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Christian McCaffrey vs Derrick Henry

Derrick Henry gets more of his team's runs (68% vs 44%), while Christian McCaffrey gets more of his team's passes (21% vs 7%). Near the end zone, Derrick Henry has had more chances (20 vs 11 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (57% vs 37%). Derrick Henry is scoring more fantasy points a game (25.0 vs 19.3, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 19.7 vs 18.6 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–3 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

RBSF

Christian McCaffrey
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
19.3
Expected points per gameEst.
18.6

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

RBBAL

Derrick Henry
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
25.0
Expected points per gameEst.
19.7

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Christian McCaffrey and Derrick Henry, season usage side by side
StatChristian McCaffreyDerrick Henry
Games33
Passes thrown to him
Targets175
Target share21%7%
Catches135
Receiving yards10438
Runs
Carries3566
Carry share44%68%
Rushing yards166301
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances1120
Red-zone share37%57%
Goal-line runs59
End-zone targets00
Touchdowns
Touchdowns36
Expected touchdownsEst.3.14.5
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)19.325.0
Fantasy points (PPR)58.074.9
Expected points per gameEst.18.619.7
Points vs expectedEst.+0.7+5.3

Week by week

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Carry share by week

Out of all his team's runs in his games, the part he got.

  • Christian McCaffrey
  • Derrick Henry
Carry share by week
WeekChristian McCaffreyDerrick Henry
133%against LA65%against IND
237%against MIA73%against NO
365%against ARI68%against DAL

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Christian McCaffrey and Derrick Henry
LeaderboardChristian McCaffreyDerrick Henry
Carry share leaders#30of 62 running backs#5of 62 running backs
Target share leaders#2of 18 running backsBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Red-zone share leaders#13of 51 running backs#2of 51 running backs
Red-zone opportunity leaders#10of 104 running backs#2of 104 running backs
Goal-line carry leaders#8of 104 running backs#1of 104 running backs
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#8of 104 running backs#5of 104 running backs

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Christian McCaffrey

Role up

Christian McCaffrey's share of SF carries rose to 65% in week 3 (15 carries), from 35% in weeks 1-2.

Carry share, week 3
65%
Carries, week 3
15
Carry share, weeks 1–2
35%

Weeks 1–3 · 3 games

  • Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Derrick Henry

Red-zone role

Derrick Henry has 20 of BAL's 35 red-zone opportunities (57%), including 9 carries inside the 5.

Red-zone opportunities
20
Team red-zone opportunities
35
Red-zone share
57%
Carries inside the 5
9

Weeks 1–3 · 3 games

Touchdowns above usage

Derrick Henry has scored 6 touchdowns on opportunities that usually produce 4.4, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
6
Expected touchdownsEst.
4.4
Expected PPR per gameEst.
19.7
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
+5.3

Weeks 1–3 · 3 games

  • Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

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