314.6 | 365.6 | 416.6 | 932/1123 | 83.09% | |
