Christian McCaffrey
Christian Jackson McCaffrey (born June 7, 1996), also known by the initials CMC, is an American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Carolina Panthers eighth overall in the 2017 NFL draft. As a sophomore in 2015, McCaffrey was named AP College Football Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. He holds the NCAA record for most all-purpose yards in a season, with 3,864.
McCaffrey with the Carolina Panthers in 2019 | |||||||||||||
| No. 23 – San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | June 7, 1996 Castle Rock, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colorado) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Stanford (2014–2016) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||||
McCaffrey holds numerous NFL and Panthers franchise records and is one of three players ever to record 1,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season, doing so in 2019. McCaffrey was traded to the 49ers during the 2022 season and won the Offensive Player of the Year Award in his second season with the team as he led the league in scrimmage yards and touchdowns en route to an appearance in Super Bowl LVIII.