Christian McCaffrey Week 1 Outlook - 49ers at Lions

By Pat Fitzmaurice (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 9th 2021, 6:02pm EDT

How nice will it be to watch this guy again? After finishing as the RB3 in 2018 (half-point PPR) and the RB1 in 2019, McCaffery got off to a torrid start in 2020, scoring six touchdowns in three games, but then missed the rest of the season. With apologies to Travis Kelce, McCaffery is THE single biggest positional difference-maker when healthy. The competitive edge he gives you at the all-important RB position is immense. No doubt Panthers head coach Matt Rhule and offensive coordinator Joe Brady are anxious to attack the porous Jets secondary, but expect them to work in plenty of handoffs and easy throws to McCaffery to take some of the pressure off Sam Darnold.