Every team is looking for its next Christian McCaffrey, and CBS Sports' Mike Renner thinks there's one prospect in the 2026 NFL draft who is closest to the San Francisco 49ers star running back.

While scouting Navy running back/wide receiver Eli Heidenreich, Renner compared the Navy product's pre-draft testing numbers to McCaffrey's, and the results were eerily similar.

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“They’re about as identical as I’ve ever seen two prospects," Mike Renner said on the "Check the Mic" podcast. "I'm not saying he will be Christian McCaffrey ... Heidenreich is just a unique athlete. I'm very curious to see where he goes.”

Mike Renner breaks down draft sleeper Eli Heidenreich and why his testing numbers are drawing Christian McCaffrey comparisons 😳

“They’re about as identical as I’ve ever seen two prospects, not saying he will be Christian McCaffrey… I’m very curious to see where he goes.” https://t.co/55hBJd6Pq8pic.twitter.com/n2W7hA1SYf

— Check the Mic with Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson (@CTM_Show) April 15, 2026

Now, they're not statistically equal. Heidenreich had 1,115 and 1,440 receiving yards in each of the past two seasons for Navy, respectively, but less than 500 rushing yards in both seasons. McCaffrey, meanwhile, had 2,019 and 1,603 rushing yards in his final two seasons at Stanford, with less than 1,000 total receiving yards over those two seasons. McCaffrey also scored 29 total touchdowns in that span, versus Heidenreich's 18 total touchdowns.

But from a measurables perspective, the traits line up well for a team looking for a dual-threat player on Day 3. He also has special teams capabilities, but teams likely aren't mistaking Heidenreich for the second coming of McCaffrey.

This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: 2026 Day 3 draft prospect to 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey

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The Bulls will enter their match against the Dragons as favourites given their superior log position and eight victories to only two by the home side in the competition.

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Although they have never lost to the team from Newport in their four previous URC encounters, the Bulls will be careful about underestimating their hosts, who come off two important away victories in the EPCR Challenge Cup playoff stages.

The men from Pretoria will draw inspiration from the fact that they have been far superior on attack, although their defence has only been marginally better, with the Bulls conceding only 17 points fewer, meaning it could prove to be a thrilling encounter.

Johan Ackermann’s team remain in the hunt for a top-eight finish, and the coach has said it is a must-win match.

“The reality is we have to win, and we know it,” Ackermann told the media from Newport.

“I don’t even care about the bonus point. Of course a bonus-point win will be the best-case scenario, but we just need to win.”

Kick off is at 20:45.

URC live scoring: Bulls v Dragons

DRAGONS – 15 Cai Evans, 14 Jared Rosser, 13 Fine Inisi, 12 Fetuli Paea, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Niall Armstrong, 8 Harrison Keddie (c), 7 Harry Beddall, 6 Ryan Woodman, 5 Seb Davies, 4 Levi Douglas, 3 Chris Coleman, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Wyn Jones.
Bench: 16 Oli Burrows, 17 Rhodri Jones, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Matthew Screech, 20 Thomas Young, 21 Morgan Lloyd, 22 Harri Ackerman, 23 Huw Anderson.

BULLS – 15 Devon Williams, 14 David Kriel, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Elrigh Louw, 6 Marcell Coetzee (c), 5 Ruan Nortjé, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Francois Klopper, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp.
Bench: 16 Marco van Staden, 17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Ruan Vermaak, 20 Mpilo Gumede, 21 Paul de Wet, 22 Willie le Roux, 23 Sergeal Petersen.

Match information

Dragons v Bulls
Date: Friday, 17 April
Venue: Rodney Parade, Newport
SA Time: 20:45
Referee: Sam Grove-White
TV: SuperSport

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