Christian McCaffrey Fantasy Football Outlook (2018)

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Sat, Aug 25th 2018, 8:26am EDT

The signing of C.J. Anderson most definitely hurt McCaffrey's upside in the Panthers offense, but it appears as if the Panthers want to use McCaffrey in a workhorse role. His build is likely not designed to handle that type of work and it's something Ron Rivera acknowledged that after Week 1 of last season, so I'm not sure where this is coming from. But still, we have to assume he's getting 15-20 touches per week, which is among the elite, so he's most definitely on the RB1 radar. You should approach with caution, however, as Cam Newton is the best goal-line back in the game, which is why you never see their running backs score many rushing touchdowns. Most don't want to admit it, but McCaffrey's ceiling is capped.