Christian McCaffrey

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Christian McCaffrey
Stanford Cardinal No. 5
Position Running back
Class Sophomore
Career history
College
High school Highlands Ranch (CO) Valor Christian
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-07) June 7, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Castle Rock, CO
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Career highlights and awards

Christian Jackson McCaffrey (born June 7, 1996) is an American football running back and return specialist for the Stanford Cardinal. In his sophomore season in 2015, he was the AP College Football Player of the Year and the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. He holds the NCAA record for most all-purpose yards in a season with 3,864.

Early years

McCaffrey attended Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He played running back, wide receiver, cornerback and punter. He broke numerous Colorado high school records including career total touchdowns (141), career all purpose yards (8,845), career touchdown receptions (47) and single season all-purpose yards (3,032).[1] He was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Colorado in both 2012 and 2013.[2] He also played basketball.

McCaffrey was also a standout sprinter on the track & field team. As a junior in 2012, he placed second in the 100-meter dash at the Mountain Vista Boulder Invitational with a career-best time of 10.75 seconds.[3] As a senior in 2013, he finished sixth in the 100-meter dash (10.89s) and ninth in the 200-meter dash (22.17s) at the CHSAA State Meet.[4]

One of the best one hundred football players in his national high school class, McCaffrey was selected as a 2014 U.S. Army All-American. McCaffrey was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the third best all-purpose back in his class and 77th best player overall.[5] He committed to Stanford University to play college football.[6][7]

College career

2014

McCaffrey played in all 13 games as a true freshman at Stanford in 2014. He finished the year with 300 rushing yards on 42 carries and 251 receiving yards on 17 receptions with two total touchdowns.[8][9]

2015

McCaffrey had a breakout sophomore season in 2015.[10][11] He broke Barry Sanders' NCAA record of 3,250 all-purpose yards, finishing with 3,864.[12] He ranked second in the nation with 2,019 rushing yards, becoming the first Stanford player to rush for 2,000 in a season. He also set numerous other Stanford records during the season including rushing yards in a game (243)[13] and all-purpose yards in a game (461)[14]

McCaffrey was a consensus All-American and was the Associated Press College Football Player of the Year, Pac-12 Player of the Year and Paul Hornung Award winner.[15][16][17] He also finished second to Derrick Henry in the 2015 Heisman Trophy voting.[18]

During the 2016 Rose Bowl, McCaffrey became the first player to rush for 100 yards (172) and have 100 yards receiving (109) in a Rose Bowl game. Overall he had a Rose Bowl record 368 yards of total offense, breaking the record previously held by Wisconsin’s Jared Abbrederis set in 2012.[19]

Season Rushing Receiving Punt Return Kickoff Return All Purpose
Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Ret Yds Avg Ret Yds Avg Yards
2014 42 300 7.1 0 17 251 14.8 2 9 154 17.1 5 91 18.2 796
2015 337 2,019 6.0 8 45 645 14.3 5 15 130 8.7 37 1,070 28.9 3,864
Total 379 2,319 6.1 8 62 896 14.5 7 24 284 11.8 42 1,161 27.6 4,660

Personal

His father, Ed McCaffrey, played college football at Stanford and in the NFL (mostly for the Denver Broncos) from 1991 to 2003. His mother, Lisa Sime, played soccer at Stanford. His older brother, Max, played football at Duke University. His younger brother, Dylan, is committed to the University of Michigan. [20][21] His uncle, Billy McCaffrey, played college basketball at Duke University and Vanderbilt University. His maternal grandfather is Dave Sime the ex Olympian track star.[22]

References

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  12. ↑ Christian McCaffrey racks up 461 total yards, breaks Barry Sanders' mark
  13. ↑ Owusu’s catch, McCaffrey’s 243 yards highlight Stanford win
  14. ↑ Stanford's Christian McCaffrey runs with a purpose
  15. ↑ Stanford RB Christian McCaffrey named AP player of the year
  16. ↑ Stanford's Christian McCaffrey named Pac-12 Player of the Year
  17. ↑ Stanford's Christian McCaffrey wins Paul Hornung Award
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External links

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