Week 16 Running Back Tiers

Sigmund Bloom's Week 16 Running Back Tiers Sigmund Bloom Published 12/20/2018

STRONG RB1

Nick Chubb (vs CIN)

Ezekiel Elliott (vs TB)

Melvin Gordon (vs BAL - Saturday) **Monitor Status**

Christian McCaffrey (vs ATL)

Alvin Kamara (vs PIT)

Joe Mixon (at CLE)

Dalvin Cook (at DET)

Saquon Barkley (at IND)

SOLID RB1

Chris Carson (vs KC)

Derrick Henry (vs WAS)

Phillip Lindsay (at OAK)

Jaylen Samuels (at NO)

Todd Gurley (at ARI) **Game Time Decision**

Damien Williams (at SEA)

SOLID RB2

CJ Anderson (at ARI) **If Gurley Inactive**

Tevin Coleman (at CAR)

Marlon Mack (vs NYG)

Jamaal Williams (at NYJ)

Jordan Howard (at SF)

Tarik Cohen (at SF)

BOOM/BUST RB2

James White (vs BUF)

David Johnson (vs LAR)

Leonard Fournette (at MIA)

Elijah McGuire (vs GB)

Mark Ingram (vs PIT)

Peyton Barber (at DAL)

LOW CEILING RB2

Lamar Miller (at PHI) **Monitor Status**

Gus Edwards (at LAC - Saturday)

Sony Michel (vs BUF)

WHAT THE HECK RB2/FLEX

Kalen Ballage/Kenyan Drake (vs JAX)

Doug Martin/Jalen Richard (vs DEN)

Matt Breida/Jeff Wilson (vs CHI) **Monitor Breida Status**

Kenneth Dixon (at LAC - Saturday)

Adrian Peterson (at TEN - Saturday)

Wendell Smallwood/Josh Adams (vs HOU)

Dion Lewis (vs WAS - Saturday)

LeSean McCoy (at NE) **Monitor Status**

DESPERATION PLAYS

Theo Riddick (vs MIN)

Latavius Murray (at DET)

Mike Davis (vs KC)

Zach Zenner (vs MIN)

Darren Sproles (vs HOU)

Alfred Blue (at PHI)

Royce Freeman (at OK)

TJ Yeldon (at MIA)

Rex Burkhead (vs BUF)

Darrel Williams (at SEA)

David Williams (at MIA)

Austin Ekeler/Justin Jackson (vs BAL - Saturday) **Monitor Ekeler/Gordon Status**

Chris Ivory (at NE)

Trenton Cannon (vs GB)

Duke Johnson Jr (vs CIN)

Chris Thompson (at TEN - Saturday)

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