And to think Christian McCaffrey was the guy everyone was worried about.

After having his 2024 season ruined by bilateral Achilles tendinitis and a PCL strain, there was plenty of concern whether McCaffrey’s football age was more than his biological age of 29. Surely it was time to start sharing the load and reduce the carries and receptions to maximize whatever he had left to give.

Yet the 49ers have a 6-3 record and McCaffrey keeps bouncing off tacklers and bouncing off the turf as the driving force of the 49ers’ offense. Nick Bosa and Fred Warner are done for the season. Brock Purdy has missed seven games. Brandon Aiyuk is still rehabbing a torn ACL/MCL. George Kittle missed five games. Now the 49ers are worried about rookie defensive end Mykel Williams, who may have a torn ACL.

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