Start Christian McCaffrey or De'Von Achane? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Christian McCaffrey over De'Von Achane in Week 2.

De'Von Achane is priced by the books at 13.6 projected points and Christian McCaffrey has too little of his market posted to price, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Christian McCaffrey at ADP 5 and De'Von Achane at 11.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Christian McCaffrey in Week 2.

Player prop markets imply 13.6 fantasy points for De'Von Achane, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Week 2 matchups

Christian McCaffrey and SF host MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 36.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 144 yards and no touchdowns against MIA and caught passes for 45 more yards.

De'Von Achane and MIA visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SF allowed 24.3 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 114 yards and a touchdown against SF and caught passes for 29 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Christian McCaffrey has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Christian McCaffrey is not on the injury report.

De'Von Achane is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Christian McCaffrey played 55 percent of SF snaps, took 33 percent of the carries, drew 24 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 1 against LAR: 36 of 65 snaps, 10 carries for 68 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 20 yards.

Through Week 1, De'Von Achane played 86 percent of MIA snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 19 percent of the targets and had 75 percent of the red zone chances.

De'Von Achane, Week 1 against LV: 48 of 56 snaps, 11 carries for 36 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Christian McCaffrey played 17 games for SF and scored 416.6 PPR points, 24.5 a game, finishing RB1.

He ran 311 times for 1202 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 102 of 129 targets for 924 yards.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 18 of 2025 against SEA: 36 of 42 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 34 yards, 11.7 PPR points.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 17 of 2025 against CHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 23 carries for 140 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown, 28.1 PPR points.

In 2025, De'Von Achane played 16 games for MIA and scored 322.8 PPR points, 20.2 a game, finishing RB5.

He ran 238 times for 1350 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 67 of 85 targets for 488 yards.

He was on the field for 75 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

De'Von Achane, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 41 of 55 snaps, 18 carries for 83 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 29 yards, 14.2 PPR points.

De'Von Achane, Week 16 of 2025 against CIN: 42 of 59 snaps, 15 carries for 81 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 9 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Bijan Robinson over Christian McCaffrey.
• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Christian McCaffrey.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over James Cook III.
• Start Bijan Robinson over De'Von Achane.
• Start Chase Brown over De'Von Achane.
• Start Derrick Henry over De'Von Achane.