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Christian McCaffrey is going to score a lot more touchdowns this year

College football's most prolific back should find more success near the goal line this year

You may have noticed that it's difficult to keep Christian McCaffrey out of the end zone.

The nation's most prolific offensive player scored as a runner, receiver and kick returner last year - but oddly, he wasn't even the most prolific scoring back on his own team last season.

McCaffrey scored only 8 rushing touchdowns, while goal-line counterpart Remound Wright scored 13 touchdowns, thriving in his role as the short-yardage and goal line back. (For comparison's sake, Leonard Fournette scored 22 touchdowns last season and Dalvin Cook scored 19.