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Christian McCaffrey (Valor Christian HS, Highlands Ranch, CO; Stanford)

Christian McCaffrey

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Christian McCaffrey
Stanford Cardinal No. 5
PositionRunning back
ClassSophomore
Career history
College
High schoolHighlands Ranch (CO) Valor Christian
Personal information
Date of birth(1996-06-07) June 7, 1996 (age 19)
Place of birthCastle Rock, CO
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight201 lb (91 kg)
Career highlights and awards
Christian Jackson McCaffrey (born June 7, 1996) is an American football running back and return specialist for the Stanford Cardinal. He was the runner-up for the 2015 Heisman Trophy.[1]


Early years

McCaffrey attended Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He played running back, wide receiver, cornerback and punter. He broke numerous Colorado high school records including career total touchdowns (141), career all purpose yards (8,845), career touchdown receptions (47) and single season all purpose yards (3,032).[2] He was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Colorado in both 2012 and 2013.[3] He also played basketball.
McCaffrey was also a standout sprinter on the track & field team. As a junior in 2012, he placed second in the 100-meter dash at the Mountain Vista Boulder Invitational with a career-best time of 10.75 seconds.[4] As a senior in 2013, he finished sixth in the 100-meter dash (10.89s) and ninth in the 200-meter dash (22.17s) at the CHSAA State Meet.[5]
One of the best one hundred football players in his high school class, McCaffrey was selected as a 2014 U.S. Army All-American. McCaffrey was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the third best all-purpose back in his class and 77th best player overall.[6] He committed to Stanford University to play college football.[7][8]

College career

McCaffrey played in all 13 games as a true freshman at Stanford in 2014. He finished the year with 300 rushing yards on 42 carries and 251 receiving yards on 17 receptions with two total touchdowns.[9][10]
As a sophomore in 2015, he became the starting running back.[11][12] McCaffrey is having a breakout year in 2015. He is leading the nation in all-purpose yardage, and is among the national leaders in rushing yardage. McCaffrey was a candidate for the 2015 Heisman Trophy (finalist), Maxwell Award (finalist), and Doak Walker Award (semifinalist).
In 2015, McCaffrey broke the NCAA record for all purpose yards in a season with 3,496 yards. The record previously was held by Barry Sanders (3,250 yards).
McCaffrey broke several Stanford records in 2015:
  • Most rushing yards in a game: 243, vs. UCLA
  • Most rushing touchdowns in a game, 4, vs. UCLA (tied record)
  • Most all purpose yards in a game: 461, vs. USC
  • Most all purpose yards in a season: 3,496
  • Most consecutive games with 100 rushing yards: 9
SeasonRushingReceivingPunt ReturnKickoff ReturnAll Purpose
AttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgRetYdsAvgYards
2014423007.101725114.82915417.159118.2796
2015 (13 games)3191,8475.884154013.2414674.8361,04228.93,496
Total3612,1475.985879113.66232219.6411,13327.64,292

Personal

His father, Ed McCaffrey played college football at Stanford and in the NFL from 1991 to 2003.[13][14] His uncle, Billy McCaffrey, played college basketball at Duke University and Vanderbilt University. His grandfather is Dave Sime.[15]

References

  1. Jump up ^ "Derrick Henry, Christian McCaffrey, Deshaun Watson named Heisman Trophy finalists". ESPN. Associated Press. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015. 
  2. Jump up ^ "Christian McCaffrey makes run into record book". denverpost.com. 
  3. Jump up ^ "Christian McCaffrey wins 2013 Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year". Prepped. 
  4. Jump up ^ "Mountain Vista Boulder Running Co. Invitational (First) 2012 – Track & Field Meet". Athletic.net. 
  5. Jump up ^ "CHSAA State Track & Field Championships – Track & Field Meet". Athletic.net. 
  6. Jump up ^ "Christian McCaffrey". yahoo.com. 
  7. Jump up ^ "Stanford football team will get another McCaffrey". SFGate. 
  8. Jump up ^ "Christian McCaffrey of Valor Christian commits to Stanford". denverpost.com. 
  9. Jump up ^ "McCaffrey had golden touch as true freshman". mercurynews.com. 
  10. Jump up ^ "Stanford looking to Christian McCaffrey for offensive boost". ESPN.com. 
  11. Jump up ^ Fox Sports. "Nobody took Christian McCaffrey seriously & now he can't be stopped". FOX Sports. 
  12. Jump up ^ "Stanford's Christian McCaffrey finally getting the ball". mercurynews.com. 
  13. Jump up ^ The Morning Call (April 1, 2015). "Central Catholic grad Ed McCaffrey's son Christian developing into talented football player at Stanford – The Morning Call". themorningcall.com. 
  14. Jump up ^ "Stanford tailback Christian McCaffrey is catching on fast". SFGate. 
  15. Jump up ^ Fitzgerald, Tom (October 23, 2015). "Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey amassing fans, Heisman buzz". SF Chronicle. Retrieved October 26, 2015. 

External links

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