Luke McCaffrey

A savvy player who could carve out a long career in the NFL, McCaffrey's background as a quarterback serves him well as a receiver. He has good situational awareness in the red zone, making catches near the boundary and finding soft spots in zone coverage. McCaffrey has a slender build with easy speed and a fluid change of direction. He will be a quarterback's best friend in the NFL with his strong hands. He had only a 4.1% drop rate last year and came down with plenty of tough catches in traffic while taking huge hits. He has a nice catch radius with the ability to adjust to targets over his head, as well as ankle biters in the red zone. McCaffrey isn't a burner, but he can be utilized downfield. He has strong ball tracking and displays late hands consistently. Dynasty Outlook: McCaffrey was scooped up in the third round of the NFL Draft by the Washington Commanders, which was earlier than many had projected him. McCaffrey is a savvy player who continues to add skills to the toolbelt yearly after making the switch to wide receiver. Jahan Dotson has been an underwhelming player in the NFL. This new regime has no allegiances to him, so don't be surprised if McCaffrey wins the WR2 role opposite Terry McLaurin in camp. McCaffrey should be selected in the late second round or early third round of rookie drafts.

Luke McCaffrey's brother was the final pick in Round 3 by the Washington Commanders. They were in need of a slot WR, and the younger LMC can fill that void in Kliff Kingsbury's offense. McCaffrey has not been playing WR for very long, but possesses elite athletic bloodlines that have helped him make the switch.

Usually, you don't chase the draft capital of WRs that go well ahead of consensus, but McCaffrey's Day 2 draft capital needs to put fantasy managers on notice.

In his final season at Rice, he commanded a 30% target share (5th) and ranked 9th in total unique routes run.