The San Francisco 49ers can confidently say they've got the very best out of running back Christian McCaffrey.

McCaffrey has played in San Francisco for four years now and has been extremely influential. His individual honors of winning Offensive Player of the Year and Comeback Player of the Year in 2023 and 2025, respectively, are both campaigns that should go down as some of the best for a running back.

Yet, in 2026, as McCaffrey enters his 30s, an age when running backs typically begin to experience a decline in performance, he continues to produce at an exceptionally high level. Against the Las Vegas Raiders, he made history by setting a record unlike anything seen before.

That achievement saw McCaffrey record his 37th career receiving touchdown, the most by any running back in the Super Bowl era. In doing so, he surpassed the legendary Marshall Faulk to claim the top spot on the all-time list.

It may have been just a 12-yard touchdown, but that isn't the point.…