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Fantasy Football Slack and Forth: Is Christian McCaffrey the Clear Top Pick?

Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey was on another planet in 2019. In half-PPR (point per reception) formats, he scored 39.3 more fantasy points than any back since LaDainian Tomlinson all the way back in 2006.

On the season, McCaffrey finished with 116.9 more points than any other runner and averaged 6.3 more points per game than the next closest non-quarterback. In fact, the per-game scoring difference between him and the RB2 was the same as the difference between the RB2 and the RB18. In full PPR leagues, it was larger than the difference between the RB2 and the RB23.