Panthers’ McCaffrey can do it all

By JERRY TAPP

In a recent article, Carolina Panthers all-purpose running back Christian McCaffrey  mentioned that a goal he has for the 2019 season is to become the next 1,000-1,000 running back — a running back that gains 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards via pass receptions.

McCaffrey, who is starting his third season in the NFL, came close last season: He had 1,098 rushing yards and 867 yards receiving. In the history of the NFL, only two running backs have accumulated 1,000 yards in both rushing and receiving in a season … San Francisco’s Roger Craig did it in 1985 and in 1999 Marshall Faulk became the second member of this exclusive club as a member of the St. Louis Rams

Here’s a look at the running backs who have reached 1,000-1,000 yards in both rushing and receiving in a season along with those who are members of the 900-900 and 800-800 yard clubs.

1,000-1,000 Club (Rushing yards-receiving yards)
Roger Craig, 1985, San Francisco, 1,050-1,016
Marshall Faulk, 1999, St. Louis, 1,381-1,048

900-900 Club
Marshall Faulk, 1998, Indianapolis, 1,319-908
Charlie Garner, 2002, Oakland, 962-941

800-800 Club
Marshall Faulk, 2000, St. Louis, 1,359-830

Steven Jackson, 2006, St. Louis, 1,528-806

Matt Forte, 2014, Chicago, 1,038-808

Le’Veon Bell, 2014, Pittsburgh, 1,361-854

David Johnson, 2016, Arizona, 1,239-879

Christian McCaffrey, 2018, 1,098-867

For Packers fans wondering how close a Green Bay running back came to joining any of the above clubs, there have been four different running backs who have gained 500 or more rushing yards and 500 or more receiving yards in the same season. Edgar Bennett and Ahman Green accomplished the feat twice.

Following are the 500-500 running backs for the Pack in their history.

Gerry Ellis, 1983, 696-603

Edgar Bennett, 1994, 623-546

Edgar Bennett, 1995, 1,067-648

Dorsey Levens, 1999, 1,034-573

Ahman Green, 2000, 1,175-559

Ahman Green, 2001, 1,387-594

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