PlayerProfiler Fantasy Football Podcast Network on Christian McCaffrey

PodcastDavis Mattek - Grinding the Variance: Week 7 NFL Recap - GillcastOctober 26, 2026

From the episode

CMC had like seven or eight targets and he was gone half the game, bro... CMC had 14 points on the first drive, Nate. You lived, you could have eaten a 50 burger.

Mentioned at 22:54 – 26:48

STACKED’s take

Negative signalUsage

CMC was benched half the game with only 7-8 targets; left 50-point upside.

CMC was benched or limited for half the game and received only 7-8 targets despite the Rams having no other offensive weapons; the source criticizes the decision to fade CMC (who was priced at $7,600) in favor of Puka Nakua, calling it 'egregious' and noting CMC scored 14 points on the first drive alone, suggesting he was underutilized and left significant points on the table.