Christian McCaffrey Fantasy Football Outlook (2025)

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Tue, May 6th 2025, 7:20pm EDT

McCaffrey's 2024 season was derailed by bilateral Achilles tendonitis. Yes, I know it crushed many fantasy teams. Yes, I know that if you drafted him last year, you're probably saying, "hell no...I won't be walking down that road again." I'll get this out of the way quickly. I'm back in. George Kittle had similar issues with his Achilles, but after he received stem cell infusions, it hasn't remained a problem. McCaffrey had a similar treatment last year and enters this season fully healthy from all reports. In the small sample we got from McCaffrey last year, his numbers remained strong. In the three full games he played, he averaged 18.6 touches and 93.7 total yards, all while playing 81-94% of the snaps. McCaffrey's 22% missed tackle forced rate and his 1.80 yards per route run were strong (per Fantasy Points Data). Among those two statistical categories, McCaffrey ranked eighth-best (70 qualifying backs) and sixth-best (53 qualifying backs). McCaffrey has at least one more big season left. I'll be investing heavily in him for 2025.