Christian McCaffrey: College football career, stats, highlights, records

Christian McCaffrey had a prolific career at Stanford, becoming one of college football's best running backs. His collegiate success made him one of the top running back prospects in the 2017 NFL draft. 

Here's more on McCaffrey's college career.

The vitals on Christian McCaffrey

School: Stanford
Position: Running back
Height: 6-0
Weight: 200 pounds
Years active: 2014-2016

Here are Christian McCaffrey's career stats in college.

Christian McCaffrey, a native of Castle Rock, Colorado, signed with Stanford over a litany of offers that included Ohio State, Oregon and more, per .

What kind of prospect was Christian McCaffrey in high school?

McCaffrey was a four-star all-purpose back at Valor Christian High School in Littleton, Colorado. McCaffrey was ranked the No. 2 overall all-purpose back in the country, depending on the recruiting service, and the No. 1 player in Colorado in the class of 2014.

McCaffrey is the son of former NFL wide receiver and Super Bowl champion Ed McCaffrey, giving him a pedigree that stood out on the high school level. He set numerous state records and even climbed up the national high school football all-time lists.

National high school records

• 12th in NFHS history with 848 career offensive points
• 7th in NFHS history with 141 career offensive touchdowns

Colorado high school records

• Colorado record holder for career points (848)
• Colorado record holder for career touchdowns (141)
• Colorado record holder for career all-purpose yards (8,845)
• Colorado record holder for single-season all-purpose yards (3,032)
• 2nd in Colorado history for career touchdown receptions (47)
• 9th in Colorado history for single-season points (276)
• 7th in Colorado history for single-season touchdowns (46)
• 8th in Colorado history for career punt returns for touchdowns (4) 

McCaffrey played running back, wide receiver, defensive back and punter for his Valor Christian squad, winning four Colorado state titles while earning multiple all-state team and player of the year awards — none bigger than his 2013 Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year win. McCaffrey also was a four-time varsity letterwinner in track and field and a state champion in the 4A 4x100 relay and a state record holder in 4A 4x200 relay.

Christian McCaffrey in high school was a beast!

— The 49ers Empire (@The49ersEmpire)

What was Christian McCaffrey's record in college?

McCaffrey and Stanford finished a combined 30-10 across his three years as a Cardinal, winning a bowl game in all three seasons including the 2015-16 Rose Bowl.

WOW! I've NEVER seen so many forced MISSED TACKLES by someone in ONE game in my life..

Christian McCaffrey (2015 Rose Bowl)

— Luke Inman (@Luke_Spinman)

Records set by McCaffrey

Here are some of the notable records and statistical rankings set by McCaffrey in college:

• NCAA single-season all-purpose yards record holder (3,864)
• 3rd in Stanford single-season with 1,070 kickoff return yards
• 4th in Stanford single-season with 28.9 yards/kickoff return
• 1st in Stanford career with 33 career touchdowns
• 1st in Stanford single-season with 11 100-yard rushing games
• 1st in Stanford single-season with 2,019 rushing yards
• 1st in Stanford single-game with 284 yards rushing
• 1st in Stanford single-game with four rushing touchdowns 
• 1st player in Rose Bowl history with 100 yards rushing and receiving
• 4th-most all-purpose yards in NCAA bowl history at 368

Which awards did Christian McCaffrey win in college?

Here are the awards and honors McCaffrey won in college:

• Associated Press Player of the Year (2015)
• Heisman Runner up (2015)
• Consensus All-American (2015)
• Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year (2015)
• Pac-12 Championship Game MVP (2015)
• Rose Bowl Offensive Player of the Game (2015)
• Sports Illustrated College Football Player of the Year (2015)
• CBSSports.com Player of the Year (2015)
• Hornung Award winner (2015)
• Jet Award winner (2015)
• Chic Harley Award winner (2015)
• Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Amateur Athlete of the Year (2015)
• Maxwell Award finalist (2015)
• Doak Walker Award finalist (2015)
• Walter Camp Player of the Year finalist (2015)
• CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year (2016)
• Consensus All-American (2016)
• Pac-12 All-Academic first team (2016)
• All-Pac-12 first team (running back) (2016)
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention (return specialist) (2016)
• Wuerffel Award finalist (2016)
• Paul Hornung Award finalist (2016)
• Maxwell Award semifinalist (2016)
• Doak Walker Award semifinalist (2016)