The 49ers running back room got a sizable jolt Thursday night when it was announced San Francisco traded a slew of draft picks to Carolina for RB Christian McCaffrey.
It’s a deal that improves a position the club has tried to get right by using third-round picks to address it in each of the last two drafts. The results haven’t been promising, so head coach Kyle Shanahan flipped the spread and went all-in on a known commodity, albeit an oft-injured one over the last two seasons.
Let’s take a look at what San Francisco’s RB depth chart looks like with McCaffrey in the building when everyone is healthy: