Christian McCaffrey for Jonathan Taylor (2026)

Should I Trade... ?

Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Christian McCaffrey RB - SF Christian McCaffrey RB - SF
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 3	# 4	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. BAL	at LAR	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 4 star matchup. RBs perform a little better than their average vs BAL	This is a 2 star matchup. RBs perform a little worse than their average vs LAR	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	316.3	314.6	-
Avg Game	18.6	18.5	-
Avg Projection	267.3	256.4	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	5	25	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Jonathan Taylor	Christian McCaffrey	Add Player

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 08/03	#3	#4	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/03	#3	#4	-

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Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 08/02	#2	#4	-

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Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/01	#3	#4	-

Scott Engel S. Engel RotoBaller RotoBaller 08/01	#4	#5	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 07/31	#3	#4	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 08/03	#3	#6	-

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Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/31	#3	#4	-

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Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/31	#5	#8	-

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Dylan Licciardo D. Licciardo FF Gamers FF Gamers 07/30	#3	#4	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/30	#6	#3	-

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Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 08/03	#10	#4	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/29	#2	#9	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/29	#3	#4	-

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Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/01	#3	#4	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/28	#5	#4	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 07/28	#5	#4	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/28	#2	#13	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#3	#4	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 08/03	#6	#4	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/26	#6	#3	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/29	#3	#9	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 07/25	#5	#8	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#3	#4	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#3	#4	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#5	#1	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#5	#3	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#4	#3	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#4	#3	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#5	#4	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#5	#3	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#4	#3	-

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David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#4	#3	-

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Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#4	#3	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#6	#11	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#3	#4	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#3	#4	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#3	#2	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#4	#3	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#5	#4	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#4	#3	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#3	#4	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#3	#4	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 08/03	#5	#3	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#4	#8	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#4	#3	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 08/02	#4	#2	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/27	#5	#3	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#3	#6	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 08/01	#4	#10	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#3	#4	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 08/02	#3	#4	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 08/03	#5	#3	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#4	#3	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/31	#5	#4	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#3	#4	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 08/01	#3	#4	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#6	#5	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#8	#9	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 08/01	#3	#4	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#3	#4	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#1	#4	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 08/01	#3	#17	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#3	#10	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#3	#5	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#4	#3	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#3	#4	-

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Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/03	#5	#3	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/03	#4	#13	-

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Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/29	#3	#4	-

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Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#4	#3	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 08/01	#3	#4	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/03	#3	#4	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#3	#4	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#3	#4	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 07/29	#3	#4	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#3	#4	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#2	#5	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#4	#3	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#3	#4	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 07/28	#3	#4	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#5	#4	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#2	#5	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#4	#3	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#3	#4	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#3	#4	-

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Player Game Logs Comparison
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Christian McCaffrey RB - SF Christian McCaffrey RB - SF
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. BAL	at LAR
Week 2	at KC	vs. MIA
Week 3	vs. HOU	vs. ARI
Week 4	at WAS	vs. DEN
Week 5	at PIT	at SEA
Week 6	vs. TEN	vs. WAS
Week 7	at MIN	at ATL
Week 8	at JAC	BYE WEEK
Week 9	vs. DAL	vs. LV
Week 10	vs. MIA	at DAL
Week 11	at HOU	vs. MIN
Week 12	vs. NYG	vs. SEA
Week 13	BYE WEEK	at NYG
Week 14	at PHI	vs. LAR
Week 15	at TEN	at LAC
Week 16	vs. CIN	at KC
Week 17	at CLE	vs. PHI
Week 18	vs. JAC	at ARI

Player Projections Comparison
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Christian McCaffrey RB - SF Christian McCaffrey RB - SF
Rushing

Rush Attempts	327.4	269.4
Rush Yards	1,509.4	1,093.3
Rush TDs	12.9	8.7

Receiving

Receptions	45.1	78.4
Rec Yards	338.2	693.8
Rec TDs	1.5	4.6

Points

Fantasy Points	267.3	256.4

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Christian McCaffrey RB - SF Christian McCaffrey RB - SF
2025 Points
Week 1	9.8	14.2
Week 2	27.5	16.7
Week 3	29.8	14.0
Week 4	9.6	20.1
Week 5	28.6	19.9
Week 6	19.7	17.1
Week 7	31.2	32.1
Week 8	35.4	6.8
Week 9	5.7	29.3
Week 10	46.6	9.6
Week 11	‐	30.1
Week 12	6.6	20.2
Week 13	12.1	13.4
Week 14	11.4	‐
Week 15	10.1	14.7
Week 16	13.9	26.6
Week 17	14.4	24.1
Week 18	3.9	5.7
Total	316.3	314.6
Average	18.6	18.5

Player Targets Comparison
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Christian McCaffrey RB - SF Christian McCaffrey RB - SF
2025 Targets
Week 1	3	10
Week 2	2	7
Week 3	4	15
Week 4	5	11
Week 5	4	9
Week 6	4	8
Week 7	3	8
Week 8	2	6
Week 9	2	6
Week 10	3	10
Week 11	‐	6
Week 12	3	7
Week 13	5	4
Week 14	0	‐
Week 15	4	1
Week 16	3	8
Week 17	6	6
Week 18	2	7

Notes for Player Combination
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Christian McCaffrey RB - SF Christian McCaffrey RB - SF
Expert
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros		Christian McCaffery led the NFL in touches in 2025 with 450. As I cited heading into last year regarding Saquon Barkley, chasing these RBs the year after they post monster touch totals is not a good bet to make. Barkley finished 2025 as the RB13. In the last 13 years, only one of those RBs was a top-5 fantasy RB the next year. after seeing 400-plus touches. One. Fade CMC in 2026.
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Jonathan Taylor was the RB4 in fantasy points per game last year, but his season was a tale of two halves. With Daniel Jones (Weeks 1-13), he was the RB2 in fantasy points per game, averaging 21.7 touches and 132.1 total yards. After Jones was out of the lineup (Achilles), Taylor was the RB22 in fantasy points per game with 21.6 touches and 75.4 total yards per game. Last year, among 49 qualifying backs, Taylor was 17th in explosive run rate, 28th in missed tackle rate, and 13th in yards after contact per attempt. Jones is set to return this season, but the big question for Taylor and the Indy offense is how effective he'll be in 2026 coming off the Achilles injury. Taylor should see plenty of volume this season to return top 15-20 production in fantasy, but if you're drafting him with an RB1 price tag, it's fair to wonder if he can be a top three back this season, with his quarterback's play in question. Last year, Taylor was first in snap share, second in opportunity share, fourth in weighted opportunity, and second in red zone touches. I have more questions about his 2026 outlook than most, but he's still a solid pick in 2026, even with the questions about Jones.	Christian McCaffrey came storming back in his age-29 season to finish as the RB1 in fantasy points per game while leading the NFL with 413 touches. He also ranked second in total yards from scrimmage behind only Bijan Robinson. McCaffrey remained amazing through the air, leading backs with a 21.3% target share, 54.4 receiving yards per game, and 0.103 first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). After another high-volume season in the bag, and with his age getting close to the danger zone, McCaffrey feels like a risky pick again that could produce league-winning results if he stays healthy. At this point, San Francisco isn't decreasing his workload. They can talk about it all they want yearly, but it's not happening. Outside of the concerns that I've already stated, McCaffrey's declining rushing efficiency is a worry. Last year, among 49 qualifying backs, McCaffrey ranked 35th in explosive run rate, 26th in missed tackle rate, and 40th in yards after contact per attempt. Those numbers are worrisome, but again, they are thwarted by his volume weekly and his passing game role. McCaffrey could easily post another RB1 overall season in 2026, or he could get dinged up and miss time, thus crushing your team. It's not difficult to see either outcome for this upcoming season.