Christian McCaffrey has played all over the field during his football career, but the Carolina Panthers don’t plan on moving him from running back.
With McCaffrey suffering multiple injuries in recent seasons, some have speculated that the Panthers would be better off lining the running back up at wide receiver more.
Highest graded pass catching RB’s since 2020
1️⃣ Christian McCaffrey: 92.1
2️⃣ Nyheim Hines: 90.8
3️⃣ Cordarrelle Patterson: 90.7 pic.twitter.com/0QIc1xlVEt— PFF IND Colts (@PFF_Colts) April 1, 2022
That won’t be happening, though.
“We can always move him around and utilize him, but at the end of the day, he’s a back,” Matt Rhule said. “You can do a lot of things with Christian, but to take him out of the backfield, to me, is taking him out of what he does best. We’ll keep him at tailback.”
McCaffrey is once again expected to be arguably the top player in fantasy football.
Christian McCaffrey is worth the risk 💯 pic.twitter.com/MJuEFaQE53
— PFF Fantasy Football (@PFF_Fantasy) March 31, 2022
McCaffrey has dealt with serious injuries in recent years, but when he’s been on the field, he’s as productive as ever.
Not everyone is convinced, though.
“We’re talking about the same guy who played 3 games in 2020 and then followed that up with 7 games in 2021? You want me to spend a top 3 pick on him? I mean I’m a glutton for punishment but nah I’m good at that price,” one fan tweeted.
“Look at every game he’s played during the last two years, he was averaging 28ppg still, no sign of major injury, just bad luck injuries that football players pickup. I’d be more concerned with concussions reoccurring or major injury like Jones fracture,lisfranc, he’s 100% fine,” another fan suggested.
Will you be pulling the trigger on McCaffrey early?
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