Christian McCaffrey Fantasy Football Week 7: Stats and Projections vs. Falcons

In Week 7 (Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET), running back Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers will face the Atlanta Falcons, who have the 17th-ranked rushing defense in the NFL (114.0 yards allowed per game).

For more info on McCaffrey, if you're thinking about him for your DFS roster, check out this article prior to his upcoming matchup versus the Falcons.

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Christian McCaffrey Week 7 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons
• Game Date: October 19, 2025
• Game Time: 8:20 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 17.1
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 19.9
• Projected Rushing Yards: 75.47
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.64
• Projected Receiving Yards: 45.80
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.24

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McCaffrey Fantasy Performance

• At the RB position, McCaffrey has been one of the best players in fantasy, as he ranks fifth in the NFL with 17.0 fantasy points per game (102.0 total points). Overall, he is 19th in fantasy points.
• Looking at his last three games, McCaffrey has totaled 57.1 fantasy points (19.0 per game) as he's rushed for 160 yards and scored one touchdown on 56 carries. As a pass-catcher, he's chipped in with 231 yards on 21 grabs (28 targets) with two TD.
• McCaffrey has 87.8 total fantasy points (17.6 per game) in his last five games, toting the ball 86 times for 267 yards with one touchdown. As a receiver, he has added 371 yards on 37 catches (50 targets) with three TD.
• The highlight of McCaffrey's fantasy campaign was a Week 4 outburst versus the Jacksonville Jaguars, a game when he came through with 49 rushing yards on 17 carries (for 20.1 total fantasy points). As a pass-catcher, he caught six balls (on 11 targets) for 92 yards and one touchdown.
• From a fantasy perspective, Christian McCaffrey stumbled to his worst performance of the season in Week 3 against the Arizona Cardinals, running 17 times for 52 yards, with 10 receptions for 88 yards as a receiver (14.0 fantasy points).

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Falcons Defensive Performance

• Atlanta has not allowed a player to record more than 300 yards passing against them in a game yet this season.
• A total of Three players have thrown for at least one TD against the Falcons this year.
• A total of three players have thrown for at least two touchdowns against Atlanta this year.
• Only one player have thrown for at least three TDs in a game versus the Falcons this year.
• Atlanta has not given up more than 100 yards receiving to an opposing player this year.
• The Falcons have allowed six players to catch a TD pass versus them this season.
• Atlanta has allowed at least two receiving touchdowns to just one player this season.
• The Falcons have not allowed more than 100 yards rushing to an opposing player this season.
• A total of two players have rushed for at least one touchdown against Atlanta this season.
• The Falcons have not allowed an opposing player to score more than one rushing TD against them this season.

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