49ers Announce Christian McCaffrey Update Amid NFL Draft Rumors

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey was injured at the beginning of last season and then again at the end of last season. He was finished for the year when the suffered a PCL injury in Week 13 against the Buffalo Bills.

Despite suffering the injury late in the season, McCaffrey seems to be healthy and will be back in action for the 2025 season.

"Christian is healthy," 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan announced last week via NBC Sports Bay Area. "He's doing great."

Last season was the third season in the last five that McCaffrey played less than seven games. He is a game-changing running back, when he is in the huddle, but when he is injured, the 49ers need to add depth.

"You always hope to address it every year," Shanahan said of the running back position. "Of course, we're set with McCaffrey, but every single year we've gone through this except for two years, we've gone through four running backs. Most teams do, so you always got to be prepared for that."

The 49ers lost two running backs in the offseason. They lost Elijah Mitchell sign with the Kansas City Chiefs in free agency. They also traded Jordan Mason to the Minnesota Vikings in a cost-cutting move. They have some reliable backups, but not a dominating presence which is needed in McCaffrey's possible absence.

"We got Isaac [Guerendo] in there working, and we're pumped to get Patrick back," Shanahan said. "And we'll see if we can add someone in the draft. We'd like to every year."

However, the 49ers have 11 draft picks and look to add a running back in the middle-to-late rounds of a deep draft at the position. They cannot leave the cupboard devoid of a quality running back with McCaffrey's durability issues.