Christian McCaffrey is a 2-year Pass-Catching Back for Stanford. Christian's 2014 season ranks in the 88th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 52 plays — a above-average rate for the RB.
Third-down weapon out of the backfield. Routes, hands, and separation in coverage define this role as much as rushing.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
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| 1 | vsUC Davis | W45-0 | — | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 0.80 |
| 3 | vsArmy | W35-0 | -16.9 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 5 | @Washington | W20-13 | 7.8 | — |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
Car 7 · Rush Yds 57 · Avg 8.1 · Rush TD 0
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| 6 | @Notre Dame | L14-17 | 10.8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1.91 |
| 7 | vsWashington State | W34-17 | -1.7 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 8 | @Arizona State | L10-26 | 13.5 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -0.47 |
| 9 | vsOregon State | W38-14 | 3.2 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 1.55 |
| 10 | @Oregon | L16-45 | 24.7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 12 | vsUtah | L17-20 | 8.8 | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0.30 |
| 13 | @California | W38-17 | -0.6 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0.93 |
| 14 | @UCLA | W31-10 | 17.7 | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 1 | vsMaryland | W45-21 | 5.7 | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
