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Christian McCaffrey

RB - San Francisco 49ers

  • 5' 11"
  • 210 lbs
  • Age 30
  • Stanford
Drafted: 2017 #8 (1st Rd. by CAR)
Rostered In ~100% of leagues

Week 5 Outlook

SF @ SEA
Sun 4:25pm ET
57°
Wk Rank (ECR)
RB #5
Proj.
16.2 pts
Matchup (?)
Expert Note
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The 49ers are humming this season. With Brock Purdy having yet to take a sack, the entire offense has been clinical. CMC has been riding the offensive success, despite sharing some touches with rookie Kaelon Black. Last week, the Broncos held McCaffrey to a respectable 70 total yards. However, he managed to find the endzone for the third straight week, making him the RB19 on the Week. This week, they face their toughest test against the 3-1 Seahawks. The defending Super Bowl Champions have been outstanding on defense (outside of their loss to Washington). That said, their weakest part has been against the RB position. Averaging the 18th most fantasy points to opposing RBs. It may be a tough game for CMC, but his endzone work and receiving ability continue to place him in RB1 territory.

Player News
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Christian McCaffrey finds the end zone Sunday

Christian McCaffrey ran for 68 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries in the 49ers 32-29 win over the Seahawks on Sunday. He also caught 3-of-3 targets for 15 yards receiving.

Fantasy Impact

McCaffrey continues to find the end zone to make up for his lack of yardage on the season. He scored right after a fumble by Emanuel Wilson this week. He remains an RB1 for fantasy managers.

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Rankings
ECRBestWorst# of Experts
Week 5RB #5RB #3RB #1246
Rest of Season RB #4RB #5RB #52
Dynasty RB #12RB #10RB #163
Projections
(Week 5)
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Projections (Week 5)
Rush AttRush YdsRush TdsRecsRec YdsRec TdsFumblesPoints
15.460.30.54.837.60.20.116.2
History
Statistics
(avgs.)
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Statistics (avgs.)
Rush YdsRush TdsRecsPoints
Last Week681314.3
Last 3 Weeks6513.315
Season to Date57.213.814.5
Game Log
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Game Log
OPPRush YdsRush TdsRecsPoints
Week 5@ SEA681314.3
Week 4vs. DEN521313
Week 3vs. ARI751417.6
Week 2vs. MIA232418.6
Strength of Schedule
(2026)
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Strength of Schedule (2026)
OppSummary
Next Game@ SEA18th easiest opponent
Next 3 GamesWAS, ATL, BYE30th easiest opponents
Playoffs (?)LAC, KC, PHI22nd easiest opponents
Rest of Season--29th easiest remaining opponents