# Christian McCaffrey — what pundits predicted RB · Stanford 59 checkable claims from 30 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What pundits expect (37 unsettled) - Christian McCaffrey to be 1st on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Sep 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b98ce047-28b7-45b1-a888-d08479ebe436 - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Sep 10, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2026, said Sep 7, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/dff0f485-bc4d-47de-bc98-e1baaf644587 - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (Round 1) — Frank Ammirante, for 2026, said Sep 7, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Sep 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bb3cf720-650a-4620-b0ef-20f4171ae3e7 - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (his current ADP of RB3 and 5th overall in half-PPR) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (the No. 1 overall fantasy pick) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2ca44dfe-0454-4920-81aa-32017d5d5ff1 - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (ADP 5.8) — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Sep 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0f58b32b-ffda-4f9e-bf95-b54d98df6f7f - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (ADP 4.7 | RB3) — Billy Pinder, for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (first-round cost) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to outplay his draft cost (1.03) — Joshua Poniatowski, for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (ADP 5.8 | RB3) — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/710e44b4-6d49-49f3-a18f-23275870a306 - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7d924d0f-d573-45c0-84a7-f4aeeeb9dee4 - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (ADP: 5.8 (RB3)) — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a6c8d1ff-a1b7-48f2-8b80-f08306b4bedc - Christian McCaffrey to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/31ef7e7d-d59a-4db6-8ec4-d87295e98572 - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (ADP 5.58 | RB3) — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 22, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cc866299-bcb9-49d4-82d0-e1751e36c203 - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (RB3 price) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (RB3 price in ADP) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (at six) — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c3378f47-bf33-4dd5-8a9b-027ab1c9cb1e - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (5.6 ADP/RB3) — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b037ee2d-39d3-44f2-93ea-6d899984cf21 - Christian McCaffrey to make Hall of Fame — Bill Barnwell, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost — Eric Karabell, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (in the first round) — Scott Pianowski, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (1.03) — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2026, said Aug 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f06e42f9-abc9-48ee-8f88-c8762dd5bde4 - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (being drafted as a top three fantasy running back) — Mark Morales-Smith, for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to finish top 2 at his position, by fantasy points — Jeff Hicks, for 2026, said Aug 2, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to make Locked On NFL Top 100 — [Brian Peacock](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brian-peacock), for 2026, said Jun 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3c90ae28-9cf0-4f05-944d-c95aa6c5d4c9 - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (consensus is seven overall) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Jun 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4cfeaee3-b51c-4669-acc6-3e75dfba7a20 - Christian McCaffrey to outplay his draft cost (that mid first round pick) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Jun 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/792477ff-6650-493e-9233-f1f1f1c04554 - Christian McCaffrey to record 5 receiving tds — Mike Clay, for 2026, said May 11, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to record 78 receptions — Mike Clay, for 2026, said May 11, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to record 1,161 rushing yards — Mike Clay, for 2026, said May 11, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to record 10 rushing tds — Mike Clay, for 2026, said May 11, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to record 686 receiving yards — Mike Clay, for 2026, said May 11, 2026; not settled yet - Christian McCaffrey to finish top 2 at his position, by fantasy points — [Adam Rank](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/adam-rank), for 2025, said Dec 9, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/edbecc9c-cb9a-405e-b3d5-856af9f4e21f ## Settled (22) - Christian McCaffrey to make the roster — [Brian Peacock](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brian-peacock), for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/62e9aad7-105c-45a0-95b3-3b43b64603ae - Christian McCaffrey to outplay his draft cost (the seventh player overall) — [Chris Welsh](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-welsh), for 2025, said Aug 30, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9f0f2132-f3b8-4813-b2b1-374b827d86a8 - Christian McCaffrey to outplay his draft cost (the seventh player overall) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2025, said Aug 30, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e36f1287-466c-4889-a7ea-c9d86f4b5182 - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (the seventh player overall) — [Joe Pisapia](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joe-pisapia), for 2025, said Aug 30, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c3c95c1c-64a4-42b6-9389-58d5fb5b27d1 - Christian McCaffrey to outplay his draft cost (right around that one two turn) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2025, said Jun 22, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a9665527-8302-4059-b8e7-8964afe7a628 - Christian McCaffrey to outplay his draft cost (the second round) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2025, said May 17, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f6287666-eaac-4848-8f1d-0a470374edf0 - Christian McCaffrey to fall short of his draft cost (ECR sixteen, a second round pick) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2025, said May 17, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/316f2dfd-c096-416d-ae8a-6cb60715ceac - Christian McCaffrey to make the roster — [Marcus Mosher](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/marcus-mosher), for 2024, said Dec 3, 2024; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5696c081-ca1f-4cac-b49b-caafbd9931bb - Christian McCaffrey to win Comeback Player of the Year — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2025, said Jan 6, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/88101820-7344-4240-93f1-caa15fe95de9 - Christian McCaffrey to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2025, said Dec 8, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c1629080-72cf-41b6-b276-22183b1f396c - Christian McCaffrey to win Comeback Player of the Year — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2025, said Nov 10, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd1aaef8-b036-4080-adcb-94c788e1fc1c - Christian McCaffrey to win MVP — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2025, said Sep 8, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/be6a3b07-690f-47a4-ad43-e4308584eb9c - Christian McCaffrey to win MVP — [Dan Patrick](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/dan-patrick), for 2024, said Feb 5, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6b2a36a9-bf00-476d-bf8e-3e41e63a2303 - Christian McCaffrey to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-wright), for 2025, said Jan 4, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8fe4099d-27ce-4dd0-9e0a-d4f2940e2e73 - Christian McCaffrey to finish top 4 at his position, by fantasy points — [Jake Ciely](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jake-ciely), for 2025, said Jun 22, 2025; scored 83.33 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2bbdd89b-368f-48b9-b389-80b41cd742a5 - Christian McCaffrey to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2025, said Jun 22, 2025; scored 75 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a9665527-8302-4059-b8e7-8964afe7a628 - Christian McCaffrey to win Comeback Player of the Year — [Greg Jennings](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/greg-jennings), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d81957b5-c63f-4e92-8316-1d415cd34cc6 - Christian McCaffrey to win Comeback Player of the Year — [Marty Mornhinweg](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/marty-mornhinweg), for 2022, said Sep 6, 2022; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/442e2996-a02f-4328-aac4-5c2d4353f2cb - Christian McCaffrey to record 586.4 receiving yards — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2024, said Sep 1, 2024; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/636fa042-c413-4d93-a89f-70931e21bbf0 - Christian McCaffrey to record 69 receptions — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2024, said Sep 1, 2024; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/636fa042-c413-4d93-a89f-70931e21bbf0 - Christian McCaffrey to record 10.6 rushing tds — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2024, said Sep 1, 2024; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/636fa042-c413-4d93-a89f-70931e21bbf0 - Christian McCaffrey to record 1,276.7 rushing yards — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2024, said Sep 1, 2024; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/636fa042-c413-4d93-a89f-70931e21bbf0 --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/christian-mccaffrey Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology