PlayerProfiler Fantasy Football Podcast Network on Christian McCaffrey

PodcastDear Ms. Fantasy - Running Back Draft Strategy: Tiers, Cliffs & Must-Have RBsCaptured August 1, 2026

From the episode

you can bypass and nothing wrong with drafting Jonathan Taylor or Christian McCaffrey, but the fact that you can come around to round two and get guys like Saquon Barkley

Mentioned at 25:00 – 25:07

STACKED’s take

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Round two RB depth makes McCaffrey less critical at his early ADP.

The source indicates that while drafting Christian McCaffrey early is acceptable, the exceptional depth at running back in round two and beyond (Saquon Barkley, James Cook, Ashton Gentry, Javon Hines, Chase Brown, Derrick Henry, Kenneth Walker, Kyron Williams, Josh Jacobs) provides strong alternatives, suggesting McCaffrey may be overvalued relative to available depth.