Carolina Panthers: Christian McCaffrey Did Not Receive Heisman For Unfair Reason

According to The Athletic, 87% of McCaffrey’s snaps came after 10:30 PM Eastern Time. Current Panthers’ teammate Luke Kuechly, said that the timing meant that McCaffrey’s talent traveled through word-of-mouth versus people actually watching him play.

“It was like, ‘The legend of Christian McCaffrey,’ ” Kuechly said, adding that he couldn’t stay up for Stanford’s games.

“He was more of, like, a tall tale. He does everything! He catches it, he runs it, he returns it. Punt return, kickoff return. Like, crazy touches. And he did it in different ways, that was the part that was cool.

“That’s what it was, it was like, ‘The Myth of Christian McCaffrey,’ ” he said.

“There was like, an aura around him. Because when you don’t get to watch guys, you don’t know what to think.

But all you saw was [the stat rollout]: McCaffrey, McCaffrey, McCaffrey, touchdown. Big long run. Never comes off the field. Tons of touches. But you never got to watch him!”