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DATED ROSTER · San Francisco 49ers · RB

Christian McCaffrey

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Initial roster observationObserved Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT · Historical profile reference

Christian McCaffrey is listed at RB on the San Francisco 49ers roster checked September 20, 2026. The official source lists the roster status as Active roster (ACT).

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Stanford versatility and Carolina’s 1,000–1,000 season

McCaffrey set an NCAA record with 3,864 all-purpose yards for Stanford in 2015, leading the team in rushing and receiving yardage while also returning kickoffs and punts. In the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2016, he set a game record with 368 all-purpose yards as Stanford beat Iowa 45–16.

The Carolina Panthers selected him eighth overall in 2017. In 2019, he gained 1,387 rushing yards and caught 116 passes for 1,005 receiving yards. Reaching 1,000 yards in both categories in the same regular season shows the scale of his involvement beyond his rushing workload alone.

A rushing title after the San Francisco trade

The San Francisco 49ers announced McCaffrey’s acquisition for four future draft picks on October 21, 2022. In his first full season with the team, he led the NFL with 1,459 rushing yards in 2023. He received that season’s AP Offensive Player of the Year award on February 8, 2024.

Back above 100 catches in 2025

After seasons of 107 catches in 2018 and 116 in 2019, McCaffrey reached that threshold again with 102 in 2025. His team-leading reception total produced 924 yards and seven touchdowns. He also started all 17 regular-season games and rushed for 1,202 yards and 10 touchdowns, finishing with 2,126 yards from scrimmage. He received the AP 2025 NFL Comeback Player of the Year award on February 5, 2026.

Roster observations

UPDATED Updated Oct 10, 2026, 9:37 am EDT

Selected report: San Francisco 49ers · Active roster · Season 2026

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Observation windowRecord dateTeamRoster statusEffective dateRecord
Season 2026 · Week 5Oct 10, 2026, 9:37 am EDT
Updated		San Francisco 49ersActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 4Oct 10, 2026, 9:37 am EDT
Updated		San Francisco 49ersActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 3Oct 10, 2026, 9:37 am EDT
Updated		San Francisco 49ersActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 2Oct 10, 2026, 9:37 am EDT
Updated		San Francisco 49ersActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 1Oct 10, 2026, 9:37 am EDT
Updated		San Francisco 49ersActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Dated observationSep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT
Observed		San Francisco 49ersActive rosterNot suppliedDated roster

Weekly rows describe the supplied week, not a dated transaction. Observed dates show when a record was checked, not when a contract or roster move took effect. Conflicting records remain separate. Only retained observations are shown; game-day status belongs to the availability report.

Season statistics

League ranks6th in rushing TD (4) · 21st in rushing yards (218) · 47th in receptions (16)

UPDATED Updated Oct 10, 2026, 11:19 am EDT

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · Only recorded categories appear.

Rushing

Christian McCaffrey · Rushing · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Rushing yardsRush attemptsYards per rushRushing touchdownsRushing fumbles
218504.440

Receiving

Christian McCaffrey · Receiving · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Receiving yardsReceptionsTargetsYards per receptionReceiving touchdownsReceiving fumbles
12216227.600

These are recorded player totals for the stated season. An absent category is not a zero. Games played and career totals are not inferred. Browse player statistics

Game log

Most recent recorded game2026 Week 4 vs DEN (W 24–14) 15 carries, 52 rush yds, 1 TD; 3 rec, 18 rec yds

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 4, 2026, 7:37 pm EDT

2026 regular season (weeks 1–4) · 4 supplied game records

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Rushing
Christian McCaffrey · Rushing by game
WeekMatchupRush YdsAttYds/AttTDLong
4DEN at SF W 24–14 52153.5114
3ARI at SF W 36–30 75155.0114
2MIA at SF W 35–13 23102.325
1SF at LAR W 27–7 68106.8016
Receiving
Christian McCaffrey · Receiving by game
WeekMatchupRec YdsRecTgtsYds/RecTDLong
4DEN at SF W 24–14 18356.009
3ARI at SF W 36–30 414510.3013
2MIA at SF W 35–13 434410.8016
1SF at LAR W 27–7 20584.008

Statistics by season

UPDATED Updated Oct 5, 2026, 7:31 am EDT

Regular-season records. Totals use each recorded season once, even when team splits and a combined row are both shown. Rates are recalculated from the counted totals. A dash means a value is missing or cannot be calculated reliably; these records do not establish complete career coverage. The current-season row is as of the update time above and can differ from the season statistics section, which adds up box scores through the latest recorded final.

Rushing by season
SeasonTeamGPCARYDSAVGTDLNGFDFUMLST
2017CAR161174353.72402111
2018CAR1621910985.07595321
2019CAR1628713874.815845610
2020CAR3592253.85151400
2021CAR7994424.51182010
2022CAR6853934.62492000
2022SF111597464.76383910
2022All teams1724411394.78495910
2023SF1627214595.414728322
2024SF4502024.00191200
2025SF1731112023.910417110
2026SF4502184.44161200
Recorded total2 known teams116170878074.6668440194
Receiving by season
SeasonTeamGPRECTGTSYDSAVGTDLNGFDFUMLST
2017CAR16801136518.15373600
2018CAR161071248678.16384120
2019CAR1611614210058.74285800
2020CAR317191498.8124800
2021CAR737413439.31322100
2022CAR633432778.41491000
2022SF1152654648.94382600
2022All teams17851087418.75493600
2023SF1667835648.47413110
2024SF415191469.7030611
2025SF171021299249.17394910
2026SF416221227.6016700
Recorded total2 known teams11664280055128.6364929351
Passing by season
SeasonTeamGPCMPATTCMP%YDSAVGTDINTLNGSACKRTGQBR
2017CAR1600—0—0000—3.7
2018CAR1611100.05050.010500158.3100.0
2019CAR16020.000.0000039.60.2
2020CAR300—0—0000——
2021CAR700—0—0000—99.3
2022CAR600—0—0000—100.0
2022SF1111100.03434.010340158.3100.0
2022All teams1711100.03434.010340158.3100.0
2023SF1600—0—0000——
2024SF400—0—0000——
2025SF17010.000.0000039.62.7
2026SF400—0—0000——
Recorded total2 known teams1162540.08416.820500127.1—
Defense by season
SeasonTeamGPTOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRYDSINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDSTFSTFYDSKB
2017CAR16422000000—000000
2018CAR16220000000—000000
2019CAR16220000000—000000
2020CAR3211000000—000000
2021CAR7110000000—000000
2023SF16220000000—000000
2025SF17431000000—000000
Recorded total2 known teams9117134000000—000000

2026 splits

2026 splits
SplitRushRush YdsRush TDRecRec Yds
Home40150411102
Away10680520
1st half218411074
2nd half291343648
4th quarter13571428
Close games, 4th quarter10461220
Wins/ties50218416122

Checked Oct 5, 2026. Rows with no recorded production are omitted.

Awards and honors

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