
Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers are headed to the Super Bowl. But the NFL running back’s star power has been on display for a long time.
In eighth grade, McCaffrey started in the inaugural FBU Youth All-American Bowl. Held one day after what was then the U.S. Army All-American Bowl (and is now just the All-American Bowl), the FBU Youth All-American Bowl featured the best middle school talent, broken down by grades, in the nation. The game used a classic East-West team format.