Christian McCaffrey Fantasy Football Week 8: Stats and Projections vs. Texans

In Week 8 (Sunday at 1 p.m. ET), RB Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers will play the Houston Texans, who have the 10th-ranked run defense in the NFL (95.2 yards allowed per game).

For more details on McCaffrey, if you're thinking about him for your daily fantasy lineup, scroll down before his upcoming matchup versus the Texans.

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Christian McCaffrey Week 8 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: San Francisco 49ers at Houston Texans
• Game Date: October 26, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 17.0
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 20.0
• Projected Rushing Yards: 78.33
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.40
• Projected Receiving Yards: 53.18
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.28

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McCaffrey Fantasy Performance

• McCaffrey has been coming through for fantasy managers this season, as his 134.1 fantasy points (19.2 per game) rank him second at the RB position and 11th overall.
• Looking at his last three games, McCaffrey has totaled 69.1 fantasy points (23.0 per game) as he's rushed for 240 yards and scored three touchdowns on 63 carries. As a pass-catcher, he's chipped in with 211 yards on 22 grabs (25 targets) with one TDs.
• McCaffrey has totaled 103.2 fantasy points (20.6 per game) in his last five games, as he's run for 341 yards with three touchdowns on 97 attempts. In the passing game, he has contributed 391 yards on 38 receptions (51 targets) with two TDs.
• The high point of McCaffrey's fantasy campaign was last week's outburst versus the Atlanta Falcons, a game where he came through with zero passing yards and zero touchdowns with picks (for 32.1 total fantasy points). On the ground, he chipped in with 129 rushing yards on 24 attempts (5.4 yards per carry) with two TDs.
• From a fantasy standpoint, Christian McCaffrey stumbled to his worst performance of the season in Week 3 against the Arizona Cardinals, rushing 17 times for 52 yards, with 10 receptions for 88 yards as a receiver (14.0 fantasy points).

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Texans Defensive Performance

• No QBs have posted more than 300 yards passing in a game versus Houston this season.
• The Texans have allowed three players to pass for at least one TD in a game this season.
• Just one player has thrown for two or more TDs versus Houston this season.
• No opposing QB has passed for three or more TDs in a game versus the Texans this season.
• Houston has allowed two players to rack up more than 100 yards receiving in a game this season.
• The Texans have given up a touchdown reception by four players this season.
• Houston has not allowed an opposing player to catch two or more touchdown passes in a game this year.
• The Texans' defense has not allowed a player to amass over 100 yards rushing in a game this season.
• A total of six players have run for at least one TD versus Houston this year.
• Just one player has rushed for more than one TD against the Texans this season.

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