49ers' Christian McCaffrey is Primed to Make History Against the Rams – Sports Illustrated

A prime opportunity is in front of Christian McCaffrey when the San Francisco 49ers play the Los Angeles Rams in Week 10.
McCaffrey can become the first player in NFL history with at least five rushing touchdowns and five receiving touchdowns in four career seasons, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (three seasons).
He has four rushing and receiving touchdowns right now. He very well could get both against the Rams. With how heavily the 49ers use him, it's well within reach.
Touchdown records aren't the only piece of NFL history that McCaffrey can chase. He can become the third player in NFL history with at least 600 rushing yards and 600 receiving yards in four career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk and Brian Westbrook.
McCaffrey is already over 600 receiving yards with 626, and he currently has 596 rushing yards. It's safe to say that he's a lock to eclipse the 600 rushing yards.
Additionally, McCaffrey can join Timmy Brown (1965), Roger Craig (1985), and Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (1998) as the only players with at least 600 rushing yards and 600 receiving yards in their team’s first 10 games of a season in NFL history.
All of these records are fantastic for McCaffrey. It's indicative of how special a player he is, but it's also the insane usage he's had in his career, especially this season. McCaffrey has accounted for nearly half of the 49ers' scrimmage touches this season.
In addition to carrying the ball more times than any other offensive player this season (168), McCaffrey has had to work harder than most for his yards.
He has traveled 4.6 yards of total distance for every rushing yard he has gained on average, a career-high during his four-year tenure with the 49ers and the fourth-most among 44 running backs with at least 50 carries.
For crying out loud, give him a break, Kyle Shanahan. Everyone knows how sweet a player he is, but if they want him to sustain it for longer, he needs to have his usage reduced.
It's wild to see how much of a workhorse he's been after suffering from bilateral Achilles tendinitis and a PCL injury last year. Hopefully, the 49ers dial it back a bit with him and use Brian Robinson Jr. more.
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Jose Luis Sanchez III has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily for FanNation since 2019. He started off as the lead publisher for FanNation's All49ers, then switched positions to become the Deputy Editor in 2020. Sanchez writes, edits, and produces videos daily for All49ers. He also co-hosts a show on YouTube with All49ers lead publisher Grant Cohn weekly. Prior to FanNation, Sanchez started his writing career back in 2016 for the school newspaper at Skyline college where he covered all sports team in the Bay Area. Following that from 2017 to 2019, he found a role as a contributor for FanSided's news desk along with their site's Just Blog Baby covering the Las Vegas Raiders and Golden Gate Sports every professional Bay Area sports team. Atop all of that, he was able to graduate with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies at San Francisco State University in 2020. Sanchez is committed to ensuring he delivers transparent analysis and straightforward opinions that resonates with readers to get them thinking.
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