Christian McCaffrey Could Be Fantasy Asset #1 Overall

CMC, when healthy, is a fantasy cheat code; everyone already knows his talents and that the offense he is a part of features him but doesn’t overuse him. He just added three more years of guaranteed money to his deal, so for dynasty purposes, he has stability on that front. In his seven seasons he finished as a top 3 RB in 4 of those seasons and during his rookie year he finished as RB11 in half-ppr.

The only two seasons he hasn’t finished as an RB1 were due to nagging injuries during his final two years in Carolina. Because of these two seasons, people have labeled CMC “injury prone,” which just doesn’t fit. All of his injuries have either been sprains or strains; none of them are major career-impacting injuries.

The Panthers tried playing him too fast in 2020, in 2021 the Panthers were none competitive and shelved CMC due to an ankle sprain. Other than those two seasons, McCaffrey has played in every possible game. Not drafting CMC due to this “injury-prone” designation is silly and could cost you championships in both redraft and dynasty. CMC is the perfect blend of consistency and week-winning upside. With only 4 weeks outside the top ten and 9 weeks inside the top 5, his production simply can't be matched at the position.

Our consensus projections for McCaffrey in the 2024 season are 283 carries for 1,551 yards and 13 touchdowns. In the receiving game, his consensus projection is 74 receptions for 642 yards and 6 touchdowns.

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