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More short-yardage touches will mean more TDs for Christian McCaffrey in 2016

Christian McCaffrey led the nation in virtually every cumulative offensive category in 2015, with one glaring exception: touchdowns.

McCaffrey racked up an NCAA record 3,864 all-purpose yards, yet crossed the goal line only 15 times. Though more than 2,000 of those yards came on the ground, McCaffrey scored only eight rushing touchdowns.

In comparison, Alabama's Derrick Henry -- the only player who finished ahead of McCaffrey in the Heisman Trophy voting and the only other back who amassed more than 2,000 rushing yards -- racked up 28 touchdowns.

The reason behind the disparity is simple: Henry handled the load near the goal line for the Crimson Tide, but McCaffrey didn't assume the same role for the Cardinal.