McCaffrey’s Week 1 workload was 31 touches, and Week 2 injury chatter centered on a calf scare. He practiced fully late in the week and wasn’t listed on the Sunday injury report, making him a strong play against New Orleans unless a late setback arises.

The 49ers’ backfield remains in flux. If McCaffrey can’t go, Brian Robinson would step into the top role and Isaac Guerendo could mix in behind him. Shanahan offered little new detail beyond saying there was nothing to report after Week 1, keeping fantasy managers on alert for last‑minute lineup decisions.

Austin Ekeler's season-ending Achilles tear strips Washington of a versatile backfield pillar, forcing a rapid reshuffle behind a rotating trio of backups. Croskey-Merritt, McNichols, and Rodriguez must absorb expanded roles after Brian Robinson Jr. was traded to San Francisco, reshaping Washington's backfield and its third-down and spread packages.

Fantasy managers should reassess Washington's ceiling, watching how workload splits and red-zone opportunities evolve as the new committee settles in, and which back emerges as the clearest value in the weeks ahead.