Last season, Stanford junior RB Christian McCaffrey's 3.20 yards per route run average led all runners and trailed only a few of the country's top receivers.
This is a truly stunning stat, especially when you consider that McCaffrey caught 43 of his 45 passes no further than nine yards downfield. What that means is the Cardinal star is both ludicrously efficient on his targets and possesses an elite attribute in his open field running, regularly converting screens and underneath throws into monster plays. But as Pro Football Focus' Jeff Dooley points out, he's no slot receiver disguised as a dainty running back. No, McCaffrey forced 71 missed tackles as a RB in 2015 (and 15 more as a receiver), No. 4 among returning running backs. Oh, and he earned PFF's top overall RB grade.
Source: Pro Football Focus
Jun 10 - 4:41 PM