Christian McCaffrey is expected to make his San Francisco 49ers debut Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
McCaffrey's availability comes just three days after the 49ers and Carolina Panthers agreed to a blockbuster trade for the star running back and just two days after he flew to San Francisco and joined his new employer.
The 49ers have a package of plays in Sunday's gameplan for McCaffrey, who has picked up what he could of the offense quickly, sources told Schefter.
It's one reason the 49ers and Los Angeles Rams were as interested in trading for McCaffrey as they were - both teams valued his football IQ and the Rams even considered him to be, as one source described, "the Cooper Kupp of running backs.