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: 11 Handcuff: #70RB Zack Moss Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #41RB Michael Carter, NYJ @BUF [29.0 pts allowed] #32RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL vs. CIN [29.0 pts allowed] #36RB Tony Pollard, DAL @CAR [28.0 pts allowed] #34RB Damien Harris, BUF vs. NYJ [27.0 pts allowed] #40RB James Cook, BUF vs. NYJ [27.0 pts allowed] #39RB Nyheim Hines, BUF vs. NYJ [27.0 pts allowed] #30RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC vs. PHI [26.0 pts allowed] #2RB Christian McCaffrey, SF Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #19RB Elijah Mitchell Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #31RB Devin Singletary, HOU vs. TB [32.0 pts allowed] #39RB Nyheim Hines, BUF @CIN [29.0 pts allowed] #34RB Damien Harris, BUF @CIN [29.0 pts allowed] #40RB James Cook, BUF @CIN [29.0 pts allowed] #41RB Michael Carter, NYJ vs. LAC [27.0 pts allowed] #35RB Miles Sanders, CAR vs. IND [25.0 pts allowed] #36RB Tony Pollard, DAL @PHI [25.0 pts allowed] #3RB Austin Ekeler, LAC Bye Week: 5 Handcuff: #94RB Joshua Kelley Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #35RB Miles Sanders, CAR @DET [32.0 pts allowed] #28RB Rhamondre Stevenson, NE vs. NO [29.0 pts allowed] #33RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL vs. HOU [29.0 pts allowed] #36RB Tony Pollard, DAL @SF [28.0 pts allowed] #34RB Damien Harris, BUF vs. JAX [25.0 pts allowed] #40RB James Cook, BUF vs. JAX [25.0 pts allowed] #44RB Khalil Herbert, CHI @WAS [25.0 pts allowed] #4RB Najee Harris, PIT Bye Week: 6 Handcuff: #86RB Jaylen Warren Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #43RB Jamaal Williams, NO vs. HOU [32.0 pts allowed] #30RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC vs. DEN [29.0 pts allowed] #31RB Devin Singletary, HOU vs. NO [28.0 pts allowed] #25RB Antonio Gibson, WAS @ATL [27.0 pts allowed] #32RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL vs. TEN [27.0 pts allowed] #28RB Rhamondre Stevenson, NE @LVR [25.0 pts allowed] #33RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL vs. WAS [24.0 pts allowed] #5RB D'Andre Swift, PHI Bye Week: 10 Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #44RB Khalil Herbert, CHI vs. CAR [28.0 pts allowed] #35RB Miles Sanders, CAR @CHI [28.0 pts allowed] #32RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL vs. CLE [27.0 pts allowed] #34RB Damien Harris, BUF vs. DEN [26.0 pts allowed] #39RB Nyheim Hines, BUF vs. DEN [26.0 pts allowed] #40RB James Cook, BUF vs. DEN [26.0 pts allowed] #41RB Michael Carter, NYJ @LVR [25.0 pts allowed] #6RB Dalvin Cook, MIN Bye Week: 13 Handcuff: #47RB Alexander Mattison Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #25RB Antonio Gibson, WAS vs. MIA [31.0 pts allowed] #35RB Miles Sanders, CAR @TB [29.0 pts allowed] #28RB Rhamondre Stevenson, NE vs. LAC [29.0 pts allowed] #41RB Michael Carter, NYJ vs. ATL [27.0 pts allowed] #42RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI vs. SF [27.0 pts allowed] #26RB Rashaad Penny, PHI vs. SF [27.0 pts allowed] #30RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC @GB [25.0 pts allowed] #7RB Alvin Kamara, NO Bye Week: 11 Handcuff: #43RB Jamaal Williams Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #32RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL vs. CIN [29.0 pts allowed] #41RB Michael Carter, NYJ @BUF [29.0 pts allowed] #36RB Tony Pollard, DAL @CAR [28.0 pts allowed] #39RB Nyheim Hines, BUF vs. NYJ [27.0 pts allowed] #34RB Damien Harris, BUF vs. NYJ [27.0 pts allowed] #40RB James Cook, BUF vs. NYJ [27.0 pts allowed] #30RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC vs. PHI [26.0 pts allowed] | #8RB Derrick Henry, TEN Bye Week: 7 Handcuff: #87RB Hassan Haskins Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #39RB Nyheim Hines, BUF @NE [27.0 pts allowed] #34RB Damien Harris, BUF @NE [27.0 pts allowed] #40RB James Cook, BUF @NE [27.0 pts allowed] #32RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL vs. DET [25.0 pts allowed] #43RB Jamaal Williams, NO vs. JAX [24.0 pts allowed] #33RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL @TB [23.0 pts allowed] #26RB Rashaad Penny, PHI vs. MIA [23.0 pts allowed] #9RB Joe Mixon, CIN Bye Week: 7 Handcuff: #0RB Chase Brown Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #39RB Nyheim Hines, BUF @NE [27.0 pts allowed] #34RB Damien Harris, BUF @NE [27.0 pts allowed] #40RB James Cook, BUF @NE [27.0 pts allowed] #32RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL vs. DET [25.0 pts allowed] #43RB Jamaal Williams, NO vs. JAX [24.0 pts allowed] #42RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI vs. MIA [23.0 pts allowed] #33RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL @TB [23.0 pts allowed] #10RB Aaron Jones, GB Bye Week: 6 Handcuff: #22RB AJ Dillon Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #43RB Jamaal Williams, NO vs. HOU [32.0 pts allowed] #30RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC vs. DEN [29.0 pts allowed] #31RB Devin Singletary, HOU vs. NO [28.0 pts allowed] #32RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL vs. TEN [27.0 pts allowed] #25RB Antonio Gibson, WAS @ATL [27.0 pts allowed] #28RB Rhamondre Stevenson, NE @LVR [25.0 pts allowed] #33RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL vs. WAS [24.0 pts allowed] #12RB Saquon Barkley, NYG Bye Week: 13 Handcuff: #72RB Matt Breida Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #25RB Antonio Gibson, WAS vs. MIA [31.0 pts allowed] #35RB Miles Sanders, CAR @TB [29.0 pts allowed] #28RB Rhamondre Stevenson, NE vs. LAC [29.0 pts allowed] #41RB Michael Carter, NYJ vs. ATL [27.0 pts allowed] #42RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI vs. SF [27.0 pts allowed] #26RB Rashaad Penny, PHI vs. SF [27.0 pts allowed] #30RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC @GB [25.0 pts allowed] #13RB Javonte Williams, DEN Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #71RB Samaje Perine Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #31RB Devin Singletary, HOU vs. TB [32.0 pts allowed] #34RB Damien Harris, BUF @CIN [29.0 pts allowed] #40RB James Cook, BUF @CIN [29.0 pts allowed] #39RB Nyheim Hines, BUF @CIN [29.0 pts allowed] #41RB Michael Carter, NYJ vs. LAC [27.0 pts allowed] #36RB Tony Pollard, DAL @PHI [25.0 pts allowed] #35RB Miles Sanders, CAR vs. IND [25.0 pts allowed] #14RB Travis Etienne, JAX Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #0RB Tank Bigsby Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #31RB Devin Singletary, HOU vs. TB [32.0 pts allowed] #34RB Damien Harris, BUF @CIN [29.0 pts allowed] #40RB James Cook, BUF @CIN [29.0 pts allowed] #39RB Nyheim Hines, BUF @CIN [29.0 pts allowed] #41RB Michael Carter, NYJ vs. LAC [27.0 pts allowed] #36RB Tony Pollard, DAL @PHI [25.0 pts allowed] #35RB Miles Sanders, CAR vs. IND [25.0 pts allowed] |