Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz on Christian McCaffrey

Video2026 Fantasy Football Running Back Tiers: Saquon Barkley comeback szn?July 14, 2026

From the video

CMC coming off a season where he had I believe 450 freaking touches... I ran some numbers guys... 30 instances from 2015 to 24 of a running back having at least 350 plus touches... PPR points per game went down in general... the overall average was still 16.6, which would be like a top seven mark.

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STACKED’s take

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Coming off a 450-touch season, historical analysis of 30 instances of 350+ touch seasons from 2015-2024 shows average PPR points per game dropped from prior season but still averaged 16.6 (top-seven mark), suggesting relative decline doesn't necessarily mean a bad season.