Here is what their analyst, Brandon Austin, had to say about the choice."When healthy, there aren’t many better than Christian McCaffrey. But that’s the catch, he just hasn’t been able to stay on the field,

One of the biggest was only having star running back Christian McCaffrey for four games. At the beginning of the year, McCaffrey was dealing with Achilles issues. He then suffered a knee injury after making his return to the field.

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch revealed that star running back Christian McCaffrey was selected to address the team before their extended break leading up to training camp.