Remember when Christian McCaffrey lit up the 2023 season—snagging offensive player of the Year honors with over 2,200 scrimmage yards and 21 TDs? Then came 2024, and everything flipped. First, an ankle setback, then Achilles trouble, and finally a knee injury in December. Four games. Just 348 total scrimmage yards. In his absence, Jordan Mason stepped in and flashed with a couple of big performances—a reminder that, in the NFL, depth isn’t a luxury. It’s survival.

Fast forward to now, Mason’s been shipped out to Minnesota, and the question hanging over Santa Clara is simple: who’s picking up the slack behind CMC in 2025? Kyle Shanahan insisted back in April that, “ Christian is healthy. He’s doing great .” But the HC kept the door open. “ You always hope to address (the running b

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