RB · 2025 season
Christian McCaffrey vs Jonathan Taylor
Christian McCaffrey led Jonathan Taylor in 2025 targets, 129 to 55, and receptions, 102 to 46. Overall, Christian McCaffrey led 4 of 7 measured categories.
Christian McCaffrey (San Francisco, 17 games) against Jonathan Taylor (Indianapolis, 17 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.
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Category by category
What actually
happened.
Christian McCaffrey vs Jonathan Taylor, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.| Metric | Christian McCaffrey | Jonathan Taylor |
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| Carries | 311 | 323 ✓ |
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| Rushing yards | 1,202 | 1,585 ✓ |
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| Rushing touchdowns | 10 | 18 ✓ |
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| Targets | 129 ✓ | 55 |
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| Receptions | 102 ✓ | 46 |
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| Receiving yards | 924 ✓ | 378 |
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| Fantasy points | 416.6 ✓ | 362.3 |
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Categories won: Christian McCaffrey 4, Jonathan Taylor 3.
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Who had the better 2025 season, Christian McCaffrey or Jonathan Taylor?
Christian McCaffrey led Jonathan Taylor in 2025 targets, 129 to 55, and receptions, 102 to 46. Overall, Christian McCaffrey led 4 of 7 measured categories.
What separates Christian McCaffrey and Jonathan Taylor statistically?
Jonathan Taylor led on carries (323 to 311). Jonathan Taylor led on rushing yards (1,585 to 1,202). Jonathan Taylor led on rushing touchdowns (18 to 10).
Where do these numbers come from?
Every figure is 2025 regular-season data from nflverse, published under CC BY 4.0. Nothing on the free half of this page is projected or estimated, and nothing on it came from a paywalled source.
Should I start Christian McCaffrey or Jonathan Taylor?
Christian McCaffrey led Jonathan Taylor in 2025 targets, 129 to 55, and receptions, 102 to 46. Overall, Christian McCaffrey led 4 of 7 measured categories. Jonathan Taylor led on carries, 323 to 311. Jonathan Taylor led on rushing yards, 1,585 to 1,202. Christian McCaffrey plays at LA in week 1, Thu, Sep 10, 8:35 PM EDT. Jonathan Taylor hosts BAL in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 1:00 PM EDT. gamedai does not publish a weekly opponent-adjusted projection, an expert grade, or a crowd pick, so nothing here grades either fixture. Weigh a different pairing with the free start/sit tool at gamedai.app/tools/start-sit.
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Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken September 5, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.