Ideal Bye Week Running Backs
While handcuffing your stud running back (drafting his actual NFL backup) is critical in fantasy football, it's also important to draft players to fill in for him when he's on a bye. This page identifies the non-fantasy starting RBs that have the easiest match-ups on the stud's bye week.
#1RB Jonathan Taylor, IND Bye Week: 14 Handcuff: #42RB Nyheim Hines Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #31RB Melvin Gordon, DEN vs. KC [29.0 pts allowed] #35RB Damien Harris, NE @ARI [28.0 pts allowed] #36RB Rhamondre Stevenson, NE @ARI [28.0 pts allowed] #34RB Kareem Hunt, CLE @CIN [27.0 pts allowed] #43RB Michael Carter, NYJ @BUF [27.0 pts allowed] #39RB Darrell Henderson, LAR vs. LVR [25.0 pts allowed] #44RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI @NYG [25.0 pts allowed] #2RB Christian McCaffrey, CAR Bye Week: 13 Handcuff: #63RB D'Onta Foreman Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #28RB Antonio Gibson, WAS @NYG [31.0 pts allowed] #36RB Rhamondre Stevenson, NE vs. BUF [29.0 pts allowed] #35RB Damien Harris, NE vs. BUF [29.0 pts allowed] #43RB Michael Carter, NYJ @MIN [27.0 pts allowed] #44RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI vs. TEN [27.0 pts allowed] #31RB Melvin Gordon, DEN @BAL [26.0 pts allowed] #42RB Nyheim Hines, IND @DAL [25.0 pts allowed] #3RB Austin Ekeler, LAC Bye Week: 8 Handcuff: #54RB Isaiah Spiller Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #43RB Michael Carter, NYJ vs. NE [32.0 pts allowed] #39RB Darrell Henderson, LAR vs. SF [27.0 pts allowed] #36RB Rhamondre Stevenson, NE @NYJ [26.0 pts allowed] #35RB Damien Harris, NE @NYJ [26.0 pts allowed] #32RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL vs. CAR [25.0 pts allowed] #37RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. TEN [25.0 pts allowed] #41RB Jamaal Williams, DET vs. MIA [25.0 pts allowed] #4RB Najee Harris, PIT Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #99RB Anthony McFarland Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #37RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. PHI [32.0 pts allowed] #40RB James Cook, BUF @NYJ [29.0 pts allowed] #29RB Devin Singletary, BUF @NYJ [29.0 pts allowed] #43RB Michael Carter, NYJ vs. BUF [27.0 pts allowed] #41RB Jamaal Williams, DET vs. GB [25.0 pts allowed] #44RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI @HOU [24.0 pts allowed] #30RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC vs. TEN [23.0 pts allowed] #5RB D'Andre Swift, DET Bye Week: 6 Handcuff: #41RB Jamaal Williams Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #30RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC vs. BUF [29.0 pts allowed] #28RB Antonio Gibson, WAS @CHI [27.0 pts allowed] #25RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL @NYG [27.0 pts allowed] #26RB Rashaad Penny, SEA vs. ARI [26.0 pts allowed] #35RB Damien Harris, NE @CLE [25.0 pts allowed] #34RB Kareem Hunt, CLE vs. NE [25.0 pts allowed] #31RB Melvin Gordon, DEN @LAC [25.0 pts allowed] #6RB Dalvin Cook, MIN Bye Week: 7 Handcuff: #49RB Alexander Mattison Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #42RB Nyheim Hines, IND @TEN [29.0 pts allowed] #31RB Melvin Gordon, DEN vs. NYJ [28.0 pts allowed] #38RB Darrel Williams, ARI vs. NO [25.0 pts allowed] #25RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL vs. CLE [25.0 pts allowed] #32RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL @CIN [23.0 pts allowed] #41RB Jamaal Williams, DET @DAL [23.0 pts allowed] #37RB Dameon Pierce, HOU @LVR [22.0 pts allowed] #7RB Derrick Henry, TEN Bye Week: 6 Handcuff: #75RB Dontrell Hilliard Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #30RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC vs. BUF [29.0 pts allowed] #25RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL @NYG [27.0 pts allowed] #28RB Antonio Gibson, WAS @CHI [27.0 pts allowed] #26RB Rashaad Penny, SEA vs. ARI [26.0 pts allowed] #31RB Melvin Gordon, DEN @LAC [25.0 pts allowed] #36RB Rhamondre Stevenson, NE @CLE [25.0 pts allowed] #35RB Damien Harris, NE @CLE [25.0 pts allowed] | #8RB Joe Mixon, CIN Bye Week: 10 Handcuff: #64RB Samaje Perine Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #42RB Nyheim Hines, IND @LVR [27.0 pts allowed] #40RB James Cook, BUF vs. MIN [26.0 pts allowed] #29RB Devin Singletary, BUF vs. MIN [26.0 pts allowed] #30RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC vs. JAX [25.0 pts allowed] #41RB Jamaal Williams, DET @CHI [24.0 pts allowed] #34RB Kareem Hunt, CLE @MIA [23.0 pts allowed] #33RB Tony Pollard, DAL @GB [23.0 pts allowed] #9RB Alvin Kamara, NO Bye Week: 14 Handcuff: #46RB Mark Ingram Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #31RB Melvin Gordon, DEN vs. KC [29.0 pts allowed] #36RB Rhamondre Stevenson, NE @ARI [28.0 pts allowed] #35RB Damien Harris, NE @ARI [28.0 pts allowed] #43RB Michael Carter, NYJ @BUF [27.0 pts allowed] #34RB Kareem Hunt, CLE @CIN [27.0 pts allowed] #39RB Darrell Henderson, LAR vs. LVR [25.0 pts allowed] #44RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI @NYG [25.0 pts allowed] #10RB Aaron Jones, GB Bye Week: 14 Handcuff: #22RB AJ Dillon Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #31RB Melvin Gordon, DEN vs. KC [29.0 pts allowed] #36RB Rhamondre Stevenson, NE @ARI [28.0 pts allowed] #35RB Damien Harris, NE @ARI [28.0 pts allowed] #34RB Kareem Hunt, CLE @CIN [27.0 pts allowed] #43RB Michael Carter, NYJ @BUF [27.0 pts allowed] #39RB Darrell Henderson, LAR vs. LVR [25.0 pts allowed] #44RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI @NYG [25.0 pts allowed] #11RB Leonard Fournette, TB Bye Week: 11 Handcuff: #53RB Rachaad White Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #42RB Nyheim Hines, IND vs. PHI [32.0 pts allowed] #32RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL vs. CHI [31.0 pts allowed] #43RB Michael Carter, NYJ @NE [29.0 pts allowed] #25RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL vs. CAR [29.0 pts allowed] #33RB Tony Pollard, DAL @MIN [28.0 pts allowed] #40RB James Cook, BUF vs. CLE [27.0 pts allowed] #29RB Devin Singletary, BUF vs. CLE [27.0 pts allowed] #12RB Saquon Barkley, NYG Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #65RB Matt Breida Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #37RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. PHI [32.0 pts allowed] #40RB James Cook, BUF @NYJ [29.0 pts allowed] #29RB Devin Singletary, BUF @NYJ [29.0 pts allowed] #43RB Michael Carter, NYJ vs. BUF [27.0 pts allowed] #41RB Jamaal Williams, DET vs. GB [25.0 pts allowed] #44RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI @HOU [24.0 pts allowed] #28RB Antonio Gibson, WAS vs. MIN [23.0 pts allowed] #13RB Javonte Williams, DEN Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #31RB Melvin Gordon Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #37RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. PHI [32.0 pts allowed] #40RB James Cook, BUF @NYJ [29.0 pts allowed] #29RB Devin Singletary, BUF @NYJ [29.0 pts allowed] #43RB Michael Carter, NYJ vs. BUF [27.0 pts allowed] #41RB Jamaal Williams, DET vs. GB [25.0 pts allowed] #44RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI @HOU [24.0 pts allowed] #30RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC vs. TEN [23.0 pts allowed] #14RB Travis Etienne, JAX Bye Week: 11 Handcuff: #60RB James Robinson Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #42RB Nyheim Hines, IND vs. PHI [32.0 pts allowed] #32RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL vs. CHI [31.0 pts allowed] #43RB Michael Carter, NYJ @NE [29.0 pts allowed] #25RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL vs. CAR [29.0 pts allowed] #33RB Tony Pollard, DAL @MIN [28.0 pts allowed] #40RB James Cook, BUF vs. CLE [27.0 pts allowed] #29RB Devin Singletary, BUF vs. CLE [27.0 pts allowed] |