Some may consider me a stalker of the McCaffrey family, but I assure that I am just a fan of college football and the family is a fun one to follow.
Max was the oldest, in case you have not read any of my posts here about the family. At Duke, Max caught 2 passes as a freshman in 2012. He progressed from there to 26 receptions in 2013, to 37 in 2014. As a senior in 2015, Max led the team with 52 catches. With a great pair of hands, Max ran a 4.4 for Pro Scouts at Duke’s Pro Day.
One would have thought that a 6-2, 200 Wide Receiver with great hands, great route running abilities and 4.4 speed in the 40 would have been popular on draft day. But, Max went undrafted and signed a free agent contract with the Oakland Raiders. The McCaffrey’s and Jack Del Rio, the head coach at
Oakland, have a relationship going back to Valor Christian High School where Max played and the Del Rio family had son Luke there as a Quarterback.
Admittedly, I don’t follow the NFL as closely as I do college football. I like it, but it’s not my passion. But, Max was released by Oakland and then signed during the season by the Green Bay Packers to it’s Practice Squad. The Packers reasoned that he was insurance in case Jordy Nelson went down, according to Wikipedia.
The nation took Christian McCaffrey for granted. As a high school senior, the second of the McCaffrey boys, was rated down in the pack of the Athletes category. He wasn’t even ranked among the Running Backs at all by ESPN.
Don’t get me started on that, but it’s blatantly obvious why this happened. As a freshman at Stanford Christian had limited opportunities, but he showed flashes of brilliance. Carrying the football from the Running Back position, Christian gained 300 yards on 42 carries averaging 7.14 yards per carry, but no Touchdowns. He caught 17 passes for 251 yards and a couple of scores. He also returned punts and kicks, but he didn’t score.
Nothing really prepared the nation for what was to come, which probably cost him the Heisman Trophy in the 2015 season. Nobody, in the history of college football, ever had a season quite like Christian McCaffrey did in 2015 as he beat Barry Sanders’ all purpose yardage that had held up since the 1988 season.
Christian ran for 2,019 yards at 6 yards per carry and scored 8 Touchdowns. The Touchdown amount might be low for that many rushing yards, but Stanford inserted senior Remound Wright on the goal line as their short yardage back.
Christian caught 45 passes for 645 yards and 5 scores. He had 15 punt returns for 130 yards and a Touchdown. As a kickoff return man, Christian ran back 37 for a grand total of 1,070 yards and one Touchdown. He averaged 28.92 yards per return.
McCaffrey also threw 3 passes completing 2 of them and they were both Touchdowns. He had 39
yards passing.
Heisman Voters made comments after seeing Christian McCaffrey for the first time in the Rose Bowl, such as I would have voted for McCaffrey if I had seen him play. What the? Why are these guys even Heisman Voters? Derrick Henry was a great player for Alabama and I really have no problem with his winning the Heisman, but in reality, Christian McCaffrey probably deserved it more.
But, that’s life and life’s awards don’t always go to the appropriate person.
Christian McCaffrey was the 8th pick of the Carolina Panthers in the most recent NFL Draft in case you have been stranded on a deserted island in recent months.
Third son, Dylan, is just finishing up his high school days. He has signed with the Michigan Wolverines and is readying himself up for college football.
Dylan was rated by ESPN as the 6th best Pro Style Quarterback in the 2017 class. They didn’t consider Dylan a Dual Threat Quarterback in spite of that now famous McCaffrey speed. Dylan can run for a 6-5, 200 Quarterback, but he does not have the same type of speed as older brother Christian. He does seem to have a good arm and he can make any of the necessary throws and he has the ability to gain the first down with his feet as well as with his arm.
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At Michigan, Dylan will have his hands full. Senior Wilton Speight returns after throwing for over 2,500 yards and leading the Wolverines to a 10-3 record. Some Michigan fans question whether
Speight should be the starter in 2017. They love redshirt freshman Brandon Peters, a 6-5, 220 phenom from Avon, Indiana. Peters is a super talented prospect that has yet to play in a real game, but he has looked great in practice and scrimmages. There is a chance that Peters beats out Speight, but Jim Harbaugh seems to love Speight. Then, there’s senior and Houston transfer John O’Korn. Bringing a year’s starting experience from Houston, most folks believed that O’Korn would be the guy.
Dylan McCaffrey probably redshirts as a freshman at Michigan this season. But, will he be able to beat out Brandon Peters the following season? That remains to be seen and Peters is extremely talented. I would not bet against Peters taking over the show sometime during the season of 2017.
Unfortunately, the McCaffreys only had 4 boys.
Luke is the last one. As a sophomore at Valor Christian High School, Luke played all over the field. But, he may play Quarterback this season with Dylan gone to Michigan. Valor Christian also has senior to be Blake Stenstrom at Quarterback and he has committed to Colorado already even though he was a back up last season.
Luke will play Quarterback, or wherever he is needed.
In watching Luke McCaffrey’s highlights he reminds me of somebody. Uh, let me think about it for just a second. He certainly reminds me of somebody, maybe somebody really close to him. Yes, he
does remind a little bit of Christian. Luke may not be as fast, but he can run and he has some moves to force defenders to grab air.
Dylan has his father’s height, or length as they say these days. He is 6-5, 200. But, Luke is listed at 6-2, 180. Luke already has at least 8 major college offers going into his junior year of high school. Ohio
State just offered Luke, joining Michigan, Colorado, Washington, Duke, UCLA and a few others. Surely, Stanford will step up and get in the game. But, who knows where Luke will choose to attend college. With three older brothers covering most of the nation outside of the South, Luke may surprise us all by signing with an SEC school, or a Big 12. Time will tell.
Wherever Luke goes, college football fans still have a few years to enjoy the McCaffrey family.
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