2024 Player Outlook

After playing in 23 games over the last two seasons, the skeptics who routinely cite McCaffrey’s injury history can finally quiet down and accept the fact that he is and should remain the consensus No. 1 overall pick in fantasy. He racked up 1,880 all-purpose yards with 13 touchdowns between Carolina and San Francisco in 2022 and then followed it up with over 2,000 all-purpose yards and 21 touchdowns during his first full season with the 49ers. From a fantasy standpoint, he finished with over 200 points more than the next running back in PPR formats and was outscored by only eight quarterbacks. Kyle Shanahan’s offense will run through McCaffrey once again and while yes, we will see Elijah Mitchell or rookie Isaac Guerendo spell him at times to keep him fresh, McCaffrey should continue his onslaught on opposing defenses. He should remain the No. 1 overall fantasy player in everyone’s rankings and be drafted as such.