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Black was excellent on Thursday, to the point that I believe he's already won the valuable Christian McCaffrey backup role. Black had two key pass protection reps versus blitzers, and this is something that also stood out on his college tape at Indiana. He also was flawless in picking the right hole with the right pacing on his rush attempts. His play speed is better than his time speed because he makes confident, quick decisions. He also finished a couple of runs by flattening defenders. We'll see if Jordan James can return from injury in time to make this a real competition, but for now, Black looks like a draftable player in fantasy football. If you think CMC is missing time, you should be drafting Black. It's as simple as that.

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Black locks in as 49ers CMC backup; draftable if McCaffrey injury risk concerns you.

Black was excellent in preseason Week 2 for the 49ers, to the point that JJ Zachariason believes he's already won the valuable Christian McCaffrey backup role. Black had two key pass protection reps versus blitzers (something that also stood out on his college tape at Indiana) and was flawless in picking the right hole with the right pacing on his rush attempts. His play speed is better than his time speed because he makes confident, quick decisions. He also finished a couple of runs by flattening defenders. Black is a draftable player in fantasy football; if you think CMC is missing time, you should be drafting Black.

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