McCaffrey, McCaffrey, McCaffrey. If Christian McCaffrey is healthy it’s going to be difficult to assume anything less than a weekly top three finish in fantasy points on the 49ers.
All reports from the 49ers' training camp lead us to believe that head coach Kyle Shanahan & co. are being cognizant of McCaffrey's injury history, and want to use him more in the passing game while utilizing Elijah Mitchell and Tyrion Davis-Price between the tackles to keep the 27-year-old McCaffrey healthy.
What Can Bijan Do?
Rookie phenoms ofton garner lots of attention from the get-go, however the Bijan Robinson ranking in Week 1 may cause some to go into neurogenic shock. Robinson is one of just five running backs to be drafted in the top 10 over the last 10 seasons.
Those four notable debuts:
- Saquon Barkley finished as RB10 on 20 touches
- Leonard Fournette finished as RB4 on 29 touches
- Christian McCaffrey finished as RB17 on 14 touches
- Ezekiel Elliott finished as RB24 on 21 touches
Mostert Old But Productive
The oldest starting RB in Week 1, Raheem Mostert, clocked a run of 23.09 mph in 2022, second only to teammate Tyreek Hill. Mostert has played on 75%+ snaps just once in his career, and it came in Week 15 against the Buffalo Bills last season.
Mostert finished as the RB13 with 156 total yards that week. With Jeff Wilson on the short-term IR and rookie De’Von Achane not quite 100 percent, Mostert will dominate the backfield role in Miami in a mega-shootout with the Chargers.
Don't miss the rest of Cody's Week 1 Positional Rankings:
Quarterback Rankings
Wide Receiver Rankings
Tight End, Kicker, Def/ST Rankings
Doubt Derrick
Never fade the Big Dawg, except during the first month of the season. Derrick Henry is a larger-than-life fan favorite with superpowers for extremities. He will play an underrated Saints defense, while notoriously being a slow starter to the NFL season.
Henry has averaged 3.94 yards per carry over his career in September vs. 4.45 in October, and 5.13 in November.
Rank-Running Back-Team-Opponent
1. Saquon Barkley NYG DAL
2. Austin Ekeler LAC MIA
3. Christian McCaffrey SF @PIT
4. Travis Etienne JAX @IND
5. J.K. Dobbins BAL HOU
6. Joe Mixon CIN @CLE
7. Tony Pollard DAL @NYG
8. Nick Chubb CLE CIN
9. Raheem Mostert MIA @LAC
10. Jahmyr Gibbs DET @KC
11. Josh Jacobs LV @DEN
12. Miles Sanders CAR @ATL
13. Alexander Mattison MIN TB
14. Bijan Robinson ATL CAR
15. Jamaal Williams NO TEN
16. Brian Robinson WSH ARI
17. Aaron Jones GB @CHI
18. Najee Harris PIT SF
19. Rachaad White TB @MIN
20. Kenneth Walker SEA LAR
21. Derrick Henry TEN @NO
22. James Cook BUF @NYJ
23. Antonio Gibson WSH ARI
24. Rhamondre Stevenson NE PHI
25. Khalil Herbert CHI GB
26. D'Andre Swift PHI @NE
27. James Conner ARI @WSH
28. Dameon Pierce HOU @BAL
29. David Montgomery DET @KC
30. A.J. Dillon GB @CHI
31. Isiah Pacheco KC DET
32. Samaje Perine DEN LV
33. Cam Akers LAR @SEA
34. Tyler Allgeier ATL CAR
35. Michael Carter NYJ BUF
36. Kenneth Gainwell PHI @NE
37. Evan Hull IND JAX
38. Tyjae Spears TEN @NO
39. Rashaad Penny PHI @NE
40. Dalvin Cook NYJ BUF
41. Roschon Johnson CHI GB
42. Zack Moss IND JAX
43. Zach Charbonnet SEA LAR
44. Javonte Williams DEN LV
45. Devon Achane MIA @LAC
46. Ezekiel Elliott NE PHI
47. Breece Hall NYJ BUF
48. Justice Hill BAL HOU
49. Tank Bigsby JAX @IND
50. Kyren Williams LAR @SEA
51. Jaylen Warren PIT SF
52. Rico Dowdle DAL @NYG
53. Deon Jackson IND JAX
54. Kendre Miller NO TEN
55. Ty Chandler MIN TB
56. Devin Singletary HOU @BAL
57. Gus Edwards BAL HOU
58. Elijah Mitchell SF @PIT
59. Chuba Hubbard CAR @ATL
60. Jerick McKinnon KC DET
61. Clyde Edwards-Helaire KC DET
62. Cordarrelle Patterson ATL CAR
63. Deuce Vaughn DAL @NYG
64. Joshua Kelley LAC MIA
65. Damien Harris BUF @NYJ
66. Latavius Murray BUF @NYJ
67. Sean Tucker TB @MIN
68. Jaleel McLaughlin DEN LV
69. Chase Brown CIN @CLE
70. Keaontay Ingram ARI @WSH
71. Matt Breida NYG DAL
72. Zamir White LV @DEN
73. D'Onta Foreman CHI GB
74. Jerome Ford CLE CIN
75. Chris Evans CIN @CLE