Christian McCaffrey Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Dolphins

Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers will play the Miami Dolphins -- whose run defense was ranked 26th in the league last year (132.4 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 2, on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET.

Is McCaffrey a DFS option for you this week, as he goes up against the Dolphins? More stats and info can be found in this article, so check it out.

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Christian McCaffrey Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: San Francisco 49ers vs. Miami Dolphins
• Game Date: September 20, 2026
• Game Time: 4:25 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 15.4
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 17.4
• Projected Rushing Yards: 71.64
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.58
• Projected Receiving Yards: 32.50
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.27

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McCaffrey 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In his one game so far this year, McCaffrey had 68 rushing yards on 10 attempts and zero touchdowns, and 20 receiving yards on five catches (eight targets), ending up with 8.8 fantasy points.
• In his best performance last season, McCaffrey finished with 32.1 fantasy points -- 24 carries, 129 yards, 2 TDs; 7 receptions, 72 yards. That was in Week 7 versus the Atlanta Falcons.
• In Week 11 versus the Arizona Cardinals, McCaffrey put up 30.1 fantasy points (his second-highest total last year), via this stat line: 13 carries, 81 yards, 2 TDs; 5 receptions, 40 yards, 1 TD.
• McCaffrey accumulated 5.7 fantasy points -- 8 carries, 23 yards; 6 receptions, 34 yards -- in his worst game of the year, Week 18 against the Seattle Seahawks.
• McCaffrey accumulated 6.8 fantasy points -- 8 carries, 25 yards; 3 receptions, 43 yards -- in Week 8 against the Houston Texans, his second-worst performance of the season.

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Dolphins Defensive Performance

• Against Miami last year, three players posted more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 14 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a game against the Dolphins last year.
• In the passing game, Miami allowed 10 players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last year, the Dolphins allowed just three players to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• Miami allowed four players pick up over 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• In terms of pass defense, the Dolphins allowed a touchdown reception to 27 players last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Miami allowed only two players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In terms of run defense, the Dolphins allowed five players to pile up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against Miami last season, 13 players rushed for at least one TD.
• The Dolphins allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to four players last season.

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