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Will Christian McCaffrey follow LeSean McCoy by breaking out as a rusher in Year 2?

There are several similarities between Christian McCaffrey and the Buffalo Bills dual-threat running back LeSean McCoy.

They have similar builds with McCaffrey listed at 5-foot-11, 205-pounds and McCoy at 5-foot-11, 210-pounds. At the NFL combine McCaffrey posted a 4.48 40-yard dash and McCoy a 4.50. They are both excellent route runners and receivers out of the backfield. Their respective last names both start with “Mc”, which ultimately means nothing, but why not point that out?

Rookie rushers

Both McCaffrey and McCoy were used rather sparingly as rushers during their rookie seasons and had limited success gaining yards.