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Not many running backs in NFL history have been more efficient than Christian McCaffrey, whether it’s on the ground or through the air.
However, even as good as McCaffrey is, the San Francisco 49ers star knows there’s at least one thing he can improve upon for the 2026 season. He wants the running game to be more explosive.
“I think breaking tackles, hitting those long ones, that’s something I can be better at,” McCaffrey said. “Can’t always control what happens in a play, but if the hole’s there, you’ve got to hit it, you’ve got to make the 8- to 10-yard runs into big ones. And if it’s not there, you’ve got to do everything you can to get 4 or 5, whatever it is.”
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Christian McCaffrey speaks at SiriusXM on Radio Row at Super Bowl LX on February 05, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
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McCaffrey averaged 3.9 yards per carry last season, his lowest of his 49ers career, and San Francisco had 46 runs of 10-plus yards, the team’s lowest total since head coach Kyle Shanahan arrived in 2017.
Despite the inefficiency from the 2025 season, McCaffrey still finished second in the NFL in scrimmage yards (2,126) and third in scrimmage touchdowns (17).
Behind McCaffrey on the depth chart are Jordan James, Isaac Guerendo, Patrick Taylor Jr. and 2026 third-round draft pick and former Indiana standout Kaelon Black. Guerendo, though, suffered a pectoral muscle tear during weightlifting, Shanahan revealed this week.
“It’s not a season ender,” Shanahan said. “But it’s [going keep him out until] right around the end of training camp.”
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However, even as good as McCaffrey is, the San Francisco 49ers star knows there’s at least one thing he can improve upon for the 2026 season. He wants the running game to be more explosive.
“I think breaking tackles, hitting those long ones, that’s something I can be better at,” McCaffrey said. “Can’t always control what happens in a play, but if the hole’s there, you’ve got to hit it, you’ve got to make the 8- to 10-yard runs into big ones. And if it’s not there, you’ve got to do everything you can to get 4 or 5, whatever it is.”
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Christian McCaffrey speaks at SiriusXM on Radio Row at Super Bowl LX on February 05, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
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McCaffrey averaged 3.9 yards per carry last season, his lowest of his 49ers career, and San Francisco had 46 runs of 10-plus yards, the team’s lowest total since head coach Kyle Shanahan arrived in 2017.
Despite the inefficiency from the 2025 season, McCaffrey still finished second in the NFL in scrimmage yards (2,126) and third in scrimmage touchdowns (17).
Behind McCaffrey on the depth chart are Jordan James, Isaac Guerendo, Patrick Taylor Jr. and 2026 third-round draft pick and former Indiana standout Kaelon Black. Guerendo, though, suffered a pectoral muscle tear during weightlifting, Shanahan revealed this week.
“It’s not a season ender,” Shanahan said. “But it’s [going keep him out until] right around the end of training camp.”
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