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 Christian McCaffrey, SF Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #57RB Elijah Mitchell Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #40RB Ezekiel Elliott, NE vs. WAS [24.3 pts allowed] #37RB Jamaal Williams, NO vs. CHI [23.9 pts allowed] #32RB Dalvin Cook, NYJ vs. LAC [23.8 pts allowed] #35RB Damien Harris, BUF @CIN [21.7 pts allowed] #28RB Rachaad White, TB @HOU [20.6 pts allowed] #31RB Brian Robinson, WAS @NE [19.9 pts allowed] #36RB Antonio Gibson, WAS @NE [19.9 pts allowed] #2RB Austin Ekeler, LAC Bye Week: 5 Handcuff: #71RB Joshua Kelley Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #32RB Dalvin Cook, NYJ @DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #33RB AJ Dillon, GB @LVR [25.1 pts allowed] #38RB Khalil Herbert, CHI @WAS [24.3 pts allowed] #34RB De'Von Achane, MIA vs. NYG [24.1 pts allowed] #41RB Raheem Mostert, MIA vs. NYG [24.1 pts allowed] #36RB Antonio Gibson, WAS vs. CHI [23.9 pts allowed] #31RB Brian Robinson, WAS vs. CHI [23.9 pts allowed] #3RB Saquon Barkley, NYG Bye Week: 13 Handcuff: #68RB Matt Breida Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #39RB Devin Singletary, HOU vs. DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #25RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #28RB Rachaad White, TB vs. CAR [27.9 pts allowed] #44RB Deuce Vaughn, DAL vs. SEA [25.6 pts allowed] #41RB Raheem Mostert, MIA @WAS [24.3 pts allowed] #34RB De'Von Achane, MIA @WAS [24.3 pts allowed] #40RB Ezekiel Elliott, NE vs. LAC [23.8 pts allowed] #4RB Bijan Robinson, ATL Bye Week: 11 Handcuff: #46RB Tyler Allgeier Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #26RB Cam Akers, MIN @DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #30RB Alexander Mattison, MIN @DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #25RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. ARI [28.0 pts allowed] #39RB Devin Singletary, HOU vs. ARI [28.0 pts allowed] #44RB Deuce Vaughn, DAL @CAR [27.9 pts allowed] #41RB Raheem Mostert, MIA vs. LVR [25.1 pts allowed] #34RB De'Von Achane, MIA vs. LVR [25.1 pts allowed] #5RB Derrick Henry, TEN Bye Week: 7 Handcuff: #49RB Tyjae Spears Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #33RB AJ Dillon, GB @DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #27RB Kenneth Walker III, SEA vs. ARI [28.0 pts allowed] #38RB Khalil Herbert, CHI vs. LVR [25.1 pts allowed] #31RB Brian Robinson, WAS @NYG [24.1 pts allowed] #36RB Antonio Gibson, WAS @NYG [24.1 pts allowed] #29RB Isiah Pacheco, KC vs. LAC [23.8 pts allowed] #42RB Jerick McKinnon, KC vs. LAC [23.8 pts allowed] #6RB Tony Pollard, DAL Bye Week: 7 Handcuff: #104RB Rico Dowdle Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #33RB AJ Dillon, GB @DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #27RB Kenneth Walker III, SEA vs. ARI [28.0 pts allowed] #38RB Khalil Herbert, CHI vs. LVR [25.1 pts allowed] #36RB Antonio Gibson, WAS @NYG [24.1 pts allowed] #31RB Brian Robinson, WAS @NYG [24.1 pts allowed] #29RB Isiah Pacheco, KC vs. LAC [23.8 pts allowed] #42RB Jerick McKinnon, KC vs. LAC [23.8 pts allowed] #7RB Jahmyr Gibbs, DET Bye Week: 9 Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #40RB Ezekiel Elliott, NE vs. WAS [24.3 pts allowed] #37RB Jamaal Williams, NO vs. CHI [23.9 pts allowed] #32RB Dalvin Cook, NYJ vs. LAC [23.8 pts allowed] #35RB Damien Harris, BUF @CIN [21.7 pts allowed] #28RB Rachaad White, TB @HOU [20.6 pts allowed] #31RB Brian Robinson, WAS @NE [19.9 pts allowed] #36RB Antonio Gibson, WAS @NE [19.9 pts allowed] | #8RB Travis Etienne, JAX Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #111RB D'Ernest Johnson Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #40RB Ezekiel Elliott, NE vs. WAS [24.3 pts allowed] #37RB Jamaal Williams, NO vs. CHI [23.9 pts allowed] #32RB Dalvin Cook, NYJ vs. LAC [23.8 pts allowed] #35RB Damien Harris, BUF @CIN [21.7 pts allowed] #28RB Rachaad White, TB @HOU [20.6 pts allowed] #31RB Brian Robinson, WAS @NE [19.9 pts allowed] #36RB Antonio Gibson, WAS @NE [19.9 pts allowed] #9RB Nick Chubb, CLE Bye Week: 5 Handcuff: #65RB Kareem Hunt Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #32RB Dalvin Cook, NYJ @DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #33RB AJ Dillon, GB @LVR [25.1 pts allowed] #38RB Khalil Herbert, CHI @WAS [24.3 pts allowed] #34RB De'Von Achane, MIA vs. NYG [24.1 pts allowed] #41RB Raheem Mostert, MIA vs. NYG [24.1 pts allowed] #31RB Brian Robinson, WAS vs. CHI [23.9 pts allowed] #36RB Antonio Gibson, WAS vs. CHI [23.9 pts allowed] #10RB Joe Mixon, CIN Bye Week: 7 Handcuff: #63RB Chase Brown Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #33RB AJ Dillon, GB @DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #27RB Kenneth Walker III, SEA vs. ARI [28.0 pts allowed] #38RB Khalil Herbert, CHI vs. LVR [25.1 pts allowed] #36RB Antonio Gibson, WAS @NYG [24.1 pts allowed] #31RB Brian Robinson, WAS @NYG [24.1 pts allowed] #29RB Isiah Pacheco, KC vs. LAC [23.8 pts allowed] #42RB Jerick McKinnon, KC vs. LAC [23.8 pts allowed] #11RB Rhamondre Stevenson, NE Bye Week: 11 Handcuff: #40RB Ezekiel Elliott Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #26RB Cam Akers, MIN @DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #30RB Alexander Mattison, MIN @DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #25RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. ARI [28.0 pts allowed] #39RB Devin Singletary, HOU vs. ARI [28.0 pts allowed] #44RB Deuce Vaughn, DAL @CAR [27.9 pts allowed] #41RB Raheem Mostert, MIA vs. LVR [25.1 pts allowed] #34RB De'Von Achane, MIA vs. LVR [25.1 pts allowed] #12RB Najee Harris, PIT Bye Week: 6 Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #29RB Isiah Pacheco, KC vs. DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #42RB Jerick McKinnon, KC vs. DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #34RB De'Von Achane, MIA vs. CAR [27.9 pts allowed] #41RB Raheem Mostert, MIA vs. CAR [27.9 pts allowed] #40RB Ezekiel Elliott, NE @LVR [25.1 pts allowed] #43RB Rashaad Penny, PHI @NYJ [24.5 pts allowed] #35RB Damien Harris, BUF vs. NYG [24.1 pts allowed] #13RB Breece Hall, NYJ Bye Week: 7 Handcuff: #32RB Dalvin Cook Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #33RB AJ Dillon, GB @DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #27RB Kenneth Walker III, SEA vs. ARI [28.0 pts allowed] #38RB Khalil Herbert, CHI vs. LVR [25.1 pts allowed] #31RB Brian Robinson, WAS @NYG [24.1 pts allowed] #36RB Antonio Gibson, WAS @NYG [24.1 pts allowed] #29RB Isiah Pacheco, KC vs. LAC [23.8 pts allowed] #42RB Jerick McKinnon, KC vs. LAC [23.8 pts allowed] #14RB Josh Jacobs, LVR Bye Week: 13 Handcuff: #55RB Zamir White Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #39RB Devin Singletary, HOU vs. DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #25RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. DEN [29.4 pts allowed] #28RB Rachaad White, TB vs. CAR [27.9 pts allowed] #44RB Deuce Vaughn, DAL vs. SEA [25.6 pts allowed] #41RB Raheem Mostert, MIA @WAS [24.3 pts allowed] #34RB De'Von Achane, MIA @WAS [24.3 pts allowed] #40RB Ezekiel Elliott, NE vs. LAC [23.8 pts allowed] |