Ron Stewart on Christian McCaffrey

McCaffrey's 3.2 WAR was most valuable in fantasy; extreme value concentration at top.

McCaffrey was the most valuable player in fantasy football last season, quantified at 3.2 wins above replacement (WAR)—the difference between a 6-8 record missing playoffs and a 9-5 contending for a top-two seed. His dominance was so extreme that the gap between him and the eighth-ranked player (Trey McBride) equaled the gap from McBride all the way down to the 40th-ranked player (Jameson Williams). He was the best price-adjusted early-round running back pick of the era, delivering elite wins above replacement relative to draft capital in 2025, and is listed as one of the best five price-adjusted running back seasons from 2025.

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