Christian McCaffrey
2025 Season Outlooks
McCaffrey might be 29 years old and coming off a horrible injury-plagued year, but that will not keep some Fantasy managers from taking him with a top-15 overall pick (if not in the top 10). It's because McCaffrey's proven potential is right up there with literally anyone else in Fantasy. In 2023 he played 16 games and averaged 24.5 PPR points; in 2022 he played 17 games and averaged 21.1 PPR points; and his results even in partial years like 2021 and 2022 still were strong. Maybe the 49ers will consider dialing back his playing time this year, but not to the point where he won't average 17-plus touches per game. Risk-averse Fantasy managers won't have a problem passing up McCaffrey citing his age and availability, and risk-ignorant Fantasy managers will gravitate toward him. If you're in-between, you could opt to safeguard by pairing him with expected 49ers backup RB Isaac Guerendo with a pick starting in Round 8.
McCaffrey returns for his age-29 season eyeing a bounce-back after an injury-plagued 2024 that limited him to three full games. McCaffrey wasn't even his usual, elite self during those weeks (13.0 fantasy PPG), though he did play 88% of the snaps and average 18.7 touches per game. Prior to the 2024 debacle, McCaffrey had finished six straight seasons ranked in the top 5 among RBs in fantasy PPG and he remains positioned for feature back duties in a good 49ers offense. There's obvious risk here considering the injury woes and age, but in weeks he's active McCaffrey will be an elite fantasy option.
Since McCaffrey was drafted, there have been 10 cases of a running back averaging at least 24 fantasy points per game in a season, and he has four of them. That includes the only season in the past three years, and the top two seasons in fantasy points per game.
McCaffrey has averaged 9.4 games per season over the last five years due to various injuries.
The 49ers should have a strong offensive line, but it might not be as elite in the run game without Aaron Banks and Trent Williams declining with age.
2025 Fantasy Football Rankings
Standard
#9
PPR
#9
Half-PPR
#8
Superflex
#18
2025 Fantasy Football Draft Projections
| Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | 1066.0 | 7.7 | 60.3 | 527.4 | 3.0 |
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2025 Average Draft Position (ADP)
Standard
#12
Pick 1.12
PPR
#11
Pick 1.11
Half-PPR
#11
Pick 1.11
Superflex
#17
Pick 2.05
Injury Risk
High
Depth Chart
- 1. Christian McCaffrey
- 2. Isaac Guerendo
- 3. Jordan James
- 4. Patrick Taylor
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