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: #57RB Khalil Herbert Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU @TEN [27.7 pts allowed] #27RB Devin Singletary, NYG vs. GB [26.7 pts allowed] #43RB Alexander Mattison, MIA vs. WAS [23.8 pts allowed] #26RB Josh Jacobs, GB @NYG [23.4 pts allowed] #30RB Tony Pollard, TEN vs. HOU [23.3 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, PIT vs. CIN [20.6 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PIT vs. CIN [20.6 pts allowed] #2RB Christian McCaffrey, SF Bye Week: 14 Handcuff: #0RB Isaac Guerendo Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #33RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, NO @TB [25.7 pts allowed] #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU @KC [25.0 pts allowed] #26RB Josh Jacobs, GB vs. CHI [23.1 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, PIT @BAL [21.0 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PIT @BAL [21.0 pts allowed] #32RB Kareem Hunt, KC vs. HOU [20.9 pts allowed] #25RB Travis Etienne, JAX vs. IND [20.6 pts allowed] #3RB Austin Ekeler, WAS Bye Week: 12 Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #30RB Tony Pollard, TEN vs. SEA [25.7 pts allowed] #32RB Kareem Hunt, KC vs. IND [23.8 pts allowed] #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. BUF [23.3 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, PIT @CHI [21.4 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PIT @CHI [21.4 pts allowed] #27RB Devin Singletary, NYG @DET [21.0 pts allowed] #25RB Travis Etienne, JAX @ARI [20.7 pts allowed] #4RB Najee Harris, LAC Bye Week: 12 Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #30RB Tony Pollard, TEN vs. SEA [25.7 pts allowed] #32RB Kareem Hunt, KC vs. IND [23.8 pts allowed] #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. BUF [23.3 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, PIT @CHI [21.4 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PIT @CHI [21.4 pts allowed] #27RB Devin Singletary, NYG @DET [21.0 pts allowed] #25RB Travis Etienne, JAX @ARI [20.7 pts allowed] #5RB Dalvin Cook, --- Bye Week: 0 Handcuff: Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #25RB Travis Etienne, JAX vs. CAR [26.5 pts allowed] #26RB Josh Jacobs, GB vs. DET [24.1 pts allowed] #43RB Alexander Mattison, MIA @IND [23.4 pts allowed] #27RB Devin Singletary, NYG @WAS [20.2 pts allowed] #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU @LAR [20.0 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, PIT @NYJ [19.4 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PIT @NYJ [19.4 pts allowed] #6RB Derrick Henry, BAL Bye Week: 7 Handcuff: #0RB Justice Hill Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #26RB Josh Jacobs, GB @ARI [27.0 pts allowed] #27RB Devin Singletary, NYG @DEN [26.7 pts allowed] #32RB Kareem Hunt, KC vs. LVR [23.4 pts allowed] #33RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, NO @CHI [23.3 pts allowed] #25RB Travis Etienne, JAX vs. LAR [19.3 pts allowed] #43RB Alexander Mattison, MIA @CLE [19.2 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, PIT @CIN [17.4 pts allowed] #7RB D'Andre Swift, CHI Bye Week: 5 Handcuff: #0RB Roschon Johnson Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #30RB Tony Pollard, TEN @ARI [26.5 pts allowed] #43RB Alexander Mattison, MIA @CAR [23.1 pts allowed] #33RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, NO vs. NYG [21.0 pts allowed] #25RB Travis Etienne, JAX vs. KC [20.9 pts allowed] #32RB Kareem Hunt, KC @JAX [19.9 pts allowed] #27RB Devin Singletary, NYG @NO [19.3 pts allowed] #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU @BAL [18.9 pts allowed] | #8RB Joe Mixon, HOU Bye Week: 6 Handcuff: #14RB Nick Chubb Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #32RB Kareem Hunt, KC vs. DET [27.0 pts allowed] #25RB Travis Etienne, JAX vs. SEA [26.5 pts allowed] #43RB Alexander Mattison, MIA vs. LAC [25.7 pts allowed] #27RB Devin Singletary, NYG vs. PHI [20.9 pts allowed] #33RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, NO vs. NE [20.7 pts allowed] #30RB Tony Pollard, TEN @LVR [20.0 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, PIT vs. CLE [0.0 pts allowed] #9RB Leonard Fournette, --- Bye Week: 0 Handcuff: Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #25RB Travis Etienne, JAX vs. CAR [26.5 pts allowed] #26RB Josh Jacobs, GB vs. DET [24.1 pts allowed] #43RB Alexander Mattison, MIA @IND [23.4 pts allowed] #27RB Devin Singletary, NYG @WAS [20.2 pts allowed] #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU @LAR [20.0 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, PIT @NYJ [19.4 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PIT @NYJ [19.4 pts allowed] #10RB Aaron Jones, MIN Bye Week: 6 Handcuff: #0RB Jordan Mason Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #32RB Kareem Hunt, KC vs. DET [27.0 pts allowed] #25RB Travis Etienne, JAX vs. SEA [26.5 pts allowed] #43RB Alexander Mattison, MIA vs. LAC [25.7 pts allowed] #27RB Devin Singletary, NYG vs. PHI [20.9 pts allowed] #33RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, NO vs. NE [20.7 pts allowed] #30RB Tony Pollard, TEN @LVR [20.0 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, PIT vs. CLE [0.0 pts allowed] #11RB Alvin Kamara, NO Bye Week: 11 Handcuff: #0RB Kendre Miller Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU @TEN [27.7 pts allowed] #27RB Devin Singletary, NYG vs. GB [26.7 pts allowed] #43RB Alexander Mattison, MIA vs. WAS [23.8 pts allowed] #26RB Josh Jacobs, GB @NYG [23.4 pts allowed] #30RB Tony Pollard, TEN vs. HOU [23.3 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, PIT vs. CIN [20.6 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PIT vs. CIN [20.6 pts allowed] #12RB Saquon Barkley, PHI Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #21RB AJ Dillon Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #33RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, NO @LAR [24.1 pts allowed] #27RB Devin Singletary, NYG vs. SF [23.8 pts allowed] #30RB Tony Pollard, TEN vs. LAC [21.4 pts allowed] #32RB Kareem Hunt, KC @BUF [19.3 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, PIT vs. IND [19.0 pts allowed] #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PIT vs. IND [19.0 pts allowed] #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. DEN [18.5 pts allowed] #13RB Javonte Williams, DAL Bye Week: 10 Handcuff: #0RB Jaydon Blue Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #40RB Kenneth Gainwell, PIT @LAC [22.4 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, PIT @LAC [22.4 pts allowed] #44RB Dameon Pierce, HOU vs. JAX [21.4 pts allowed] #26RB Josh Jacobs, GB vs. PHI [21.4 pts allowed] #27RB Devin Singletary, NYG @CHI [20.2 pts allowed] #33RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, NO @CAR [19.9 pts allowed] #25RB Travis Etienne, JAX @HOU [19.4 pts allowed] #14RB Nick Chubb, HOU Bye Week: 6 Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #32RB Kareem Hunt, KC vs. DET [27.0 pts allowed] #25RB Travis Etienne, JAX vs. SEA [26.5 pts allowed] #43RB Alexander Mattison, MIA vs. LAC [25.7 pts allowed] #27RB Devin Singletary, NYG vs. PHI [20.9 pts allowed] #33RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, NO vs. NE [20.7 pts allowed] #30RB Tony Pollard, TEN @LVR [20.0 pts allowed] #29RB Cordarrelle Patterson, PIT vs. CLE [0.0 pts allowed] |