Christian McCaffrey

While it might sound absurd to say, there's a legitimate path for CMC to finish with more receptions this year than what he had in 2019. The Panthers are entering a rebuild and their defense saw a lot of key pieces leave for various reasons. They're going to be relying heavily on rookies and this may lead to the offense needing to keep them in games with more passing volume. If that's the case, McCaffrey's likely going to be second in line behind DJ Moore. With all that said, CMC's as easy of a pick as they come at the 1.01.

Christian McCaffrey extension includes $30 million guaranteed

Christian McCaffrey's four-year extension signed on Tuesday, includes $30.1 million guaranteed.

Fantasy Impact

McCaffrey has become the highest-paid running back in football and is guaranteed $30 million. It was reported that McCaffrey would not play every down and could be rested occasionally. CMC had a monster season in 2019. He logged 287 carries for 1,387 rushing yards and recorded 116 receptions for 1,005 receiving yards with 19 touchdowns. The 23-year-old running back is the consensus number-one overall pick in upcoming 2020 fantasy drafts.