2025 is an important season for Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers. Coming off a disappointing 2024 season, both McCaffrey and the 49ers are looking for a big bounce-back season. Brock Purdy and the 49ers offense, particularly in the red zone in 2024, clearly missed McCaffrey’s impact on the offense. Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers are relying on McCaffrey in 2025 to help fix the 49ers’ red zone woes.
But just how far has McCaffrey fallen in the running back ranks since 2023?
Jeremy Fowler of ESPN polled NFL league executives, scouts, and coaches to rank 11 different positions.