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Christian McCaffrey
RB · Stanford · age 20.9 · 5'11" · 202 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#17
1st Round
Bust probability
10%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#8
CAR
Consensus rank
#14
27 sources
Why this projection
+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
| Boards ranking him top-100 | +0.10 |
| Pre-draft consensus | +0.08 |
| Boards ranking him top-50 | +0.04 |
| charting elusive | +0.02 |
| Number of public boards | +0.02 |
| charting gap run block grade | -0.02 |
| charting total career snaps | -0.02 |
| charting true-pass-set sacks per snap career | -0.01 |
Pre-draft consensus (28 sources)
ESPN Scouts Inc.#9
Big Blue View#15
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#19
Bleeding Green Nation (Ben Natan)#24
Drafttek#13
ESPN (Jeff Legwold)#18
Fanspeak (Steve Shoup)#18
Football Room (Dave Druckenmiller)#16
Forward Fantasy Focus (Steve Frederick)#16
Fox Sports (Dieter Kurtenbach)#17
Hail To The District (Rajan Nanavati)#15
Inside The Star (Jess Haynie)#42
Lombardi Ave (Dan Dahlke)#23
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#11
Nesn#33
NFL Com (Lance Zierlein)#33
NFL outcomes (so far)
Seasons
1
Avg snap share
94%
Closest historical comps
| Player | Draft | Year 1 grade (of 20) | Arc |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Cobb | 2015 · #138 | 9.0 | Bust |
| Jeremy Langford | 2015 · #106 | 16.4 | Starter |
| Tevin Coleman | 2015 · #73 | 10.9 | Franchise |
| Jay Ajayi | 2015 · #149 | 10.3 | Franchise |
| T.J. Yeldon | 2015 · #36 | 17.6 | Franchise |