Don't believe the player: McCaffrey will see fewer touches in 2026
Christian McCaffrey banked 337 rush attempts, 143 targets, and 113 receptions in 2025. The player may say the workload is coming back. The data says the San Francisco 49ers would be playing with matches if they tried it again.
Christian McCaffrey workload managed in practice, not games
Christian McCaffrey went from 11.95 PPG in 2024 to 24.13 PPG in 2025. That is the whole argument hiding in plain sight. The San Francisco 49ers can manage the practice week all they want, but the fantasy case did not crater when the games…
The 213-Carry Cliff Is a Warning Light for Fantasy Running Backs
ScrimmageLab's 2025 cumulative fatigue file flags a running back efficiency dip around 213 carries. The rewrite keeps the signal, drops fake certainty, and names the backs who need context checks.
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