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: #39RB Nyheim Hines Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #27RB Devin Singletary, BUF vs. NYJ [33.0 pts allowed] #43RB Alexander Mattison, MIN @DET [27.0 pts allowed] #37RB Darrell Henderson, LAR vs. LVR [27.0 pts allowed] #30RB Tony Pollard, DAL vs. HOU [27.0 pts allowed] #31RB Chase Edmonds, MIA @LAC [26.0 pts allowed] #25RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL @PIT [26.0 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI @NYG [26.0 pts allowed] #2RB Christian McCaffrey, CAR Bye Week: 13 Handcuff: #60RB D'Onta Foreman Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #43RB Alexander Mattison, MIN vs. NYJ [33.0 pts allowed] #37RB Darrell Henderson, LAR vs. SEA [30.0 pts allowed] #32RB Kareem Hunt, CLE @HOU [27.0 pts allowed] #26RB Josh Jacobs, LVR vs. LAC [26.0 pts allowed] #41RB J.D. McKissic, WAS @NYG [26.0 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL vs. PIT [26.0 pts allowed] #33RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC @CIN [24.0 pts allowed] #3RB Austin Ekeler, LAC Bye Week: 8 Handcuff: #50RB Isaiah Spiller Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #42RB Rhamondre Stevenson, NE @NYJ [33.0 pts allowed] #35RB Damien Harris, NE @NYJ [33.0 pts allowed] #31RB Chase Edmonds, MIA @DET [27.0 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI vs. PIT [26.0 pts allowed] #34RB Rashaad Penny, SEA vs. NYG [26.0 pts allowed] #36RB Darrel Williams, ARI @MIN [25.0 pts allowed] #28RB Melvin Gordon, DEN vs. JAX [24.0 pts allowed] #4RB Najee Harris, PIT Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #99RB Benny Snell Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #27RB Devin Singletary, BUF @NYJ [33.0 pts allowed] #36RB Darrel Williams, ARI vs. SEA [30.0 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI @HOU [27.0 pts allowed] #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. PHI [27.0 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL vs. LAC [26.0 pts allowed] #41RB J.D. McKissic, WAS vs. MIN [25.0 pts allowed] #39RB Nyheim Hines, IND @NE [24.0 pts allowed] #5RB Dalvin Cook, MIN Bye Week: 7 Handcuff: #43RB Alexander Mattison Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #28RB Melvin Gordon, DEN vs. NYJ [33.0 pts allowed] #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU @LVR [27.0 pts allowed] #26RB Josh Jacobs, LVR vs. HOU [27.0 pts allowed] #30RB Tony Pollard, DAL vs. DET [27.0 pts allowed] #34RB Rashaad Penny, SEA @LAC [26.0 pts allowed] #31RB Chase Edmonds, MIA vs. PIT [26.0 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL @CIN [24.0 pts allowed] #6RB Derrick Henry, TEN Bye Week: 6 Handcuff: #69RB Dontrell Hilliard Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #36RB Darrel Williams, ARI @SEA [30.0 pts allowed] #30RB Tony Pollard, DAL @PHI [27.0 pts allowed] #25RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL @NYG [26.0 pts allowed] #28RB Melvin Gordon, DEN @LAC [26.0 pts allowed] #31RB Chase Edmonds, MIA vs. MIN [25.0 pts allowed] #39RB Nyheim Hines, IND vs. JAX [24.0 pts allowed] #32RB Kareem Hunt, CLE vs. NE [24.0 pts allowed] #7RB D'Andre Swift, DET Bye Week: 6 Handcuff: #38RB Jamaal Williams Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #36RB Darrel Williams, ARI @SEA [30.0 pts allowed] #30RB Tony Pollard, DAL @PHI [27.0 pts allowed] #25RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL @NYG [26.0 pts allowed] #28RB Melvin Gordon, DEN @LAC [26.0 pts allowed] #31RB Chase Edmonds, MIA vs. MIN [25.0 pts allowed] #39RB Nyheim Hines, IND vs. JAX [24.0 pts allowed] #32RB Kareem Hunt, CLE vs. NE [24.0 pts allowed] | #8RB Joe Mixon, CIN Bye Week: 10 Handcuff: #61RB Samaje Perine Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #39RB Nyheim Hines, IND @LVR [27.0 pts allowed] #41RB J.D. McKissic, WAS @PHI [27.0 pts allowed] #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU @NYG [26.0 pts allowed] #27RB Devin Singletary, BUF vs. MIN [25.0 pts allowed] #33RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC vs. JAX [24.0 pts allowed] #32RB Kareem Hunt, CLE @MIA [23.0 pts allowed] #34RB Rashaad Penny, SEA vs. TB [22.0 pts allowed] #9RB Leonard Fournette, TB Bye Week: 11 Handcuff: #0RB Rachaad White Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #42RB Rhamondre Stevenson, NE vs. NYJ [33.0 pts allowed] #35RB Damien Harris, NE vs. NYJ [33.0 pts allowed] #39RB Nyheim Hines, IND vs. PHI [27.0 pts allowed] #28RB Melvin Gordon, DEN vs. LVR [27.0 pts allowed] #41RB J.D. McKissic, WAS @HOU [27.0 pts allowed] #33RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC @LAC [26.0 pts allowed] #38RB Jamaal Williams, DET @NYG [26.0 pts allowed] #10RB Aaron Jones, GB Bye Week: 14 Handcuff: #22RB AJ Dillon Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #27RB Devin Singletary, BUF vs. NYJ [33.0 pts allowed] #30RB Tony Pollard, DAL vs. HOU [27.0 pts allowed] #43RB Alexander Mattison, MIN @DET [27.0 pts allowed] #37RB Darrell Henderson, LAR vs. LVR [27.0 pts allowed] #25RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL @PIT [26.0 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI @NYG [26.0 pts allowed] #31RB Chase Edmonds, MIA @LAC [26.0 pts allowed] #11RB Alvin Kamara, NO Bye Week: 14 Handcuff: #49RB Mark Ingram Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #27RB Devin Singletary, BUF vs. NYJ [33.0 pts allowed] #43RB Alexander Mattison, MIN @DET [27.0 pts allowed] #37RB Darrell Henderson, LAR vs. LVR [27.0 pts allowed] #30RB Tony Pollard, DAL vs. HOU [27.0 pts allowed] #31RB Chase Edmonds, MIA @LAC [26.0 pts allowed] #25RB J.K. Dobbins, BAL @PIT [26.0 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI @NYG [26.0 pts allowed] #12RB Saquon Barkley, NYG Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #62RB Matt Breida Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #27RB Devin Singletary, BUF @NYJ [33.0 pts allowed] #36RB Darrel Williams, ARI vs. SEA [30.0 pts allowed] #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. PHI [27.0 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI @HOU [27.0 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL vs. LAC [26.0 pts allowed] #41RB J.D. McKissic, WAS vs. MIN [25.0 pts allowed] #39RB Nyheim Hines, IND @NE [24.0 pts allowed] #13RB Javonte Williams, DEN Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #28RB Melvin Gordon Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #27RB Devin Singletary, BUF @NYJ [33.0 pts allowed] #36RB Darrel Williams, ARI vs. SEA [30.0 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI @HOU [27.0 pts allowed] #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. PHI [27.0 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL vs. LAC [26.0 pts allowed] #41RB J.D. McKissic, WAS vs. MIN [25.0 pts allowed] #26RB Josh Jacobs, LVR @JAX [24.0 pts allowed] #14RB Nick Chubb, CLE Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #32RB Kareem Hunt Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #27RB Devin Singletary, BUF @NYJ [33.0 pts allowed] #36RB Darrel Williams, ARI vs. SEA [30.0 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI @HOU [27.0 pts allowed] #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. PHI [27.0 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL vs. LAC [26.0 pts allowed] #41RB J.D. McKissic, WAS vs. MIN [25.0 pts allowed] #26RB Josh Jacobs, LVR @JAX [24.0 pts allowed] |