Christian McCaffrey traded to 49ers: Fantasy football ramifications of blockbuster deal

And just like that, there are no remaining Panthers who deserve starting consideration in fantasy football.

McCaffrey was doing heroic work this season in the NFL's least productive offense — he accounted for 158 of Carolina's 203 total yards last Sunday — and he's now joining a run-committed team loaded with talent. CMC andare perhaps the league's two most versatile offensive weapons and, for the remainder of the season, the pair will be lining up together — an absolute nightmare for opposing defenses.

San Francisco has completed only 19 passes to their running backs so far this year, among the lowest totals in the NFL, but we should trust that Kyle Shanahan and his staff intend to maximize McCaffrey's talents. CMC was averaging 111.7 scrimmage yards per game through six weeks, on pace for nearly 1,900 for the season. There's zero reason to think he can't continue to pile up yards at an identical rate for the Niners, but now with the likelihood of a weekly touchdown.

Again: McCaffrey is unquestionably a winner here. We can expect his usage to be somewhat limited in the matchup ahead against Kansas City given the timing of the deal, but it would be shocking if he didn't see the field in Week 7. He should rank as a playable RB on Sunday and the overall RB1 for the remainder of the season.should be dropped in most leagues by this time next week, but not before Sunday. We can expect him to get some run against KC, then very little moving forward.

Hubbard is more of a do-it-all back, though it's not clear he does anything unusually well. He wasn't exactly a season-saver for those who added him last year when McCaffrey was sidelined. Foreman has played 31 snaps this year to Hubbard's 30, so this situation reeks of committee. If you scooped up either of these players late on Thursday night, we'd advise you to shop them around your league before they actually take the field this week against Tampa Bay.

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