Christian McCaffrey

Of the 9 age-29 backs most similar to Christian McCaffrey's 2025 season, 2 finished RB2, 1 finished RB3, 6 finished RB4+.

Veteran comps draw on 2017-onward history.

McCaffrey remains San Francisco's unquestioned RB1 after a fully healthy 2025 in which he finished as the overall PPR RB1 (24.1 PPG, 311 carries, 102 catches, 413 total touches) and carried that role deep into the playoffs. The 2026 outlook is a tug-of-war between his production and the structural warnings around it: he turns 30 on enormous mileage, the 49ers have publicly committed to reducing his workload even if he objects, they drafted RB Kaelon Black in the third round and signed Brian Robinson behind him, and his contract effectively expires into a $16.85M decision after this season. The counterweights are a genuinely elite receiving role (26% target share) that ages well, a positive TD-regression profile (-3.1 vs expected), and a loaded offense that just added Mike Evans and Christian Kirk. In dynasty this is a classic peak-value sell: contenders can justify holding him for one more title run, but for anyone not clearly competing in 2026, the recommendation is SELL this offseason or into early-season production, before load management, the rookie pipeline, or the 2027 contract decision reprices him. Expect his redraft value to outlive his dynasty value — the market window is now through roughly midseason 2026.