Niners Nation on Christian McCaffrey

McCaffrey had fewer carries than backup Black in Week 1, but Lynch confirms workhorse games ahead.

McCaffrey had 10 rushes for 68 yards in Week 1 against the Rams, four fewer carries than rookie backup Kaelon Black (14 carries, 65 yards). Despite the reduced touch count, Lynch and Shanahan confirmed McCaffrey will still have workhorse loads in certain games; the Week 1 split was driven by game flow and Black's hot hand rather than a permanent role reduction. Lynch stated: 'there's going to be games where Christian's right back to having the amount of touches he had last year.' The 49ers plan to rotate backs to keep McCaffrey fresh across the season while maintaining his three-down value.

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