Christian McCaffrey rose to football stardom because of his career at Stanford, eventually landing as the No. 8 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft by the Panthers. McCaffrey continued his ascent as a football player in Carolina, but he made his way back to the West Coast at the 2022 NFL trade deadline.
While the star running back is back out west, it’s not exactly a matter of the prodigal son returning home — McCaffrey is a Colorado man, through and through, though he has become somewhat associated with being a Cali kid.
There’s a misconception that McCaffrey went to high school (or was born and raised) in California. McCaffrey was, in fact, born and raised in the great state of Colorado. He was born in Castle Rock, Colo., and was enrolled in two high schools in the state.
He first attended Regis Jesuit High School (Aurora, Colo., about a half-hour outside Denver) for his freshman year, and then finished his high school career at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo.
