ChristianMcCaffrey

News: 2 days agoMcCaffrey rushed 10 times for 23 yards and two touchdowns while catching both of his targets for 43 yards in Sunday's 35-13 win over the Dolphins.

Spin: McCaffrey opened the scoring with a one-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and added another one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. The two-touchdown performance brought McCaffrey's career regular-season touchdown total up to 100. Exactly half of those touchdowns have come with the 49ers, as McCaffrey joins Marshall Faulk and Randy Moss as the only players to score at least 50 touchdowns apiece for multiple teams, per ESPN Insights. McCaffrey should continue to contribute as both a runner and a pass catcher in Week 3 against the Cardinals.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: McCaffrey is back for his fifth season with the 49ers after a bounce-back 2025 campaign in which he led all running backs in snaps, routes, touches, targets, receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns and fantasy points. McCaffrey's rushing efficiency wasn't great (3.86 yards per carry), and he's entering his age-30 season after handling 450 touches (including the playoffs) in 2025. The history of overworked backs suggests we should expect a step back in 2026, but CMC is a unicorn, and the combination of his skill set and hefty usage in Kyle Shanahan's offense suggests he can overcome history. There's obvious risk here, but McCaffrey will be an elite option whenever he's on the field.