Luke McCaffrey

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Luke McCaffrey
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McCaffrey with the Washington Commanders in 2024
No. 12 – Washington Commanders
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2001-04-02) April 2, 2001 (age 23)
Castle Rock, Colorado, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school: Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colorado)
College:
NFL draft: 2024  / round: 3 / pick: 100
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2024
Receptions:17
Receiving yards:155
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Luke McCaffrey (born April 2, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Rice Owls, originally at quarterback before switching to wide receiver at Rice. McCaffrey was selected by the Commanders in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft. A member of the McCaffrey football family, he is the son of Ed and the youngest brother of Max, Christian, and Dylan.

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Early life

McCaffrey was born on April 2, 2001, in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. [1] He attended Valor Christian High School, where he played for his father. [2] [3] He mostly played wide receiver and defensive back during his first two years of high school while his brother, Dylan, was Valor Christian's starting quarterback. McCaffrey caught 47 passes for 717 yards and nine touchdowns as a sophomore. [4] He split quarterbacking duties during his junior season and completed 76 percent of his passes for 878 yards with six touchdowns and three interceptions. [5] McCaffrey passed for 2,202 yards with 21 touchdowns and four interceptions while also rushing for 526 yards and eight touchdowns as Valor Christian went undefeated and won the Class 5A state championship. [6] McCaffrey was rated a four-star recruit committed to play college football at Nebraska over offers from Colorado, Colorado State, Michigan, Ohio State, UCLA, and Mississippi. [7] [8]

College career

Nebraska (2019–2021)

McCaffrey joined the Nebraska Cornhuskers as an early enrollee. [9] [10] He saw his first significant playing time in a 38–31 loss to Indiana, replacing Noah Vedral following an injury and completing 5 of 6 pass attempts for 71 yards and one touchdown while also rushing 12 times for 76 yards. [11] McCaffrey finished the season with 142 passing yards and two touchdown passes in four games while maintaining a redshirt for the year. [12] He competed to be the Cornhuskers' starting quarterback in 2020, but Adrian Martinez was chosen to be the starter. [13] [14] McCaffrey made his first career start on November 14, 2020, against Penn State and completed 13 of 21 pass attempts for 152 yards and one touchdown while also rushing for 67 yards and one touchdown. [15] He was benched in favor of Martinez after Nebraska lost 41–23 to Illinois. [16] [17] McCaffrey played in seven games with two starts in 2020 and completed 48 of 76 pass attempts for 466 yards and one touchdown with six interceptions and rushed 65 times for 364 yards and three touchdowns. [18] Following the end of the season, McCaffrey entered the NCAA transfer portal. [19]

Rice (2021–2023)

McCaffrey initially transferred to Louisville but left the program after several months to join the Rice Owls. [20] [21] [22] McCaffrey competed with Wiley Green for the starting quarterback job entering his first season with the team. [23] He played in nine games with three starts. [24] McCaffrey moved to wide receiver during spring practices in 2022. [25] He finished the season as the Owls' leading receiver with 58 receptions for 723 yards and six touchdowns despite missing the final three games of the regular season due to an ankle injury and also rushed for 147 yards and one touchdown. [26] [27]

Statistics

College statistics
YearSchoolGamesPassingRushingReceiving
GPGSCmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2019 Nebraska 40912751422–229.4241666.9111212–
2020 72487663.246616103.2653645.63155–
2021 Rice 933162503132490.1411323.22––––
2022 1110–––––––1214812.315872312.56
2023 13157992–––––151177.8–719921413
Career [28] 44298815257.9921510106.51579275.971311,73213.219

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 1+5⁄8 in
(1.87 m)		198 lb
(90 kg)		30+1⁄8 in
(0.77 m)		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.46 s1.52 s2.62 s4.02 s6.70 s36.0 in
(0.91 m)		10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)
All values from NFL Combine [29] [30]

McCaffrey was selected by the Washington Commanders in the third round (100th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft; the pick was acquired in a trade that sent Chase Young to the San Francisco 49ers the previous season. [31] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 10, 2024. [32]

Statistics

NFL statistics
YearTeamGamesReceivingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2024 WAS 144171559.130–––
Career 144171559.130–––

Personal life

McCaffrey is Catholic. [33] His father, Ed McCaffrey, played wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, and Denver Broncos and was formerly the head coach for the Northern Colorado Bears football team. [34] His older brother, Christian, currently plays running back in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers. [35] Another brother, Max, played wide receiver at Duke and in the NFL for several teams and his brother Dylan was the starting quarterback at Northern Colorado after beginning his college career at Michigan. [36] His maternal grandfather, Dave Sime, was an athlete and won a silver medal in the 100 meter at the 1960 Olympic Games. [37]

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