Running Back · #23
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CAR | 16 | 117 | 435 | 3.7 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 1 |
| 2018 | CAR | 16 | 219 | 1,098 | 5.0 | 7 | 59 | 53 | 2 |
| 2019 | CAR | 16 | 287 | 1,387 | 4.8 | 15 | 84 | 56 | 1 |
| 2020 | CAR | 3 | 59 | 225 | 3.8 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021 | CAR | 7 | 99 | 442 | 4.5 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 1 |
| 2022 |  CAR/SF | 17 | 244 | 1,139 | 4.7 | 8 | 49 | 59 | 1 |
| 2023 | SF | 16 | 272 | 1,459 | 5.4 | 14 | 72 | 83 | 2 |
| 2024 | SF | 4 | 50 | 202 | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | SF | 17 | 311 | 1,202 | 3.9 | 10 | 41 | 71 | 1 |
| 2026 | SF | 2 | 20 | 91 | 4.5 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CAR | 16 | 7.3 | 27.2 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 40 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | CAR | 16 | 13.7 | 68.6 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 59 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | CAR | 16 | 17.9 | 86.7 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 84 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | CAR | 3 | 19.7 | 75 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 15 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | CAR | 7 | 14.1 | 63.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 18 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | CAR/SF | 17 | 14.4 | 67 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 49 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | SF | 16 | 17 | 91.2 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 72 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | SF | 4 | 12.5 | 50.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | SF | 17 | 18.3 | 70.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 41 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | SF | 2 | 10 | 45.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
Christian McCaffrey
Sep 20 · vs MIA · W 35-13
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| Date | Opponent | ATT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | vs MIAW 35-13 | 10 | 23 | 2 |
| Thu, Sep 10 | at LARW 27-7 | 10 | 68 | 0 |
| Sat, Jan 17 | at SEAL 41-6 | 11 | 35 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 11 | at PHIW 23-19 | 15 | 48 | 0 |
| Sat, Jan 03 | vsSEAL 13-3 | 8 | 23 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 28 | vs CHIW 42-38 | 23 | 140 | 1 |
Christian McCaffrey has played 10 seasons for the Panthers and the 49ers. He has had 1,678 carries for 7,680 yards, 635 catches for 5,453 yards and has scored 100 touchdowns. His best season so far is 2023: 1,459 rushing yards, 14 rushing touchdowns and 5.4 yards per carry.
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2017.
10 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2017 to 2026
Christian McCaffrey led the NFL in rushing yards (2023); finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.
Among the 2,691 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
Christian McCaffrey played 8 games across 3 NFL postseasons — 5 won, 3 lost.
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PHI | W 23-19 | 15 | 48 | 0 |
| 2025 | SEA | L 41-6 | 11 | 35 | 0 |
| 2023 |  GB | W 24-21 | 17 | 98 | 2 |
| 2023 |  DET | W 34-31 | 20 | 90 | 2 |
| 2023 |  KC | L 25-22 OT | 22 | 80 | 0 |
| 2022 | SEA | W 41-23 | 15 | 119 | 0 |
| 2022 |  DAL | W 19-12 | 10 | 35 | 1 |
| 2022 | PHI | L 31-7 | 15 | 84 | 1 |
What the columns mean: CAR
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
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