There may be one other McCaffrey within the NFL.
The Washington Commanders took Luke McCaffrey with the final choose of the third spherical (one centesimal total) on Friday evening. McCaffrey is the youthful brother of San Francisco 49ers All-Professional working again Christian McCaffrey.
Luke McCaffrey, 23, started his school profession at Nebraska and redshirted in 2019. He began two video games in 2020 and performed 9 video games the next 12 months. He switched from quarterback to extensive receiver in spring ball in 2022. The transfer revived his profession.
In 11 video games (10 begins), he caught 58 passes for 723 yards and had six receiving touchdowns. McCaffrey transferred to Rice through the offseason and was named first group All-American Athletic Convention. He began 13 video games and led the Owls with 71 receptions, 992 receiving yards (14.0 yards per catch). His 13 receiving touchdowns tied for sixth in the complete FBS.
McCaffrey was catching with one hand on the reel – his fingers are his power as a go catcher. He ran a 4.46-second 40-yard sprint and stood 6-foot-2, 198 kilos on the mix. He was projected to go within the center rounds getting into the draft.
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Christian McCaffrey isn't the one NFL household that belongs to Luke McCaffrey. His father, Ed, was a large receiver who performed 13 seasons within the league and received three Tremendous Bowls. Older brother Max McCaffrey performed receiver at Duke and Dylan McCaffrey performed quarterback at Michigan and Northern Colorado. The McCaffreys' mom, Lisa McCaffrey, performed soccer at Stanford, which can be Ed McCaffrey's alma mater.
“I feel it's going to assist rather a lot. You realize, I feel once I'm altering positions, one of many issues I'm speeding to get is as a lot expertise as attainable,” McCaffrey stated Friday. “And so I'm able of being blessed with individuals in my life who’ve had these experiences, which helps me develop a little bit bit and study from what they've been by way of.”
Luke McCaffrey grew up in Colorado and performed for his father at Valor Christian Excessive College and was teammates along with his brother Dylan throughout his first two seasons.