Christian McCaffrey vs Lamar Jackson
2026 draft comparison · half-PPR
Updated Sep 8, 2026
Should you draft Christian McCaffrey or Lamar Jackson?
Last season — 2025, per game
Full game log & past seasons
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | ATT | YD | TD | TGT | REC | RYD | RTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SEA | 18.7 | RB5 | 22 | 69 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 73 | 0 |
2 | NO | 19.7 | RB5 | 13 | 55 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 1 |
3 | ARI | 19.0 | RB8 | 17 | 52 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 88 | 0 |
4 | JAX | 23.1 | RB8 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 92 | 1 |
5 | LAR | 23.9 | RB6 | 22 | 57 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 82 | 1 |
6 | TB | 20.6 | RB9 | 17 | 54 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 57 | 0 |
7 | ATL | 35.6 | RB1 | 24 | 129 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 0 |
8 | HOU | 8.3 | RB28 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 0 |
9 | NYG | 31.8 | RB1 | 28 | 106 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 1 |
10 | LAR | 13.6 | RB16 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 66 | 0 |
11 | ARI | 32.6 | RB2 | 13 | 81 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 1 |
12 | CAR | 23.7 | RB3 | 24 | 89 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 0 |
13 | CLE | 15.4 | RB12 | 20 | 53 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | TEN | 15.2 | RB14 | 22 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
16 | IND | 29.6 | RB3 | 21 | 117 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 2 |
17 | CHI | 26.1 | RB4 | 23 | 140 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
18 | SEA | 8.7 | RB23 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
Earlier seasons (2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | ATT | YD | TD | TGT | REC | RYD | RTD |
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8 | BYE | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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10 | TB | 13.7 | RB11 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 0 |
11 | SEA | 12.6 | RB16 | 19 | 79 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
12 | GB | 6.3 | RB31 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
13 | BUF | 7.7 | RB34 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | ATT | CMP | YD | TD | INT | RuYD | RuTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BUF | 29.4 | QB4 | 19 | 14 | 209 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 1 |
2 | CLE | 26.3 | QB3 | 29 | 19 | 225 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
3 | DET | 27.0 | QB3 | 27 | 21 | 288 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
4 | KC | 11.7 | QB27 | 20 | 14 | 147 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 0 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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9 | MIA | 25.6 | QB9 | 23 | 18 | 204 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
10 | MIN | 16.6 | QB15 | 29 | 17 | 176 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
11 | CLE | 6.7 | QB29 | 25 | 14 | 193 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
12 | NYJ | 7.2 | QB25 | 23 | 13 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
13 | CIN | 7.5 | QB27 | 32 | 17 | 246 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
14 | PIT | 22.1 | QB7 | 35 | 19 | 219 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
15 | CIN | 15.6 | QB20 | 12 | 8 | 150 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
16 | NE | 4.7 | QB29 | 10 | 7 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | PIT | 21.4 | QB7 | 18 | 11 | 238 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Earlier seasons (2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | ATT | CMP | YD | TD | INT | RuYD | RuTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | KC | 25.1 | QB5 | 41 | 26 | 273 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 0 |
2 | LV | 17.4 | QB9 | 34 | 21 | 247 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 0 |
3 | DAL | 26.0 | QB4 | 15 | 12 | 182 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 1 |
4 | BUF | 23.6 | QB6 | 18 | 13 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
5 | CIN | 33.4 | QB3 | 42 | 26 | 348 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
6 | WAS | 19.9 | QB12 | 26 | 20 | 323 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 |
7 | TB | 34.4 | QB1 | 22 | 17 | 281 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
8 | CLE | 24.2 | QB8 | 38 | 23 | 289 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
9 | DEN | 23.6 | QB6 | 19 | 16 | 280 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
10 | CIN | 32.9 | QB2 | 33 | 25 | 290 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
11 | PIT | 15.9 | QB23 | 33 | 16 | 207 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 0 |
12 | LAC | 22.6 | QB5 | 22 | 16 | 177 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
13 | PHI | 25.4 | QB6 | 36 | 23 | 237 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 0 |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | NYG | 36.1 | QB3 | 25 | 21 | 290 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
16 | PIT | 21.5 | QB12 | 23 | 15 | 207 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
17 | HOU | 29.4 | QB6 | 15 | 10 | 168 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 1 |
18 | CLE | 23.0 | QB10 | 32 | 16 | 217 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
Latest takes
“This isn’t to suggest that Christian McCaffrey isn’t capable of repeating as the top player at the position — that is certainly within the range of outcomes, and it is also factored into his current price point.”
Evan Tarracciano· Sep 5“If we could turn injuries off like in the Madden video game, McCaffrey would be the clear-cut 1.01 pick in every non-superflex draft.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 5“Andrew Erickson’s Draft Landmines of 2026 Christian McCaffrey (RB – SF) Christian McCaffrey led the NFL with 413 touches in 2025 and reached 450 when including the playoffs.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 4
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“Steelers running backs drew 25.4% of the team’s targets last season, the NFL’s second-highest rate behind only the 49ers and Christian McCaffrey .”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 4“Brown DET WR4 4 11 7 1 2 7 1 Christian McCaffrey SF RB3 4 22 9 4 -3 8 1 Jonathan Taylor IND RB4 3 18 9 3 -2 9 1 James Cook III BUF RB5 5 20 10 3 0 10 1 CeeDee Lamb DAL WR5 6 19 10 3 0 11 2 Justin Jefferson MIN WR6 7 41 12 5 2 12 2 Chase Brown CIN RB6 8 37 15 5 2 13 2 Saquon Barkley PHI RB7 9 33 16 5 -2 14 2 A.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 3“Christian McCaffrey (SF) I know the concerns around CMC are that he is injury-prone, he is 30 years old, and he is coming off a 400+ touch season.”
Joshua Poniatowski· Sep 2“No one scored more PPR fantasy points than Christian McCaffrey last year (416.6). Unfortunately, the superstar turned 30 this offseason and is a ticking time bomb because of his age and injury history.”
Mike Fanelli· Sep 2“49ers RBs Jordan James and Isaac Guerendo are on the mend from injuries and made the opening day roster, but it appears that Black is the top backup to starting RB Christian McCaffrey .”
Pat Fitzmaurice· Aug 31“I happily draft him as the third running back off the board, easily ahead of Christian McCaffrey .”
Mike Fanelli· Aug 31“Christian McCaffrey (RB – SF) | ADP: 5.8 (RB3) No one scored more PPR fantasy points than Christian McCaffrey last season (416.6).”
Mike Fanelli· Aug 29“You see Christian McCaffrey putting up 24.7 PPR points per game on a San Francisco line with a 14.1% stuff rate in 2023.”
Samuel DiSorbo· Aug 25“Kaelon Black and Sincere McCormick have looked solid for the Niners through two preseason games, and the running back room is led by Christian McCaffrey, who touched the ball on 400 plays last season. There’s only one ball, and it just doesn’t seem feasible that Evans can reach 100 targets or 900 yards given all of San Francisco’s offensive options.”
Steve Krebs· Aug 25“Going as the RB3, roughly the eighth overall pick, McCaffrey is coming off a season that led all players in total touches. Historically, that’s a dangerous signal: over the last 13 years, only one running back who saw 400-plus touches in a season finished as a top-five back the next year, and running backs age 27 or older who led the league in touches have never finished top five the following season across six such occurrences.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 23“I might go that way in start-2WR leagues, too, although I would probably slide Christian McCaffrey ahead of Smith-Njigba in such leagues.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 22“He has head coach Kyle Shanahan, Christian McCaffrey , and a loaded offensive ecosystem.”
Samwise· Aug 19
“Brian Daboll is no longer in New York running the offense, but in comes John Harbaugh, who knows a thing or two about mobile quarterbacks after coaching Lamar Jackson for the past eight years.”
Wolf Trelles-Heard· Sep 4“Brown NE WR7 7 40 16 6 6 15 2 Drake London ATL WR8 8 31 17 5 4 16 2 De’Von Achane MIA RB8 10 42 18 6 -4 17 2 Nico Collins HOU WR9 9 32 19 4 6 18 2 Omarion Hampton LAC RB9 9 42 19 6 -3 19 2 Kenneth Walker III KC RB10 9 46 19 8 -2 20 2 Brock Bowers LV TE1 10 66 20 8 2 21 2 Derrick Henry BAL RB11 11 37 21 6 -3 22 2 George Pickens DAL WR10 10 40 23 6 2 23 3 Ashton Jeanty LV RB12 5 52 24 8 -7 24 3 Chris Olave NO WR11 11 38 24 6 2 25 3 Trey McBride ARI TE2 12 61 25 8 0 26 3 Malik Nabers NYG WR12 11 47 28 8 3 27 3 DeVonta Smith PHI WR13 9 43 29 6 5 28 3 Josh Allen BUF QB1 20 47 29 6 -7 29 3 Rashee Rice KC WR14 11 53 32 9 4 30 3 Zay Flowers BAL WR15 20 49 33 7 4 31 3 Kyren Williams LAR RB13 16 55 33 8 -4 32 3 Javonte Williams DAL RB14 17 55 36 7 -2 33 3 Tee Higgins CIN WR16 21 50 37 6 5 34 3 Breece Hall NYJ RB15 23 55 37 7 -3 35 3 Jaylen Waddle DEN WR17 26 58 38 7 10 36 3 Ladd McConkey LAC WR18 19 57 38 7 5 37 3 Lamar Jackson BAL QB2 24 75 38 12 -1 38 3 Tetairoa McMillan CAR WR19 24 54 38 6 1 39 3 Garrett Wilson NYJ WR20 19 61 39 7 4 40 3 Colston Loveland CHI TE3 22 84 39 11 0 41 3 Jeremiyah Love ARI RB16 24 60 39 8 -13 42 3 Emeka Egbuka TB WR21 15 63 40 8 0 43 4 Travis Etienne Jr.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 3“A 3.0 second time-to-throw average is well above the NFL average (2.76), and while some QBs last year (such as Lamar Jackson and even Brock Purdy ) had longer time-to-throw averages, it's less than ideal for a rookie who is being thrown into the fire.”
Warren Sharp· Aug 28
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“Knowing when to start Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson to maximize their potential fantasy production becomes a season-long planning exercise. Do you start Ja’Marr Chase against Miami in Week 5?”
Raju Byfield· Aug 25“2026 Fantasy Football Expert Rankings Fantasy Football Dynasty Rankings Fantasy Football Trade Analyzer Best Fantasy Football Rankings 2026 Fantasy Football Draft Advice: TD Regression Candidates Negative Regression Candidates Lamar Jackson (QB – BAL) The single largest negative-regression quarterback in the report, and the clearest sell on the board. Jackson’s 2025 leaned on a 6.95 percent passing touchdown rate that normalizes to 5.96 percent, dropping his adjusted finish three spots.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 25“Round 14: Kyler Murray (QB – MIN) Kyler Murray is one of my favorite quarterbacks this season, and with the additional bench slots, I wanted to get him on the team behind Lamar Jackson.”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 22“Round 4: Lamar Jackson (QB – BAL) I don’t find myself in many positions to take someone like Lamar Jackson, but I pulled the trigger here.”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 22“But when Jackson fell to the back end of the sixth round, it was too hard to pass up. I will only draft elite QBs or TEs when they slip past ADP 90% of the time, and this was one of those spots.”
Samwise· Aug 16“Unfortunately, Jackson had arguably his worst season as a starter in 2025. He missed four games because of injury and played part of the year hurt. The superstar finished as the QB14 on a points-per-game basis among qualifying quarterbacks, averaging 19.8 fantasy points per contest. However, I expect a bounce-back season for Jackson, especially with Declan Doyle taking over as Baltimore’s offensive coordinator.”
Mike Fanelli· Aug 16“The Ravens dealt with Lamar Jackson being injured on and off for the year, and he still had that finish.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 11“Declan Doyle is the new offensive coordinator and early returns are favorable. He comes from the Ben Johnson coaching tree, so I think we will see them use Jackson in ways we haven’t seen before.”
Jason Kamlowsky· Aug 11“Lamar Jackson – 0.58 Most rushing TDs on fewer than 200 carries in 2025: 1”
The FF Newsletter· Aug 6“Lamar Jackson , Jayden Daniels , Joe Burrow , Baker Mayfield , and Kyler Murray all were selected as top-12 players at the position and finished double-digit slots behind expectations in terms of points per game.”
Rich Hribar· Aug 5“If Lamar Jackson can bounce back, Henry could inch back closer to his 2024 production (RB4 in fantasy points per game).”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 5“Lamar Jackson cratered many fantasy rosters in 2025. Before an early October hamstring injury, he was on pace for 3,700 passing yards, 437 rushing yards, and 47 total TDs.”
Vernon Meighan· Jul 27