McCaffrey is not in line to play in Saturday's preseason opener against the Broncos, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle and David Lombardi of SFStandard.com report. With Isaac Guerendo (shoulder) and Jordan James (finger) both injured,

This is the second installment on fantasy drafting. Today it's running backs. (Find my article on wide receivers here.) There are more good receivers than running backs—and/or there is an earlier and more sustained run on good running backs—so the number of available good ball carriers begins to dwindle early.

Christian McCaffrey won't play in the preseason after straining his calf in Sunday's practice. He has not participated in practice since. McCaffrey, though, said his rehab is strictly precautionary. "Yeah,