DAILY FANTASY VALUE (FANDUEL & DRAFTKINGS)

Even though his projected rank is worse than his FanDuel salary based rank he is actually worth +$989 more than tneir $8.6K price. He reached his expected point total of 17.4 FanDuel points 11 times (42%). He is 7-19 reaching his projected point total of 19.4. With a lower than expected projection rank there are other running backs that are projected for more points with the same or lower salary. David Johnson (19.8 FP) and Ezekiel Elliott (19.6 FP) are better options. Based on dollar value, he is the #6 most valuable option at running back on DraftKings. He is priced at $8K and at this price he is expected to have 22.1 points on DraftKings. With a projection of 23.2 he is worth +$398 over this price. He hit this expected level of performance in 31% of games. He is 7-19 reaching his projected point total of 23.2. With a better than expected projection rank there are other running backs you should avoid that are projected for fewer points with the same or higher salary. Melvin Gordon (21.6 FP) and Kareem Hunt (22.5 FP) are worse options.

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WEEKLY FANTASY VALUE

This is projected to be a better than average week for Christian McCaffrey who is projected to be the #8 running back vs a season expectation of #9. He is not projected to live up to his market expectation where he is the #6 running back based on ownership. From Week 11 to 16, McCaffrey has 2 weeks that deviate from expectations which is typical of most players. Expect a consistent performance with an equal number of good (1) and bad weeks.

EXPERT RANKINGS (WEEK)

The Scout projections have a lower ranking than the market, and one expert agrees with the market ranking (#5 RB). The expert consensus rank is #6. The experts rank him above James Conner and the projections agree. He has the same expert consensus ranking in PPR leagues.

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REST OF SEASON FANTASY VALUE

He is not expected to live up to high expectations based on our latest projections. Owned in 100% of CBS Fantasy leagues the market ranks him as the #6 running back but his projection based rank is #9 with an average of 15.5 fantasy points per week. With a lower than expected projection rank there are other running backs that are projected for more points that may be available via trade or off the waiver wire. David Johnson (111 FP), Ezekiel Elliott (115 FP), and James Conner (113 FP) are all better options than Christian McCaffrey. In PPR leagues, Christian McCaffrey is projected for 21.2 FPs per week and his projected position ranking improves to #5.

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PAST FANTASY PERFORMANCE (2017 TO 2018)

With 9 games played this season McCaffrey is the #7 ranked RB. He is trending up based on improved per game fantasy ranking vs 2017. He is relatively weaker than stronger in more categories. The strengths are bolded below.