Drake London vs Christian McCaffrey

“Branch's ability with the ball in his hands should guarantee him at least some role right away in an Atlanta offense without much talent at wideout outside of Drake London.”

“Top cap hit: Drake London, $7,996,200 (2.65 percent)”

“Atlanta now employs the NFL's third-highest-paid players at tight end and wide receiver, with London scoring a four-year, $141.1MM extension earlier this month.”

“Drake London is set to anchor the Falcons' receiver room once again in 2026 and well into the future.”

“The Falcons signed WR Drake London to a long-term extension with a new-money average of $35.26 million per year and a total five-year base value of $157.88 million, including a $33.656 million signing bonus and fully guaranteed compensation through the first two years of the deal.”

“The reason I lean toward Taylor over McCaffrey is his age and workload in 2025. The 49ers back just turned 30 and is coming off a career high in carries and touches. While he will be the focal point of the 49ers' offense once again, I worry about his health.”

“The 49ers' reliance on a core group of veterans like Trent Williams, Christian McCaffrey, Nick Bosa, and the recently acquired Mike Evans is cause for concern, given the injury history of this franchise over the past few seasons.”

“It's true that Christian McCaffrey is coming off quite a poor year by his standards in the ground game, rushing for 3.9 yards per carry, his lowest mark since 2020 in Carolina. But for fantasy purposes, that simply didn't matter, as McCaffrey saw 129 targets, more than A.J. Brown, Courtland Sutton, Keenan Allen or Zay Flowers had. McCaffrey was the RB1 in points per game, scoring 2.5 points more than the RB2.”

“The 49ers did very little to persuade us that they don't believe in McCaffrey's ability to be a workhorse, instead continuing their habit of talking up a later-round dart throw at the position, who'll likely struggle to see any involvement.”

“McCaffrey recently turned 30, and while he can maintain his value in the receiving game, the cliff edge can come fast for running backs.”

“Last season, Christian McCaffrey finished as the RB1, averaging 24.5 PPR fantasy points per game, totaling 45.8 more fantasy points than any other running back. However, McCaffrey had 413 regular-season touches last year, a career-high. Unfortunately, the last time he had over 375 touches in a season, McCaffrey missed 13 games the following year.”

“McCaffrey turns 30 on June 7th, and while 129 targets last year isn't to be sniffed at, this bet does feel slightly thin at times. McCaffrey is a stronger pick slightly later than this.”

“The idea behind "Stars & Scrubs" is to build your team primarily around a few star players. For example, you may be able to walk away with Ja'Marr Chase, Jahmyr Gibbs and someone like Christian McCaffrey, but this will leave you with a significantly lower budget for the remaining picks.”

“Christian McCaffrey scored 1 RecTD, 2 RuTD, 20 RecYds, 146 RuYds, 3 REC, and earned 1 100+Rush bonus for 40.6 fantasy points in Week 9.”

“Gainwell ranked fourth among all backs in receptions in 2025, trailing only the dual-threat elites of Christian McCaffrey, Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs.”

“While McCaffrey still offers elite receiving ability, the hosts compared his current stage of career to later-career Alvin Kamara, still productive in the passing game, but less explosive as a pure runner.”

“The FantasyPros crew largely agreed that Christian McCaffrey no longer belongs in the absolute top fantasy tier. The discussion centered around workload concerns, declining rushing efficiency, age, and injury history.”