1. Christian Jackson McCaffrey was born on June 7,1996 and is an American professional football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League.
70 Facts About Christian McCaffrey
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Christian McCaffrey played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Carolina Panthers eighth overall in the 2017 NFL draft.
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Christian McCaffrey holds the NCAA record for most all-purpose yards in a season.
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Christian McCaffrey holds numerous NFL and Panthers franchise records and is one of three players ever to record 1,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season, doing so in 2019.
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Christian McCaffrey was traded to the 49ers in 2022 and was named the 2023 Offensive Player of the Year after leading the league in scrimmage yards and touchdowns en route to an NFC Championship and an appearance in Super Bowl LVIII.
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Christian McCaffrey attended Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado for his freshman year and then Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado under coach Brent Vieselmeyer for the rest of his high school career.
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Christian McCaffrey played running back, wide receiver, cornerback, and punter.
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Christian McCaffrey broke numerous Colorado high school records including career total touchdowns, career all purpose yards, career touchdown receptions, and single season all-purpose yards.
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Christian McCaffrey was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Colorado in both 2012 and 2013.
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Christian McCaffrey was a standout sprinter on the track and field team.
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Christian McCaffrey committed to Stanford University to play college football.
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Christian McCaffrey played in all 13 games as a true freshman for the Cardinal in 2014.
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Christian McCaffrey shared the backfield with Remound Wright, Barry J Sanders, and Kelsey Young.
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Christian McCaffrey finished the year with 300 rushing yards on 43 carries and 251 receiving yards on 17 receptions with two total touchdowns.
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Christian McCaffrey surpassed Barry Sanders' NCAA record of 3,250 all-purpose yards, finishing with 3,864.
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Christian McCaffrey ranked second in the nation with 2,019 rushing yards, becoming the first Stanford player to rush for 2,000 in a season.
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Christian McCaffrey set numerous other Stanford records during the season including rushing yards in a single game and all-purpose yards in a game.
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Christian McCaffrey was a consensus All-American and was the Associated Press College Football Player of the Year, Pac-12 Player of the Year, and Paul Hornung Award winner.
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Christian McCaffrey finished second to Alabama's Derrick Henry in the 2015 Heisman Trophy voting.
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Christian McCaffrey set the school record for all purpose yards in a single game in the Pac-12 Championship against USC with 461 total yards.
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Christian McCaffrey led the Pac-12 Conference in rushing yards and ranked fourth in the nation in rushing yards per game.
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Christian McCaffrey set a Stanford single-game rushing record with 284 rushing yards against California.
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Christian McCaffrey was named to the 2016 All-Pac-12 first-team and was named the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year.
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Christian McCaffrey's decision was met with mixed reactions; supporters agreed it was a smart decision, while those opposing considered the move selfish, and potentially detrimental to college football should other players follow suit.
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Christian McCaffrey received an invitation to the NFL Combine as one of the top running back prospects entering the draft and completed all of the required combine drills and participated in positional drills.
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Christian McCaffrey attended Stanford's Pro Day, but was satisfied with his combine numbers and only ran positional drills for the NFL scouts and representatives.
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Christian McCaffrey was projected to be a first round pick by the majority of NFL experts and analysts.
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Christian McCaffrey was ranked the third best running back in the draft by Sports Illustrated, the fourth best running back by Pro Football Focus, and ranked the second best by NFLDraftScout.
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Christian McCaffrey was the second running back taken, after fourth overall pick Leonard Fournette.
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In Week 5 against the Detroit Lions, Christian McCaffrey scored his first career touchdown on a six-yard shovel pass from quarterback Cam Newton.
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In Week 15, in a victory over the Green Bay Packers, Christian McCaffrey brought his season total to 73 catches and five receiving touchdowns, being the only rookie running back in NFL history with at least 70 receptions and five touchdown catches before being joined by Alvin Kamara later in the season.
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Christian McCaffrey finished his rookie season with 435 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, 80 receptions, 651 receiving yards, and five receiving touchdowns.
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On November 25,2018, Christian McCaffrey became the first Panther ever to have over 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game.
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Christian McCaffrey had 125 yards rushing and 112 yards receiving in a loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
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Christian McCaffrey was the first player since Arian Foster in 2011 to have 100+ yards and a touchdown both rushing and receiving, and the only player with 10+ receptions in such a game.
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Christian McCaffrey had the opposite of a sophomore slump, as he became the Panthers franchise record holder of all-purpose yards in a season with 1,965.
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Christian McCaffrey was ranked 42nd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.
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Christian McCaffrey played every offensive snap and became the first player to post 10 or more receptions and 120 or more rushing yards in two career games.
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Christian McCaffrey continued his touchdown streak in Week 10 against the Packers on the road, carrying the ball 20 times for 108 yards on the ground and one score, while hauling in six catches for 33 yards.
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Christian McCaffrey recorded his 53rd reception, breaking LaDainian Tomlinson's record for the most catches by a running back in an NFL player's first three seasons.
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Christian McCaffrey finished the 2019 season with 1,387 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns to go along with 116 receptions for 1,005 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.
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Christian McCaffrey finished third in Offensive Player of the Year voting.
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Christian McCaffrey was ranked sixth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.
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When Christian McCaffrey rushed for his second touchdown early in the fourth quarter, he suffered a high ankle sprain and missed the rest of the game.
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Christian McCaffrey was ranked 44th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021.
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Christian McCaffrey started the 2021 season with 177 scrimmage yards in Week 1 against the New York Jets and 137 scrimmage yards in Week 2 against the Saints.
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In Week 3, Christian McCaffrey suffered a hamstring injury that kept him out the next two games.
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Christian McCaffrey went over 100 scrimmage yards in the following three games.
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Christian McCaffrey finished the 2021 season with 442 rushing yards, 343 receiving yards, and two total touchdowns in seven games.
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Christian McCaffrey was traded to the 49ers on October 20,2022, in exchange for a second, third, and fourth-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft, and a fifth-round pick in the 2024 draft.
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In Week 8 against the Rams, Christian McCaffrey became the first 49ers running back to record passing, rushing, and receiving touchdowns in the same game.
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Christian McCaffrey was named National Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week for Week 8.
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Christian McCaffrey finished the 2022 season with 244 carries for 1,139 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns to go along with 85 receptions for 741 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns.
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The 49ers' quarterback room in the game was so depleted to injury that Christian McCaffrey had to line up as the emergency quarterback.
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Christian McCaffrey was ranked 35th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023.
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Christian McCaffrey's most notable play was a 65-yard rushing touchdown, which was assisted by the 49ers' run blocking and open field blocks by Ray-Ray McCloud and Brandon Aiyuk.
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In Week 3 against the New York Giants, Christian McCaffrey had 18 carries for 85 yards and a touchdown, and five receptions for 34 yards.
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Christian McCaffrey was named both FedEx Ground Player of the Week, and NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
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Christian McCaffrey finished his first full season with the 49ers leading the league in rushing yards, touches, yards from scrimmage, and touchdowns.
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Christian McCaffrey's 1,459 rushing yards were a career-best, along with his yards per rushing attempt and receiving touchdowns.
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Christian McCaffrey became the first player in Super Bowl history to have at least 75 rushing yards and 75 receiving yards in the same game.
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Christian McCaffrey was ranked third by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2024.
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On June 4,2024, Christian McCaffrey signed a two-year extension worth $38 million through the 2027 season.
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Christian McCaffrey remained the highest-paid running back and reset the record with this new $38 million deal.
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Christian McCaffrey finished the 2024 season with 348 scrimmage yards and zero touchdowns in four games, compared to over 2,000 yards and 21 touchdowns the previous season.
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Christian McCaffrey's younger brother, Dylan, was a quarterback at Northern Colorado.
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Christian McCaffrey's youngest brother, Luke, is a wide receiver for the Washington Commanders.
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Christian McCaffrey has been in a relationship with Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo since 2019.
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In 2018, Christian McCaffrey appeared on a commercial for the NFL, along with Jay Ajayi, Todd Gurley, and DeAndre Hopkins.
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In June 2024, Christian McCaffrey was revealed as the cover athlete for Madden NFL 25, becoming the second 49er along with previous front cover player Garrison Hearst in Madden NFL 99 in the PAL version to grace the cover.