Christian
Mccaffrey.
Christian
Mccaffrey.
Stanford· 5'11"· 202 lb· 4.48s 40
Shanahan outside zone scheme built around a versatile back who can affect the game as a runner and a receiver.
Year one starting running back, with a ceiling as an All-Pro caliber offensive weapon capable of 2,000+ all-purpose yards.
A traditional power running scheme that relies on between-the-tackles runs and does not utilize backs in the passing game.
McCaffrey's elite versatility makes him a scheme-transcendent player, but he maximizes his impact in systems that prioritize dynamic playmaking from the running back position.
Selected #8 overall in Round 1 of the 2017 NFL Draft by Carolina Panthers out of Stanford.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.48sp50
- Vertical
- 37.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 121inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.57sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.22sp50
- Bench
- 10repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | RecYds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Stanford | 13 | 42 | 300 | 0 | 17 | 251 |
| 2015 | Stanford | 14 | 337 | 2019 | 8 | 45 | 645 |
| 2016 | Stanford | 11 | 253 | 1603 | 13 | 37 | 310 |
| Career | — | 38 | 632 | 3922 | 21 | 99 | 1206 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Christian McCaffrey established himself as one of the NFL's most versatile offensive weapons with the Carolina Panthers, excelling as both a runner and receiver. He continued his elite production after being traded to the San Francisco 49ers, winning Offensive Player of the Year in 2023.