Christian McCaffrey is one of the most consistent running backs of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, McCaffrey delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.
Career Value · VORP
153 career value over replacement — #635 all-time of 4,695. 19.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #8 (Rd 1) · CAR · 2017 · +15.5 vs expected KV-H
Fan Rating
Rate Christian McCaffrey — All-Time
Explore More
Similar Players
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ||||||
| 2017 | 21 | CAR | 16 | — | 3.9 | 117 | 435 | 2 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 21 | 17.9 | 1 | 113 | 80 | 651 | 5 | 70.8% | 8.1 | 5.8 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 746 | 70.1% | — | 0.0% | 48 | 11.3% |
| 2018 | 22 | CAR | 16 | — | 12.2 | 219 | 1,098 | 7 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 53 | 24.2 | 1 | 124 | 107 | 867 | 6 | 86.3% | 8.1 | 7.0 | — | 41 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 50 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 70.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | 966 | 91.9% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 23 | CAR | 16 | — | 18.0 | 287 | 1,387 | 15 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 57 | 19.9 | 0 | 142 | 116 | 1,005 | 4 | 81.7% | 8.7 | 7.1 | — | 58 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 1,039 | 93.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 24 | CAR | 3 | — | — | 59 | 225 | 5 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 14 | 23.7 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 149 | 1 | 89.5% | 8.8 | 7.8 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | 77.3% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% |
| 2021 | 25 | CAR | 7 | — | 2.9 | 99 | 442 | 1 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 20 | 20.2 | 0 | 41 | 37 | 343 | 1 | 90.2% | 9.3 | 8.4 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 272 | 60.6% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 1.1% |
| 2022 | 26 | CAR / SF | 17 | — | 12.2 | 244 | 1,139 | 8 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 59 | 24.2 | 0 | 108 | 85 | 741 | 5 | 78.7% | 8.7 | 6.9 | — | 36 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 34 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 34.0 | 54.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | 777 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| 2023 | 27 | SF | 16 | — | 16.3 | 272 | 1,459 | 14 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 83 | 30.5 | 2 | 83 | 67 | 564 | 7 | 80.7% | 8.4 | 6.8 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 812 | 81.7% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| 2024 | 28 | SF | 4 | — | 0.3 | 50 | 202 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 24.0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 146 | 0 | 78.9% | 9.7 | 7.7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 72.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 29 | SF | 17 | — | 8.5 | 311 | 1,202 | 10 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 71 | 22.8 | 0 | 129 | 102 | 924 | 7 | 79.1% | 9.1 | 7.2 | — | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 932 | 83.1% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% |
| 2026 | 30 | SF | 7 | — | 4.7 | 84 | 389 | 8 | 4.6 | 9.5 | 22 | 26.2 | 0 | 42 | 34 | 251 | 0 | 81.0% | 7.4 | 6.0 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 293 | 69.0% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Career | — | 119 | — | 79.0 | 1,742 | 7,978 | 70 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 412 | 23.7 | 4 | 820 | 660 | 5,641 | 36 | 80.5% | 8.5 | 6.9 | — | 296 | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | 84 | 2 | 0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 24.8 | — | 127.1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Regular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
A top 5% all-time running back — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history. Their average per-snap value underscores the elite level they operated at.
#38 all-time in Rush TD (70). 1 behind Joe Perry for #37 — on pace in ~1 season
Worth 153 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 15% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 seasons × ~21.9 surplus ≈
LaDainian Tomlinson
RB
92% match
2017 Draft ClassmatesFull class →
Season honors and record seasons