Christian McCaffrey has NFL bloodlines. He obviously stars in football at Valor Christian, but also excels in basketball and track.
Photo by Paul DiSalvo
Football always has been
Christian McCaffrey's calling card because it's in his blood. But the
Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) senior-to-be isn’t solely focused on the gridiron.
Not yet, at least.
The all-purpose running back, who committed to Stanford in May, will continue to play basketball and run track while he still can.
McCaffrey is an elite athlete who eschews the sentimentthat elite athletes should stick to one sport.
IIIustrated photo by Paul DiSalvo
“It’s definitely important to me, because it’s something I’ve been doing since I was a little kid,” McCaffrey said. “I just fell in love with all three of those sports. I love every aspect and every dynamic of all of them. I figure I might as well play them as long as I can and have fun with it.”
MaxPreps and Reebok are teaming to highlight 25 of the most dynamic high school athletes in the United States leading in to the 2013-14 year, and McCaffrey is Colorado’s lone selection.
See the entire Christian McCaffrey photo gallery Facing McCaffrey on the football field has been an unenviable chore for opponents. The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder who is the son of former Stanford and NFL wide receiver Ed McCaffrey accumulated 2,065 yards from scrimmage and 27 touchdowns last season.
He also scored the lone touchdown in the Class 5A state championship game last season as Valor Christian captured its fourth-straight crown (third with McCaffrey in the fold). His older brother, Max, will be a sophomore receiver at Duke this season.
“He’s grown up playing multiple sports and he takes athletic development very seriously,” said Rod Sherman, who will make the jump from offensive coordinator to head coach this season. “He does it in such a way where that athleticism can really take it to the next level.”
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