Christian McCaffrey
RB · SF
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Box score by season
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Pass yds | TD | Int | Sacked | Rush | Rush yds | TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | vs ESPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 389 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 251 | 0 | ✓ matches |
| 2025 | SF | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 1,202 | 10 | 129 | 102 | 924 | 7 | ✓ matches |
| 2025 playoffs | SF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 105 | 2 | |
| 2024 | SF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 202 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 146 | 0 | not checked |
| 2023 | SF | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 1,459 | 14 | 83 | 67 | 564 | 7 | not checked |
| 2023 playoffs | SF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 268 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 152 | 1 | |
| 2022 | SF/CAR | 17 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 1,139 | 8 | 108 | 85 | 741 | 5 | not checked |
| 2022 playoffs | SF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 238 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 61 | 1 | |
| 2021 | CAR | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 442 | 1 | 41 | 37 | 343 | 1 | not checked |
| 2020 | CAR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 225 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 149 | 1 | not checked |
| 2019 | CAR | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 1,387 | 15 | 142 | 116 | 1,005 | 4 | not checked |
| 2018 | CAR | 16 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 1,098 | 7 | 124 | 107 | 867 | 6 | not checked |
| 2017 | CAR | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 435 | 2 | 113 | 80 | 651 | 5 | not checked |
| 2017 playoffs | CAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 101 | 1 |
Official scoring from play-by-play. Regular-season totals for 2025, 2026 are compared with ESPN's after every rebuild (all players); earlier seasons aren't checked.
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Targets
42
qualifying bar 17
EPA/play
+0.034
117th of 166 · lg +0.193
Success rate
54.8%
51st of 166 · lg 49.8%
Yards/play
5.98
117th of 166 · lg 7.42
Explosive rate
2.4%
139th of 166 · lg 9.1%
Catch rate
81.0%
21st of 166 · lg 67.3%
Air yards/att
2.5
135th of 166 · lg 7.9
Turnover rate
2.4%
75th of 166 · lg 2.7%
TD rate
0.0%
129th of 166 · lg 4.8%
Every split
EPA per target by situation, next to the league. Rank is among qualified players with 12+ targets there (1 = best). "Repeats" is the year-to-year correlation for that split (2016–25); near zero means it predicts little. Click a situation to filter to it.
| Situation | Targets | EPA/play | Success | Yds/play | League EPA | Rank | Repeats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home / away Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Home | 24 | +0.066 | 54% | 6.5 | +0.197 | 78/116 | -0.02 |
| Away | 10 | +0.475 | 70% | 7.6 | +0.190 | — | -0.03 |
| Neutral site | 8 | -0.614 | 38% | 2.5 | +0.183 | — | — |
| Rest days Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Short week (≤5 days) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.265 | — | 0.19 |
| Normal (6–8 days) | 30 | +0.028 | 53% | 6.3 | +0.174 | 102/151 | -0.01 |
| Extra rest (9–12 days) | 4 | +1.376 | 100% | 10.8 | +0.270 | — | 0.21 |
| Off a bye (13+ days) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.271 | — | — |
| Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Indoors | 8 | -0.614 | 38% | 2.5 | +0.206 | — | 0.05 |
| Outdoors | 34 | +0.186 | 59% | 6.8 | +0.187 | 72/137 | 0.05 |
| Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 60–79°F | 9 | +0.883 | 89% | 9.3 | +0.210 | — | -0.02 |
| 80°F+ | 5 | -0.066 | 40% | 3.6 | +0.213 | — | 0.01 |
| Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 0–9 mph | 14 | +0.544 | 71% | 7.3 | +0.215 | 18/56 | -0.09 |
| 10–14 mph | 0 | — | — | — | +0.200 | — | 0.05 |
| Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Dry | 34 | +0.186 | 59% | 6.8 | +0.203 | 72/129 | 0.03 |
| Rain or snow | 0 | — | — | — | +0.015 | — | 0.03 |
| Score Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Trailing 9+ | 3 | +0.167 | 67% | 3.7 | +0.189 | — | -0.01 |
| Trailing 1–8 | 4 | +0.076 | 75% | 4.5 | +0.180 | — | 0.07 |
| Tied | 13 | +0.567 | 62% | 8.2 | +0.186 | 4/29 | 0.02 |
| Leading 1–8 | 12 | -0.106 | 50% | 4.4 | +0.202 | 25/32 | -0.03 |
| Leading 9+ | 10 | -0.548 | 40% | 6.2 | +0.243 | — | -0.05 |
| Win probability Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Win prob under 20% | 4 | +0.197 | 75% | 4.0 | +0.169 | — | -0.05 |
| Win prob 20–80% | 25 | +0.290 | 60% | 6.5 | +0.195 | 62/151 | -0.02 |
| Win prob over 80% | 13 | -0.509 | 38% | 5.6 | +0.221 | 15/15 | 0.09 |
| Quarter Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Q1 | 12 | +0.652 | 75% | 8.8 | +0.119 | 8/31 | 0.04 |
| Q2 | 11 | -0.441 | 55% | 5.4 | +0.208 | — | -0.01 |
| Q3 | 4 | +0.145 | 50% | 6.0 | +0.200 | — | -0.01 |
| Q4 | 15 | -0.142 | 40% | 4.1 | +0.223 | 40/51 | -0.03 |
| OT | 0 | — | — | — | +0.374 | — | — |
| Two-minute Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Last 2 min of half | 5 | -0.099 | 40% | 3.8 | +0.159 | — | 0.10 |
| Rest of game | 37 | +0.052 | 57% | 6.3 | +0.199 | 112/165 | 0.10 |
| Down Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1st down | 19 | -0.117 | 53% | 6.1 | +0.227 | 69/78 | 0.00 |
| 2nd down | 14 | +0.397 | 71% | 7.0 | +0.189 | 27/81 | 0.02 |
| 3rd down | 9 | -0.212 | 33% | 4.1 | +0.134 | — | -0.02 |
| 4th down | 0 | — | — | — | +0.374 | — | — |
| 3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3rd & 1–3 | 1 | -1.822 | 0% | 0.0 | +0.163 | — | — |
| 3rd & 4–6 | 5 | -0.003 | 40% | 4.8 | +0.221 | — | -0.27 |
| 3rd & 7+ | 3 | -0.023 | 33% | 4.3 | +0.081 | — | 0.02 |
| Field position Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| Own 20 and in | 4 | -0.518 | 25% | 2.0 | +0.147 | — | -0.04 |
| Own 50–21 | 18 | +0.103 | 61% | 5.7 | +0.162 | 74/115 | 0.04 |
| Opp 21–49 | 14 | -0.207 | 43% | 6.9 | +0.238 | 51/59 | 0.06 |
| Red zone (opp 20 in) | 6 | +0.759 | 83% | 7.5 | +0.228 | — | 0.05 |
| Formation Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Shotgun | 31 | +0.110 | 48% | 5.4 | +0.173 | 96/161 | -0.02 |
| Under center | 11 | -0.181 | 73% | 7.7 | +0.273 | — | -0.02 |
| Tempo Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Huddle | 41 | +0.036 | 56% | 6.0 | +0.195 | 112/166 | -0.00 |
| No huddle | 1 | -0.041 | 0% | 4.0 | +0.169 | — | -0.00 |
| Yards to go Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1–3 to go | 1 | -1.822 | 0% | 0.0 | +0.250 | — | 0.05 |
| 4–6 to go | 8 | +0.255 | 62% | 5.4 | +0.240 | — | 0.02 |
| 7–10 to go | 29 | -0.039 | 55% | 5.7 | +0.208 | 114/144 | 0.03 |
| 11+ to go | 4 | +0.585 | 50% | 10.8 | +0.055 | — | -0.07 |
| Pass depth Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Behind the line | 12 | -0.575 | 25% | 4.2 | -0.209 | 25/25 | 0.15 |
| Short (0–9) | 28 | +0.388 | 71% | 7.2 | +0.162 | 26/116 | 0.09 |
| Intermediate (10–19) | 2 | -1.272 | 0% | 0.0 | +0.464 | — | 0.07 |
| Deep (20+) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.446 | — | 0.01 |
| Pass direction Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Left | 19 | +0.065 | 53% | 5.6 | +0.147 | 50/84 | 0.04 |
| Middle | 9 | +0.522 | 78% | 7.7 | +0.321 | — | -0.02 |
| Right | 14 | -0.322 | 43% | 5.4 | +0.168 | 96/102 | 0.03 |
| Play action Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Play action | 9 | +0.094 | 56% | 5.1 | +0.287 | — | -0.03 |
| No play action | 33 | +0.018 | 55% | 6.2 | +0.166 | 105/160 | -0.03 |
| In / out of pocket Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| In pocket | 40 | +0.075 | 57% | 6.2 | +0.187 | 109/163 | -0.05 |
| Out of pocket | 2 | -0.780 | 0% | 1.5 | +0.231 | — | -0.05 |
| Blitz Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Blitzed | 10 | -0.693 | 30% | 4.4 | +0.190 | — | 0.08 |
| No blitz | 32 | +0.261 | 62% | 6.5 | +0.194 | 69/160 | 0.08 |
| Pass rushers Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3 or fewer rushers | 2 | +0.801 | 100% | 6.5 | +0.106 | — | — |
| 4 rushers | 30 | +0.225 | 60% | 6.5 | +0.198 | 73/157 | 0.12 |
| 5 rushers | 8 | -0.389 | 25% | 2.6 | +0.186 | — | 0.15 |
| 6+ rushers | 2 | -1.908 | 50% | 11.5 | +0.199 | — | — |
| Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Light box (6 or fewer) | 27 | +0.216 | 56% | 5.7 | +0.172 | 69/151 | -0.04 |
| 7 in the box | 14 | -0.346 | 50% | 6.4 | +0.214 | 49/53 | -0.05 |
| Stacked box (8+) | 1 | +0.437 | 100% | 8.0 | +0.313 | — | — |
| Screen Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Screen | 7 | -0.858 | 29% | 4.0 | -0.084 | — | 0.50 |
| Not a screen | 35 | +0.212 | 60% | 6.4 | +0.223 | 87/166 | 0.50 |
| Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Motion | 34 | -0.046 | 59% | 5.7 | +0.204 | 109/140 | 0.10 |
| No motion | 8 | +0.374 | 38% | 7.1 | +0.179 | — | 0.10 |
| RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| RPO | 0 | — | — | — | -0.104 | — | — |
| Not an RPO | 42 | +0.034 | 55% | 6.0 | +0.200 | 118/166 | — |
By season
| Season | Team | Targets | EPA/play | Total EPA | Success | Yds/play | Catch rate | aDOT | YAC/catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SF | 42 | +0.034 | +1.4 | 54.8% | 5.98 | 81.0% | 2.5 | 5.5 |