The Carolina Panthers have a rare talent in their backfield in Christian McCaffrey. Even though he suffered through injuries last season, he’s still recognized as one of the game’s best running backs.
Maurice Jones-Drew at NFL.com has McCaffrey ranked second in the league at his position, trailing only Derrick Henry. Here’s what he said about No. 22 going into 2021.
“Coming off a 2020 season that was derailed by high ankle, shoulder and quad injuries, McCaffrey should be ready to go this fall with a full offseason to get healthy and right. In Matt Rhule’s offense, the most dynamic weapon in football has a real chance to duplicate his 1,000/1,000 campaign of 2019. I can’t wait to see McCaffrey back on the field.”
Given his workload, concerns about McCaffrey’s durability are understandable. However, he only turned 25 a few weeks ago and we’re betting that he has at least several excellent years of football left in him. The Panthers had better hope so, anyway – McCaffrey is under contract for five more seasons.
While we’re partial to McCaffrey, we won’t argue with anybody who puts Derrick Henry first given the video game numbers he’s been putting up the last few seasons.
After CMC, Jones-Drew ranked Alvin Kamara No. 3 at running back, followed by Dalvin Cook and Nick Chubb. That pretty much lines up exactly with where we have the top five RBs ranked right now.
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