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Luke McCaffrey

WR - WAS

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College: Rice

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2024 Season Outlooks

We're not ready to invest more than a late-round pick on McCaffrey in redraft this season, but that doesn't mean there's no reason to be excited about the rookie in the future. He's an older prospect at 23 years old, but he has above-average speed and athleticism, third-round draft capital, and NFL genes working in his favor. He was also a QB for his first three years of college, which helps with understanding coverages and gives more reason to believe he has room to grow as a pass catcher. Expect him to fill the big slot role as soon as he's ready to contribute and hope he can find the same red zone success he did his final year in college when he scored 13 touchdowns. McCaffrey is worthy of a pick in Round 3 or 4 of rookie-only drafts.

The Commanders chose McCaffrey, the younger brother of 49ers star RB Christian McCaffrey, in the third round of April's draft. This McCaffrey is taller, but thinner than his famous brother, and has played wide receiver for only the past two seasons at Rice, after starting his college career as a quarterback at Nebraska. The Commanders WR room isn't very strong behind Terry McLaurin, but McCaffrey will need time to develop, which will limit his immediate fantasy prospects. Consider him a late-round pick, if he goes in your draft at all.