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Player Dossier
2014-2016Stanford
Christian McCaffrey
RB • 6'0" • Castle Rock, CO, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Christian McCaffrey leans workhorse runner traits and 63.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
98
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Christian McCaffrey built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a running back from Castle Rock, CO wearing No. 5, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Christian McCaffrey's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Stanford
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 8
- Overall
- No. 8
- NFL Team
- Carolina Panthers
Christian McCaffrey, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Stanford. Christian McCaffrey leans workhorse runner traits and 63.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 5,128
- Rushing yards
- 3,922
- Receiving yards
- 1,206
- Touchdowns
- 35
Quick Answers
Christian McCaffrey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Stanford · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 5,128
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Stanford
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Valor Christian · Stanford
- High school pipeline
- Valor Christian · 32 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 1 · Pick 8 · Carolina Panthers
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,913 scrimmage yards · RB 10th (top 2%) · Pac-12 1st (top 1%) · National 11th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Stanford | 12 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 47.3 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Stanford | 12 | 494 | 243 | 251 | 2 | 47.3 |
| 2015 Postseason | Stanford | 14 | 277 | 172 | 105 | 2 | 84.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Stanford | 14 | 2,387 | 1,847 | 540 | 15 | 84.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Stanford | 11 | 1,913 | 1,603 | 310 | 16 | 78.2 |
Related Context
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Christian McCaffrey played RB for Stanford. Across 3 tracked seasons, Christian McCaffrey recorded 39 passing yards, 3,922 rushing yards, and 1,206 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Stanford.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Stanford paired 2,664 primary output with 65.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 65.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Win with 277 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 92.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Stanford
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
190.3
Efficiency
65.3
Usage
47.5
Consistency
74.5
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 277. Northwestern: 89. UCF: 117. USC: 152. Oregon State: 244. Arizona: 167. UCLA: 247. Washington: 221. Washington State: 133. Colorado: 162. Oregon: 189. California: 241. Notre Dame: 113. USC: 312
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 22 by 100. Northwestern: 17 by 56.2. UCF: 24 by 38.4. USC: 29 by 49.5. Oregon State: 31 by 75.7. Arizona: 19 by 86.6. UCLA: 26 by 89.6. Washington: 28 by 62.5. Washington State: 26 by 51.7. Colorado: 26 by 65.9. Oregon: 38 by 48.6. California: 30 by 74.9. Notre Dame: 30 by 37.5. USC: 36 by 76.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins198.8 · Games = 12 · +59.8 vs Losses
Losses139 · Games = 2 · -59.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
100 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/1 | @ Iowa100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 45-16 | 18 | 172 | 9.60 | 0 | 4 | 105 | 12.6 |
| Sun 12/6 | vs USC100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 41-22 | 32 | 207 | 6.50 | 1 | 4 | 105 | 8.7 |
| Sun 11/29 | vs Notre Dame | W 38-36 | 27 | 94 | 3.50 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 3.8 |
| Sun 11/22 | vs California100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 35-22 | 29 | 192 | 6.60 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 8.0 |
| Sun 11/15 | vs Oregon100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 36-38 | 33 | 147 | 4.50 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 5.0 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Colorado100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-10 | 23 | 147 | 6.40 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6.2 |
| Sun 11/1 | @ Washington State100 rush yards | W 30-28 | 22 | 107 | 4.90 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 5.1 |
| Sun 10/25 | vs Washington100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-14 | 23 | 109 | 4.70 | 1 | 5 | 112 | 7.9 |
| Fri 10/16 | vs UCLA100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 56-35 | 25 | 243 | 9.70 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9.5 |
| Sun 10/4 | vs Arizona100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 55-17 | 17 | 156 | 9.20 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8.8 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Oregon State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-24 | 30 | 206 | 6.90 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 7.9 |
| Sun 9/20 | @ USC100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 41-31 | 26 | 115 | 4.40 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 5.2 |
| Sun 9/13 | vs UCF | W 31-7 | 20 | 58 | 2.90 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 4.9 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Northwestern | L 6-16 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 5.2 |
Player Story
Christian McCaffrey story
Christian McCaffrey built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a running back from Castle Rock, CO wearing No. 5, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Christian McCaffrey's career was his backfield work: 3,922 rushing yards, 632 carries, 21 rushing touchdowns, and 1,206 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 39 passing yards, 1,206 receiving yards, and 1,859 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Christian McCaffrey's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Stanford
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142014201520152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Stanford | 551 | 75.1 | 8.8 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Stanford | 551 | 75.1 | 8.8 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Stanford | 2,664 | 65.3 | 47.5 | 2,113 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Stanford | 2,664 | 65.3 | 47.5 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Stanford | 1,913 | 63.8 | 48.1 | -751 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 1 · W 45-16 · Postseason
Win with 277 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
277
Scrimmage Yards
96.3 takeover
277 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.
#2
@ California
Week 12 · W 45-31 · Conference game
306
Scrimmage Yards
95.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
306 scrimmage yards and 55.6 usage.
#3
vs USC
Week 14 · W 41-22 · Conference game
312
Scrimmage Yards
92.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
312 scrimmage yards and 60 usage.
#4
vs UCLA
Week 7 · W 56-35 · Conference game
247
Scrimmage Yards
89.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
247 scrimmage yards and 47.3 usage.
#5
@ Oregon State
Week 4 · W 42-24 · Conference game
244
Scrimmage Yards
84.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
244 scrimmage yards and 55.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Stanford
2,664 primary output · 65.3 efficiency · 47.5 usage
84.9
#2
2015 Regular Season · Stanford
84.9
2,664 primary · 65.3 efficiency · 47.5 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Stanford
78.2
1,913 primary · 63.8 efficiency · 48.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
18
150+ scrimmage yards
9
2+ TD games
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